CORESTA Congress, Sapporo, 2012, Agronomy/Phytopathology Groups, AP 13
Sustainable tobacco crop in Italy and OPTA’s social responsibility: a model of R&D and technology transfer for tobacco growers
(1) Fattoria Autonoma Tabacchi (FAT), Città di Castello, Italy; (2) Department of Agronomy and Agroecosystem Management, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy; (3) Consortium INSTM, Firenze, Italy
The tobacco crop in Italy has undergone a deep reorganisation over the years, and presently a new reference entity, OPTA (Organisation of Tobacco Producers), including FAT and two other major cooperatives, disseminates sustainable cropping techniques...