On November 27th and 28th 2018, the International Forum on Food and Nutrition (9th edition) organized by Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition (BCFN) was once again back in Milan, Italy! This important event brings sustainability expert speakers from all over the world, providing also a stage for the young, media and the good practices to generate the real change required for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals set... More

Few days before the World Food day (16th of October), the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN Foundation) organized a press lunch to present the 8th International Forum on Food and Nutrition. The BCFN Foundation is a multidisciplinary research centre analyzing the causes and effects that economic, scientific, social and environmental relationships have on nutrition. It produces scientific content... More

 Can we? This is a question that has been on many minds and on April 21st 2017, at the eve of the World Earth Day, the Barilla Center for Food & Nutrition Foundation (BCFN Foundation) in partnership with the Milan Center for Food Law & Policy organized a Twitter Chat to discuss about solutions, linked factors and actions that we can take to raise... More

In Italy, there are a few strong organizations focused on paving the way for young people to start and keep working within the agricultural sector. Coldiretti Giovani Impresa is one of them. Coldiretti Giovani Impresa works mainly with young Italian farmers whereas YPARD Italy has started to create a network between young professional working or aiming to work within agriculture. Thus,... More

This year's Agrogeneration summit held in Catania (Sicily) from 18th to 22nd of July brought with it many tidings. It not only paved a new way for the youth to be listened by the Italian Agricultural Ministry, but also other institutions, universities and NGOs in the agricultural sector. This year's topic was on innovations and their application to the agricultural sector.... More

For the last few months, the world focused on food wastage with Milan being the epicenter of the greatest food gathering in history; EXPO Milano 2015. This in turn has put Milan on a pedestal as the centre for movement against food waste and in favor of a correct development of agriculture. And for agriculture to be sustainable, young people participation... More

From 24 to 27 of June, the World Farmers’ Organization held in Milan the general assembly having three main topics to discuss: 1) respond to the nine billions world population with sustainable, equitable and inclusive solutions; 2) smart solutions for facing climate evolution; 3) meeting growing agricultural challenges with innovation solutions. As the Italian representative for YPARD, I was invited to... More