SIA 2026 · Pisa, 16–18 settembre 2026
Digital Ecosystems as Levers for Agroecological Redesign
Contributo di doliFARM al 55° Convegno Nazionale della Società Italiana di Agronomia — «Sistemi di produzione agricola nell'era della transizione eco-digitale», Sessione III, Ri-progettazione dei sistemi di produzione agricola.
Di cosa parla il lavoro
Il contributo indaga il ruolo degli ecosistemi digitali nella ri-progettazione agroecologica dei sistemi di produzione: come gli strumenti digitali possano sostenere il coordinamento tra aziende agricole, biodistretti e comunità, e a quali condizioni la digitalizzazione rafforzi l'autonomia di chi produce invece di creare nuove dipendenze.
La dimostrazione applicativa si basa su doliFARM. La valutazione dei futuri sviluppi è dichiarata formativa: senza controfattuale non si parla di efficacia misurata.
In brief. The contribution examines the role of digital ecosystems in the agroecological redesign of production systems: how digital tools can support coordination between farms, bio-districts and communities, and under what conditions digitisation strengthens producers' autonomy instead of creating new dependencies. The applied demonstration is based on doliFARM. The evaluation of future developments is stated as formative: without a counterfactual, no claim of measured effectiveness is made.
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