Agricultural Production and Food Technologies

Aims:

The focus encompasses studies along the food chain from the primary production, passing through processing technologies, logistic distribution, food conservation, till the consumer behavior. These studies emphasize advances and innovations concerning the agricultural practices and novel food processing technologies to enhance the quality, traceability, sustainability and safety of food from alpine regions. 

Major Research Topics:

1. Soil fertility, plant nutrition and root physiology 
2. Carbon fluxes, C footprint and energy use in the agricultural production
3. Insect- and Microbe- plant interactions
4. Advances in Farm Mechanization, Precision Agriculture and Information Management
5. Quality and Traceability of Mountain Food Products
6. Food processing and nanotechnology
7. Food marketing and consumer behaviour