Upskilling and Reskilling students for small-scale farming – Pilot Courses

Field-demonstration activities in South Tirol

Conceptualization, preparation and conduction of guided excursions and mini-courses to pilot field sites of mountain farming systems mainly in the South Tirol, Italy. The pilot field sites already exist work with state-of-the-art smart farming technologies.

Laboratory Exercises

UNIBZ is able to offer precise and hands-on modules and exercises to students and LLL. The format will be hybrid, i.e. online lectures combined with sessions in presence, in order to allow participation of as much as personspossible. With these courses we seek to strengthen regional agricultural networks in South Tirol and beyond.

Introducing IOT for small farms

A module on smart farming and IOT for small farmers. A MOOC is used to teach the basic structures of smart farming and IoT in agriculture and to deepen this knowledge through integrated exercises.

Farm machinery decision making algorithms

The database will collect information on farm machine sizing and selection through an online tool. The database of farm machinery is connected with an algorithm that will serve as advisory and support tool for smallholder farmers to calculate the right mechanical solution for their farm, according to certain parameters as power, consumption, purchase costs, work expectancy, amortization and others.