Tropical Agriculture, Human Rights, and International Cooperation at the School of Agriculture

Firenze – May 20th, 2022, at 16.30 (CET)

A multi-topic meeting on rural development in the tropics, inclusion, and diversity,
coffee value chains, job placement and climate change, and more…
The open day of the course in Natural resource management for tropical rural development, Università degli Studi di Firenze.

Aula Magna – Scuola di Agraria – Piazzale delle Cascine 18 – Firenze
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/ina-kkaf-syn

We are proud to invite you all to the Open Day of our course: a multi topic meeting with interventions from our students, teachers, Jordan, Tropical Coffee plantations, and much more, for all prospective students, researchers, stakeholders, and interested citizens.
Program
16.30 Opening of the event:
Prof. Edgardo Giordani, President of the course in Natural resource management for tropical rural development, University of Florence

16.35 Welcome panel:
– Prof. Riccardo Bozzi, President of the School of Agriculture of the University of Florence
– Prof. Simone Orlandini, Head of the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry, University of Florence
– Elisa Masi, Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS)
– Pietro Guatelli, Association of Tropical Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (ASAT)

16.50 – Quality conventions and dynamics in the coffee global value chain
Prof. Xiomara F. Quiñones-Ruiz, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna.

17.20 – Tasting experience: coffees from the world
Simone Zaccheddu, Coffee Specialist, Accademia Del Caffè Espresso
Massimo Battaglia, Coffee Research Leader, Accademia Del Caffè Espresso

17.50 – Inclusion and diversity: what can we do for our master course?
Prof. Alberto Tonini, Department of Political and Social Sciences, University of Florence

18.10 – The students interview the professors: the President of the School of Agriculture
Prof.  Riccardo Bozzi is interviewed by Giacomo Bianchini and Iqro Abdi Olow

18.25 – The voice of a student: Jules introduces himself and sings for us

18.35 – Niccolò Renzi, what are you doing in Amman?

18.50 – Job placement session: Carbonsink is looking for our best students
Antonio Guiso, Viola Stefanizzi and Andrea Maggiani – Carbonsink