Vivaro’s centuries-old mulberry trees and the Aracne project on the Italian magazine ‘Vita in Campagna’

April 2023 issue

Agricultural biodiversity to be saved: the centuries-old mulberry trees of Vivaro

“Vita in Campagna” (Life in the Countryside), the magazine that has been the monthly reference for countryside enthusiasts since 1983, dedicated an in-depth article to Friuli’s mulberry trees, with a focus on the “Aracne” project that aims to save the genetic heritage of ancient mulberry trees.

The article was written by Mattia Benedetti (Master’s student in scientific communication at the International School of Advanced Studies in Trieste) and Gianni Fila (Senjor researcher CREA – Research Centre of Agriculture and Environment, Sericulture laboratory of Padua):

The protection carried out by small municipalities for the preservation and enhancement of Friuli’s rural landscape, and the passion of an agricultural entrepreneur, made possible the creation of a unique naturalistic oasis…



Vita in Campagna – APRIL 2023

Agricultural biodiversity to be saved: Vivaro’s centuries-old mulberry trees

PASSION PRESERVING AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY
THE LAW HAS NOT ALWAYS HELPED THIS ‘GREEN’ MISSION
REPLANTING A MULBERRY TREE: A VERY DEMANDING JOB
A TREE WITH MULTIPLE USES
SHELTERING ANIMALS AND PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
A PARK OF CENTURIES-OLD MULBERRY TREES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS
THE ARACNE PROJECT SAVES THE GENETIC HERITAGE OF ANCIENT MULBERRY TREES

Would you like to read the article?

You need to subscribe to the magazine.
Then, by registering on the site, you can download the PDF file by clicking directly on the image:


Courtesy of:
Edizioni L’Informatore Agrario S.r.l. – www.informatoreagrario.it

All rights reserved, in accordance with the Copyright Law and its subsequent amendments. Any use of this work for purposes other than personal and private use is strictly prohibited. Edizioni L’Informatore Agrario S.r.l. cannot in any case be held liable for any malfunctions and/or damage of any kind connected with the use of the work.