THE UDR HEART VDA INTENDS TO DEVELOP THREE OPERATIONAL PROJECTS IN THE AREA OF THE THEMATIC AREA ‘GREEN’ REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 OF THE CALL FOR THE CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE RESEARCH UNIT. THESE THREE PROJECTS RESULT FROM THE NEED TO DEPLOY THE EXPERTISE OF TWO PREVIOUSLY ACTIVE UDR IN RESEARCH CALLS FUNDED IN ORDER TO INTERACT TO PURSUE A COMMON GOAL OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA OF GREEN PRODUCTION. THIS IS PRECISELY THE ISSUE OF INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE AGRI-FOOD SECTOR, ALTHOUGH IT IS OF CONSIDERABLE INTEREST TO THE UDR HEART VDA GROUP TO EXCHANGE VIEWS, ESPECIALLY AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL, WITH OTHER RESEARCH AND PLAYER PLAYERS GROUPS IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PROGRESSION IN KNOW-HOW AND CULTIVATE NEW SKILLS AND INTERESTS IN THE TERRITORY, CREATING CONDITIONS FOR PARTICIPATION IN OTHER EUROPEAN CALLS SUCH AS ALCOTRA — COOPERATION BETWEEN ITALY AND SWITZERLAND.