Enrolled and graduated students of the course can present their best experiences done along their master career. Videos, documentaries, illustrated short notes, collections of pictures during study tours,  can be linked upon request and validation to the Communication Committee of the MsC.

 

Stephen Kimani

Stephen Kimani, a student in the MSc in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (formerly Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development) at the University of Florence, is the 2024 Solazzo Award winner.

The Solazzo Award is a traineeship grant award in memory of David Solazzo, a former student of our University who tragically died during his work as a development expert in Cape Verde, established by the family and friends of Davide, the University of Florence, and COSPE Onlus.

With the awarded funding, Stephen conducted his traineeship in Eswatini, interviewing farmers on the perception and adoption of water-smart technologies (irrigation systems, reservoirs, and other farm water-saving techniques such as mulching). In this video, he tells his experience. 

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Virginia Bile

Maria Virginia Bile's master's thesis (School of Agriculture) received recognition from the University of Brescia and showcases the activities carried out in Africa with the University of Nairobi and the Water Harvesting Lab.

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Jules Bitwayiki Mende

On the occasion of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, which UNESCO celebrates on May 21, we collected the testimony of Jules Bitwayiki Mende, a refugee student who has been enrolled at the University of Florence for two years.

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Tomas Etcheverry

How can you grow crops where water is scarce?

This video describes how to implement the "Kuxur Rum" agroforestry technique, used by farmers in the Dry Corredor in Guatemala, to ensure their food security sustainably.

The video was created by Tomás R. Etcheverry González, a master's student

in Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (formerly Natural Resources Management for Tropical Rural Development) at the University of Florence, in collaboration with Cunori (USAC - Guatemala) as part of the project "Fighting Malnutrition in the Department of Chiquimula," the DAGRI Department, and the NGO Mani Tese.

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