ACCIÓ finances INNOVI's "Pruning Community" project in the 2023 call for Competitiveness Reinforcement Initiatives. This initiative represents a significant step in the continuity and increase in representativeness and sectoral impact of the Pruning Academy, created in 2014 by INNOVI.
The Pruning Academy has provided knowledge in the form of courses on respectful pruning to hundreds of people in Catalonia and the rest of the peninsula since its creation. The respectful pruning methodology stands out for its orientation to the longevity of the plant and balance, considering the health of the vineyard beyond production or the degree/acidity/pH ratio.
This new project will promote the creation of a Pruning Community, made up of experts in the field, with the aim of generating value for the wine sector. The coordination of this community will be led by INNOVI, convening regular meetings of experts to share concerns, challenges, needs and impressions.
The Pruning Community, through stable Working Groups, will generate reports, proposals and recommendations to address the various problems and challenges affecting the wine sector. In addition, these groups will be the basis for developing new proposals for R+D+i projects aimed at meeting the needs of the sector and continuing to increase knowledge around pruning.
Two prominent objectives within the project include the realization of an annual congress with the participation of national and international experts, as well as the establishment of a phenological observatory with the collaboration of the entire wine sector. These events will contribute to enriching the debates about pruning and its agronomic implications.
This initiative will strengthen training and the methodology of the production process, improving the competitiveness of companies in the sector and contributing to the creation of vineyards of higher quality and longevity.
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