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Sara Burbi

Ricercatrice

Istituto di Scienze delle Piante

Sara Burbi

Ricerca

  • Agroecology Partnership project SUNRISE (04/2025 – 03/2028)
  • Horizon Europe project PATH2DEA (01/2023 – 12/2025)
  • Horizon 2020 MSCA-RISE project UNDERTREES (01/2020 – 06/2025) - Coordinator
  • Horizon 2020 project AGROMIX (11/2020 – 10/2024)

Pubblicazioni

Corsi

Below you can find information about current courses, conference proceedings, and contributions to events.

 

COURSES

  • Introduction to Agroforestry - 10 CFU

 

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CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

  1. Re, M., Burbi, S., Barberi, P., Mele, M. & Mantino, A. (2023) Allevamento ovino e sistemi silvopastorali: utilizzo di frasche di pioppo nella razione estiva (Project H2020 ‘AGROMIX’). I Forum dell’Associazione Italiana di Agroforestazione (AIAF). Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Roma, Italia; 6-7 December 2023.
  2. Burbi, S., Re, M., Mantino, A. & Larraín Prieto, R. (2023) Servizi ecosistemici e agroforestazione: verso una valutazione olistica dei sistemi produttivi agroecologici complessi (Project MSCA-RISE ‘UNDERTREES’). I Forum dell’Associazione Italiana di Agroforestazione (AIAF). Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche (CNR), Roma, Italia; 6-7 December 2023.
  3. Peredo Parada, S., Barrera Salas, C., Burbi, S., & Mancini Teixeira, H. (2023) Comunidades de aprendizajes transformadores: debuyando para las transiciones diversas. IX Congreso Internacional de Agroecología. Cultivando Sistemas Alimentarios Locales de Base Agroecológica. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain, 19-21 January 2023.
  4. Mancini Teixeira, H., Burbi, S., Peredo Parada, S., & Cardoso, I.M. (2023) Transformations and lessons learned during a long-term agroecological transition process in the Zona da Mata region, Brazil. IX Congreso Internacional de Agroecología. Cultivando Sistemas Alimentarios Locales de Base Agroecológica. Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Sevilla, Spain, 19-21 January 2023.
  5. Venn, R., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Allen, M., & Burbi, S. (2022) Agroforestry for climate-smart agriculture: farmer perception of ecosystem services and the contribution to on farm resilience. 6th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2022 “Agroforestry for the Green Deal transition. Research and innovation towards the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry”. Theme: Agroforestry and the environment; topic: Climate change (adaptation and mitigation). Nuoro, Italy, 16-20 May 2022; p.103-104.
  6. Venn, R. & Burbi, S. (2022) An agroecological future: which frameworks should we apply when developing agroforestry policy in England? 6th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2022 “Agroforestry for the Green Deal transition. Research and innovation towards the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry”. Theme: Economy and policy of agroforestry; topic: Agroforestry European policy. Nuoro, Italy, 16-20 May 2022; p.378-379.
  7. Venn, R., Smit, E., Selin-Norén, I., Dawson, A., Watté, J. & Burbi, S. (2022) Participatory serious games: developing a tool to design mixed farming and agroforestry systems. 6th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2022 “Agroforestry for the Green Deal transition. Research and innovation towards the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry”. Theme: Agroforestry in society and culture; topic: Education, training, dissemination, and promotion. Nuoro, Italy, 16-20 May 2022; p.408-409.
  8. Bergante, S., Chiarabaglio, P. M., Cantamessa, S., Crous-Duran, J., Carbonell, P., Barange, L., & Burbi, S. (2022) The Knowledge Exchange Hubs of the AGROMIX project (with poster). 6th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2022 “Agroforestry for the Green Deal transition. Research and innovation towards the sustainable development of agriculture and forestry”. Theme: Agroforestry in society and culture; topic: Education, training, dissemination, and promotion. Nuoro, Italy, 16-20 May 2022; p.429-430.
  9. Venn, R., Burbi, S., Carbonell, P., & Crous Duran, J. (2021) AGROMIX – Participatory research to drive the transition to a resilient and efficient land use in Europe. III Agroecology Europe Forum: “Agroecology to regenerate our food systems and communities”. Session 10: Territorialised agroecological food systems: linking production with consumption. Barcelona, 17-19 November 2021.
  10. Burbi, S., Schmutz, U., Dehnen-Schmutz, K., Van De Wiel, M., Eden, J., Stew, J., & Venn, R. (2021) AGROMIX – AGROforestry and MIXed farming systems – Participatory research to drive the transition to a resilient and efficient land use in Europe. 5th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2020 “Agroforestry for the transition towards sustainability and bioeconomy”. Theme: Agroforestry, ecosystem services, landscape, and rural development; topic: Climate change (adaptation and mitigation). European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). Nuoro, Italy, 17-19 May 2021; p.103-104.
  11. Schmutz, U., Burbi, S., & Migliorini, P. (2021) AGROMIX – Introducing Policy Co-Development for Agroforestry and Mixed Farming. 5th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF2020 “Agroforestry for the transition towards sustainability and bioeconomy”. Theme: Agroforestry and policy for sustainable development; topic: Policy. European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). Nuoro, Italy, 17-19 May 2021; p.315-316.
  12. Schmutz, U., Burbi, S., and Migliorini, P. (2021) AGROMIX – Introducing Policy Co- Development for Agroforestry and Mixed Farming. 5th European Agroforestry Conference. EURAF 2020 “Agroforestry for the transition towards sustainability and bioeconomy”. Theme: Agroforestry and policy for sustainable development. European Agroforestry Federation (EURAF). Nuoro, Italy, 17-19 May 2021.
  13. Schmutz, U., Rayns, F., Burbi, S., Evans, A., Zikeli, S., Oudshoorn, F., Katsoulas, N., Andrivon, D., De Marchi, M., Righi, F., Løes, A.-K., Malińska, K., Grøn Sørensen, C. & Antón, A. (2018). Organic-PLUS project: Pathways to phase-out contentious inputs from organic agriculture in Europe – Research overview and preliminary results. Abstract from 6th International Conference on Organic Agriculture Sciences, Eisenstadt, Austria, 7-9 November 2018.
  14. Olave, R.J., Fornara, D., Higgins, A., & Burbi, S. (2018) Contribution of agricultural grasslands to carbon sequestration in Northern Ireland. International Conference on Agricultural GHG Emissions and Food Security – Connecting research to policy and practice. Organisers: Global Research Alliance (GRA) on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, FACCE-JPI, Thünen University, CGIAR CCAFS. Berlin, Germany. 1-13 September 2018.
  15. Solorio-Sánchez, F.J., Sarabia, L.S., Burbi, S., Fiebrig, I., Ku-Vera, J.C., and Ayala, A.B. (2016) Effect of three agroecological feeding strategies on the yield and composition of crossbred cows’ milk in the Mexican tropics. World Congress Silvo-pastoral Systems 2016. University of Évora, Portugal. 27-30 September 2016.
  16. Solorio-Sánchez, F.J., Solís-Pérez, G. d C., Burbi, S., Fiebrig, I., and Ku-Vera, J.C. (2016) Methane production by crossbred cows in silvopastoral systems from Michoacán, México. World Congress Silvo-pastoral Systems 2016. University of Évora, Portugal. 27-30 September 2016.
  17. Burbi, S. and Hartless-Rose, K. (2016) The role of internet and social media in the diffusion of knowledge and innovation among farmers. 12th IFSA Symposium. Harper Adams University, England. 12-15 July 2016. https://doi.org/10.13140/RG.2.1.4290.4567
  18. Burbi, S., Baines, R.N., and Conway, J.S. (2013) Small-scale farmers and climate change – Opportunities and barriers to community engagement. In: AAB (Association of Applied Biologists) Research Conference: Rethinking agricultural systems in the UK. St. Catherine’s College, Oxford, England, 18-19 December 2013. Aspects of Applied Biology 121, 2013, p.213-218.
  19. Burbi, S., Baines, R.N., and Conway, J.S. (2011) Improving livestock farm practices in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the farm level. Conference Proceedings. British Grassland Society 10th Research Conference. 20-21 September 2011, Belfast, Northern Ireland.

 

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EVENTS

2024

  • Scientific Committee Member: X International Congress of Agroecology “World’s agroecologies: United to face global crises”, Viseu, Portugal; 2-6 September 2024.

2023

  • Invited Speaker: Cheese 2023, Slow Food International. Panel debate: “Chronicles of a Changing Climate”, Bra (CN), Italia; 16-18 September 2023.

2022

  • Invited Speaker: III Congreso REUD(H)A “Tirar del Freno de Emergencia. La Historia Ambiental ante la Crisis Global”. International congress organised by the Red Universitaria Española de Historia Ambiental (REUD(H)A) and the Programa de Doctorado en Historia y Artes of the University of Granada. Granada, Spain; 11-13 May 2022.

2021

  • Invited Speaker: panel of European projects invited to the ‘Soil Health Networking Day’ organised by the H2020 project LANDSUPPORT to find synergies and complementarities in research and innovation to advance soil health, and most importantly on how to engage with farmers and land managers on how to adopt sustainable land uses. Naples, Italy; online; 8 December 2021.
  • Co-chair: workshop “Improved communications for climate mitigation practices in agriculture”, together with AGROMIX partners CEEweb for Biodiversity, Hungary, and Revolve Media, Spain. EUKI Conference 2021: ‘Fit for Climate Action’. The event was organised to facilitate the exchange between European Climate Initiative (EUKI) project implementers as well as representatives of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, the EU Commission, the EUKI Secretariat, and local policy makers across Europe. Representatives of ongoing and completed EUKI projects were invited to participate in and contribute to the discussion on what the pathway to a climate-neutral Europe could look like. Berlin, Germany; online; 23-24 November 2021.
  • Invited Speaker: networking event organised by the Animal Task Force (ATF) and the European Feed Manufacturers Federation (FEFAC), the 11th Animal Task Force Seminar. The event saw contributions from several European projects focusing on livestock and sustainability from a conventional point of view, as well as agroecological approaches to improve sustainability of farming practices and supply chains, and climate change resilience. Brussels, Belgium; online; 18 November 2021.
  • Organiser and Chair: Webinar “Resilience in agricultural landscapes: Dealing with complexity in a changing climate”. Participants from H2020 projects AGROMIX, MIXED, and STARGATE discussed aspects of resilience from different points of view, environmental, socio-economic, and political, as well as the methodologies and approaches we can use, e.g., climate modelling, participatory approaches, ethnography. The webinar was open to the public and was attended by several representatives from the European Commission DG_AGRI, DG_ENV, DG_CLIMA, and JRC. Coventry, UK; online; 10 November 2021.
  • Session Co-organiser: Landscape 2021 “Diversity for Sustainable and Resilient Agriculture”; Session: “6.2 Mixing crops, livestock and trees in farms and landscapes for people and planet”; Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Müncheberg, Germany; online; 20-22 September 2021 https://www.landscape2021.org/frontend/index.php
  • Keynote Speaker: “Agroecology in Europe: principles, perceptions and realities”; Webinar MDPI Land Journal – UNDERTREES & AGROMIX EU research projects on Agroecology and Agroforestry; Cáceres, Spain; online; 26 May 2021.
  • Panel Facilitator: “Organic production in Europe: shaping future policy together with producers.” Project Organic-PLUS; online event with Italian producers. Padova, Italy; online; 22 April 2021.
  • Keynote Speaker at “Getting Ready for Horizon Europe: UKRO Masterclass for Researchers”; presentation on experiences and tips for successful EU projects, with Q&A; Coventry University Brussels Office and Research Services; Coventry, UK and Brussels, Belgium; online; 9 February 2021.

2020

  • Invited speaker: EURAF Policy Webinar “Agroforestry and the Green Architecture of the New CAP”; European Agroforestry Federation; 16-18 November 2020. Session “Future of Agroforestry Policies”
    https://www.euraf2020.eu/agroforestry-and-the-green-architecture-of-the-new-cap/
  • Panel Organiser: 14th International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Research Symposium, IFSA 2020 (postponed to April 2022); Panel: “Can we push agroecology further?”; University of Évora, Portugal.

2019

  • Organiser and Chair: South America Forum 2019, CAWR, Coventry University. “Research in South America: Challenges and Opportunities”. Closing contribution: “Ecosystem regeneration through agroecological livestock farming; Knowledge exchange between Central and South America.” Coventry, UK; 30 April 2019.
  • Inaugural Keynote Speaker: 9th Latin American Forum, University of Edinburgh; and Moderator in the panel session on Food Security. 4-5 February 2019.

2018

  • XIII Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica (SEAE) Congress “Sistemas agroalimentarios agroecológicos y cambio climático”, Logroño, Spain, 13-17 November 2018.
  • 13th International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Research Symposium; CIHEAM, International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies, Chania, Crete, Greece; 1-5 July 2018.

2017

  • Agroecology Forum 2017. “Transition to agroforestry: current challenges and opportunities for the adoption of agroforestry as carbon sequestration strategy.” ISARA, Lyon, France, 25-27 October 2017.
  • Resilience 2017. “Communities and Resilience Practices”; presentation on Pathways to resilience in small-scale farming – The case of England (Burbi S., Rial Lovera L.); Organiser: Stockholm Resilience Centre; Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre, Stockholm, Sweden, 20-23 August 2017.

2016

  • Keynote Speaker: VII Seminar on Global Public Goods, University of Murcia, Spain, 11-12 November 2016.
  • Keynote Speaker at opening debate: “Agroecology in Europe: Myth or reality?”, XII SEAE Congress “Legumes: key in organic agrosystems and organic food”, Lugo, Spain, on 20-24 September 2016.
  • Workshop session organiser at 12th International Farming Systems Association (IFSA) Research Symposium, Harper Adams University, UK; 12-15 July 2016.

2015

  • Invited Speaker: “Agroecological dairy livestock farming: Challenges and opportunities for holistic assessment of long-term sustainability”. Conference series: Sustainability and socio-economy of the dairy agrifood chain. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Rurales (ICAR) of the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), Toluca, México, in collaboration with the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM), Unidad Xochimilco and the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Toluca, Mexico, 5 November 2015.
  • Keynote Speaker: “Climate change mitigation and sustainability assessment of smallholder livestock farming systems: Experiences of participatory research in the South West of England using the RFPA tool”. Instituto de Ciencias Agropecuarias y Rurales (ICAR), Universidad Autónoma del Estado de México (UAEM), Toluca, México, 6 November 2015.
  • Workshop Facilitator: XXIX EURAGRI Conference “Diffusion of innovation and knowledge in agriculture” co-hosted by the Luxembourgish Government under the Luxembourg EU Presidency. Workshop facilitator, panel discussion group “Strategic approaches”. Luxembourg, 27 – 29 September 2015.
  • SER 2015 World Conference on Ecological Restoration; organised by the Society for Ecological Restoration; Manchester, UK, 23-27 August 2015.
  • Invited Speaker: “Experiences of grassland management in smallholder livestock farming systems”, I International Seminar “Water and Agroecological Practice for Resilient Production Systems in Dryland and Drought Conditions” Universidad de Extremadura, Cáceres, Spain, 3 March 2015.

2014

  • Invited Speaker: “Climate change, sustainability and innovation in livestock farming systems. Experiences in the South West of England”. Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali, Università di Pisa, 19 May 2014.
  • “Farmer engagement on climate-smart agriculture. Experiences in the South West of England”. Centre for Agroecology and Food Security, Coventry University, 10 March 2014.
  • Oxford Real Farming Conference (ORFC), presentation on farmers’ perceptions of climate change, challenges and opportunities for transition to agroecological livestock farming, including mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions; Oxford, UK; 6-7 January 2014.

2013

  • Workshop Facilitator: XXVII EURAGRI Conference: “Framing the challenges of European agricultural research – Innovation, stakeholder involvement and the supply and production chain” organised by Aarhus University, Denmark and co-hosted by the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture under the Lithuanian EU Presidency. Facilitated workshop that analysed issues related to agricultural extension services and communication opportunities between farmers, researchers, and the industry. Vilnius, Lithuania; 30 September – 1 October 2013.
  • “Small-scale farmers and climate change – Opportunities and barriers to community engagement” 5th CREST Research Symposium. London, England, 10 September 2013.
  • Invited Article: Burbi, S. and Jones, M. (2013) Climate Smart Agriculture: Lessons from Engaging with Smallholders as Co-researchers. Swedish International Agricultural Network Initiative (SIANI). 10 November 2013.

2012

  • “Sustainable Communities – The case of farmers in the South West region” 4th CREST Research Symposium. London, England, 11 September 2012.
  • Innovation in utilisation of grass, forage and feed by ruminant livestock. Research Meeting. IBERS, Aberysthwyth, Wales, 16 May 2012.

2011

  • “Improving livestock farm practices in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the farm level” JTI – Institutet för jordbruks- och miljöteknik, Uppsala, Sweden, 20 May 2011.