The recent market impulse affecting the nut sector has led to a new expansion of Italian hazelnut farming, involving both traditional areas and areas new to hazelnut production. Among these, of particular interest is the recent introduction of hazelnuts to Tuscany, where the most promising area for the development of a new hazelnut district is the province of Grosseto. In this area, under the aegis of the Loacker company, the “Maremma” hazelnut supply chain is emerging, which is also supported by the Integrated Supply Chain project financed by the Tuscany region and called “Loacker, Hazelnuts of Maremma”.
The publication “Development of the hazelnut chain in Tuscany: the case of the integrated project ‘Loacker, Hazelnuts of Maremma’”, authored by V. Cristofori, E. Pagani, F. Bevilacqua, C. Silvestri, S. Priori, M. Modesti, A. Bellincontro, F. Mencarelli, M. Perugini, F. Niedermayr, and M. Furlan, explores this topic in depth. It presents the recent developments in hazelnut cultivation in Tuscany and highlights the role of the FIL.CO.T. sub-project in assessing the adaptability of hazelnut cultivars in this new growing region.
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