Research activities in Italian university departments and institutes of Agricultural Engineering

The most common topics of research activities in Italian University Departments and Institutes of Agricultural Engineering are Power & Machinery, Post harvest technology and Soil & Water. The sources of funding in Italy come both from the public and the private sector. Especially postgraduate students are involved in research. External research funding is the largest part. Efficiency, effectiveness and quality of the research are evaluated using various parameters like total number of projects, number of participants, papers published, innovations and/or prototypes developed, patents awarded, etc. The results of research activities are disseminated by means of publications, conferences, workshops, etc.