Most of the fellowships of the PhD in Crop Science are funded by the University of Padova. In addition to these “institutional fellowships”, our PhD has also a long list of external funders, coming from both the public and private sectors, collaborating with our PhD program through the co-funding and/or joint supervision of specific research projects. Here is a list of collaborations established between our PhD and external companies in the last 5 years.
Public companies
Our most important external funder. Regione Veneto is our home region and its territory is our first stakeholder.
A public agency of Regione Veneto, cofunding our PhD program with projects specifically meeting the needs of our regional primary sector.
An institutional partner from South Africa, collaborating with our PhD also with a member in our teaching board.
An institutional partner from Austria, our neighbour country.BOKU University is one of the best Life Sciences universities in Europe, distinguished by its holistic approach to research and teaching. Our scientists, students and graduates work on solutions for burning social issues and for a sustainable future.
The Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) Heidelberg aims to study organismic biology beyond the borders of organisational level.
An institutional partner from South Tyrol, where Laimburg is the main research center dealing with agricultural and food sciences.
An institutional partner from our neighbour region, Friuli Venezia-Giulia.
A european institutional partner, the European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member international organisation devoted to space exploration.
Private companies
Since 1988, this company has never ceased to develop and increase its activity in producing plants and cutting.
A private joint-stock company (Spa) supporting our PhD program. With a sustainable, innovative and rigorous development model that is scalable and replicable, BF is the operator of reference in the agro-industrial supply chain.
Acque del Chiampo S.p.A. Benefit Corporation manages the integrated water service, serving residents in the Valle del Chiampo and businesses in the most important tanning area in Italy.
The Italian Consorzio Vivaisti Viticoli AMPELOS was founded in 1999 by the will of some of the major Italian nurserymers.
Founded in 2023, BIOSFERA Srl was born with the aim of offering integrated services in the environmental, forestry and agronomic sectors.
A consortium that produces over 400,000 tons of apples in the Non and Sole Valleys. A big family of over 4000 families of member-farmers, divided into 16 cooperatives, that live and cultivate apple-farms in the Noce Valleys (Non and Sole Valleys). These families of farmers are the seal of quality and sustainability of our fruit.
Esseco, part of Esseco Industrial (the industrial division of Esseco Group), has been a leader in sulfur chemistry and derivatives for over 100 years. It delivers high-performance, safe products through certified processes and continuous innovation, with environmental protection and safety at the core of its R&D approach.
Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo is a not-for-profit organization that operates to promote social and economic development in the provinces of Padua and Rovigo.
ILSA meets the needs of increasingly specialised agriculture by helping farming business people increase the quality and production yields of their crops in a socially responsible and environmentally friendly fashion. The vocation of ILSA is to formulate innovative, high quality and efficient products, favouring good quality raw materials. The technical skill acquired over the years, both as technological and agronomic know-how, means ILSA can produce fertilizers, biostimulants and products with a specific action for more evolved farming, without losing sight of farmers’ budget requirements.
Labomar has been researching and creating state-of-the-art, bespoke nutraceutical solutions for its clients, offering a complete service from R&D to the industrial-scale production of safe, effective, and unique dietary supplements, medical devices, cosmetics, and foods for special medical purposes.
The M.I.V.A. Association was born in Conegliano in 1973 to represent the Italian grapevine nursery.
Orti dei Berici is an Italian farm business specialized in the growth and process of onions, garlic and aromatic herbs, at the service of canning industries, wholesale and retail.
Società Agricola Mancon is la large family of collaborators, committed daily to growing our mushrooms and salads with an eye to the environment. Over the years the range of products has changed, evolved and adapted to the requests of consumers, but their goal is always the same: doing things right.
Two thousand employees, two hundred and ten members-producers, a yearly output of over 80 million grafted vines and a commercial network widely spread in 35 countries around the world. These are the figures depicting Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, a company which has been able to transform a barren land into the number one district for production of grafted vine plants in the world.
CLAAS Agricoltura is a new distribution reality present in 3 macro areas of northern and central Italy that boasts 4 operational headquarters and a total turnover of 80 million euros with 100 employees to its credit. All this was conceived, studied and wanted to guarantee an efficient service and close to all current and future customers. The same principles that have always been adhered to by all CLAAS Dealers that support the Italian agricultural sector with CLAAS Agricoltura.
Cattolica is an insurance company at the side of the agricultural sector in all phases of the production process and with ad hoc guarantees for specific supply chains. Even in the case of agritourisms or livestock farms.