He works for the IAFES Division – Impacts on Agriculture, Forests and Ecosystem Services, in Lecce. He is an agronomist and he has a master’s degree in Agricultural and Ambiental Sciences. He studied in the University of Viterbo and works on research topics related to the impacts of climate change on agri-food and forest systems and on the adaptation strategies in the agricultural sector. He currently works in various projects:

• The research & developement project “Rigenerazione Sostenibile dell’agricoltura nei terreni colpiti da Xylella fastidiosa” in which he’s work is focused on the assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the agricultural sector and on the analysis of the suitability of different crops in Salento;
• The rural development program of the Apulia region “Simple” focused in creating a smart vegetable greenhouse system (Agriculture 4.0);
• The Horizon Europe projects “FOODCLIC” and “SWITCH” whose aim is to promote an healty sustainable diet in different City-region systems in Europe involving all the stakeholders from he field to the retailer.