Agricultural “greening” and cropland diversification trends: Potential contribution of agroenergy crops in Capitanata (South Italy)

Diversification is the sign of a progressive reorientation of agriculture towards a multifunctional activity that combines producing quality food, maintaining rural livelihoods and landscapes, promoting environmental stewardship, preserving biodiversity, establishing a better agro-ecosystem functioning. In this respect, the scope of the work was to provide a planning case study at regional scale in order to promote a reconciling approach between productive and ecological services of agriculture, coming from a diversified and multifunctional agricultural system made of both food- and energy-crops.