Direzione
Cristiana PEANO
President of CISAO. Full professor in the field of fruit and tree crop production at the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences at the University of Turin. She collaborates with the Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity and Slow Food Italy on projects related to Presidia, Gardens in Africa and Terra Madre Communities. For years, she has been involved in research and consultancy in the field of international cooperation.
Sabrina BONETTO
Director of CISAO. Currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Earth Sciences. Trained as a geologist, her main areas of interest and research include the enhancement of liquid and solid georesources, environmental sustainability, territorial planning, and the geological-technical characterization of materials, as well as the production of renewable energy through alternative energy sources. She has research and consultancy experience in the field of international cooperation.
Contact Us
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Presso: Dip.Scienze della Terra
Via Valperga Caluso, 35
10124 Torino
Comitato di gestione
Riccardo FORTINA
Associate Professor in Nutrition and Animal Feeding at the Department of Agricultural, Forestry
and Food Sciences at the University of Turin. He has served as the director of CISAO, president of
the SAVE Foundation and founder and president of R.A.R.E. – Association of Native Breeds at Risk
of Extinction. For CISAO, he focuses on animal nutrition, breeding techniques and the quality of
animal productions in arid environments. He is the author of over 120 scientific and informative
publications.
Daniele De MENEGHI
Associate Professor in Infectious Diseases of Domestic Animals at the Department of Veterinary
Sciences at the University of Turin. He has served as the president of CISAO and is primarily
involved in veterinary public health, animal health and production in tropical environments with a
One Health approach. He is responsible for numerous international cooperation and mobility
projects and is the author and co-author of 157 publications, including research products, book
chapters and manuals.
Paolo BARGE
Research Technician at the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences at the
University of Turin. He obtained a Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Turin and has
collaborated on cooperation projects in Africa. Within the scope of CISAO, he focuses on issues
related to the use of renewable energy sources.
Alessandro GUSMAN
Associate Professor in Cultural Anthropology at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society at
the University of Turin. He specializes in the Anthropology of Religions, Urban Anthropology and
Religion and urban integration particularly focusing on refugees and asylum seekers. He is
responsible for the project "TOAfrica: initiatives for advanced training on sub-Saharan African
societies."
Stefano Bechis
Research Technician at the Interdepartmental Department of Sciences, Project, and Policies of the
Territory. Graduated in Agricultural Sciences from the University of Turin, he is the author of over
70 scientific and informative publications, primarily focusing on the themes of energy efficiency
and renewable energy in agriculture.
Our Team
Egidio DANSERO
Full Professor of Economic and Political Geography at the Department of Cultures, Politics and
Society, University of Turin and Vice-Rector for Sustainability and Cooperation for Development at
the University of Turin. Starting from early studies in urban and industrial geography, research
interests have expanded into the fields of political and economic geography, territorial,
environmental and development policies, development cooperation. More recently, focus has
been on alternative food networks and local and urban food policies in the Global North and
South.
Elisa BIGNANTE
Associate Professor at the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society. With over 15 years of
experience in research and teaching in the field of development geography and the use of
participatory research methods with local communities in the Global South. She has focused on
development geography, extensively working on international aid projects in Africa and Latin
America.
Gabriele Loris BECCARO
Full Professor of Arboriculture at the Department of Agricultural, Forestry and Food Sciences at
the University of Turin. For years, he has been involved in cooperation activities in the countries of
the Indian Ocean. He is a member of the scientific board of the Ph.D. program in Sustainable
Development and Cooperation (SUSTNET) and a member of the scientific committee of the
UNESCO Master's program in Socio-Environmental Sustainability of Agri-Food Networks.
Marta MOSCA
Ph.D. in Anthropology with experiences over university and the international cooperation sector.
Her activity focuses above all on applied anthropology and participatory research methods within
development projects. She is mainly involved in gender and development, feminist approaches to
cooperation and applied research. Today, she collaborates with the University of Turin and CISAO
on various international cooperation projects in Africa.