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Water Footprint reduction Durum Wheat Aureo Project 6 th Water Forum. Luca Ruini Barilla HSE&E Director BCFN Food for Sustainable Growth Reference 10 November 2011. Durum wheat cultivation: different impact in different area .
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Water Footprint reduction Durum Wheat Aureo Project 6th Water Forum Luca Ruini Barilla HSE&E Director BCFN Food for SustainableGrowth Reference 10 November 2011
Barilla Durum Wheat Aureo Water Footprint reduction • Action • Develop new Italian high quality Durum Wheat variety Aureo (traditional breeding) • Sourcing of 20.000 t of Aureo Durum Wheat from South Italy cultivation than from SW US (Desert Area) with Alamo liter/kg Aureo Middle Italy Alamo South West USA Aureo Middle Italy Alamo South-west USA Results Green Water: Evapotraspiration Blue Water: Irrigation - 20 million of m3 (Blue Water) -1.000t of CO2eq (transports)