Future Farming transcends agriculture: the emphasis is on Future rather than on Farming.

We profoundly care for the Future, perceiving it as a living entity. As humans, we're fortunate witnesses to a transformative era in manufacturing, birthing tools that nurture its growth. This allows us to cultivate the Future itself, tending to its needs like farmers tend to their land.

We Farm the Future.

Future Farming is the act of working with Nature to create amazing things. It's our voyage of discovery along the emerging frontier where Technology and Biology converge.

Technoloy transfer
is our reason to exist.

We focus on what matters most: turning scientific discovery into tangible solutions with industrial impact. Italy generates outstanding research and world-class intellectual property—but too often, this excellence doesn’t reach the market.

We act exactly where the bottleneck is: as a bridge between labs and industry, unlocking value from ideas that would otherwise remain untapped.

Why Italy?

Future Farming embodies a deep-tech endeavor, rooted in profound scientific research and technological strides. These advancements transcend digital implications, exerting a profound influence on the manufacturing realm; and Italy's manufacturing eco-system remains internationally acclaimed and sophisticated.

In Italy, during the Renaissance, the culture of cross-pollination between sciences and arts indelibly marked human history; Italy has all what it takes to retaining, attracting, and empowering talent.

And why Venice?
It’s the oldest city of the Future.

When it comes to picking the place to start our journey, there's no better choice than Venice: throughout history, Venice has always been a beacon of social, engineering, artistic and economic innovation.

the Future Farming Initiative, formally

the Future Farming Initiative is a public-private partnership, with ZERO owning 51% and the Ca' Foscari University of Venice owning 49%. The Initiative is supported by public investment coming from the European Community - Next Generation EU program, within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR)

corporate governance

a Board of Directors made of 5: 3 members are appointed by ZERO, 2 members are appointed by the University Cà Foscari of Venice

  • Prof. Carlo Bagnoli

    BOARD MEMBER & CHAIRMAN

  • Andrea Alessio

    BOARD MEMBER

  • Daniele Modesto

    Daniele Modesto

    BOARD MEMBER & CEO

  • Enzo d'Isanto

    BOARD MEMEBER

  • Prof. Antonio Marcomini

    BOARD MEMBER

Future Farming Initiative sits on 6 green hectares facing the Venice lagoon: it’s a beautiful and inspiring environment for creative sparks, offering accommodations, dining and sports facilities.

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