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4 September, 2018 Kick of Meeting of Agri Renaissance

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BRIEF PRESENTATION OF CALABRIA REGION

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Calabria Region is generally known as the “toe” of the

“boot” of Italy and is a long and narrow peninsula

which stretches from north to south for 248 km

(154 mi), with a maximum width of 110 km (68 mi).

Some 42% of Calabria's area is mountainous, 49% is

hilly, while plains occupy only 9% of the region's

territory.

The region covers 15,222 km2 (5,877 sq m) and has a

population of about 2 million.

1. Geographic setting

Calabria in aniquity known as

Bruttium, is a region in Southern

Italy, south of Naples, located at

the "toe" of the Italian peninsula.

GDP € 16.244,00

Population 2.009.301 Area 15.081Km2

Forests 4.805 km2

Some 42% of Calabria's area is

mountainous, 49% is hilly, while

plains occupy only 9% of the region's

territory.

REGIONE CALABRIA

DIPARTIMENTO PROGRAMMAZIONE

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7b/Map_Region_of_Calabria.svg

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In 2015, the regional GDP amounted to

€72,135m and contributed to the national

GDP up to 4,4% (Eurostat, 2017).

GDP PPS per capita in Calabria is the

lowest in Italy. In 2015, it amounted to

€17,100, which is far below the Italian

(€27,800) and European averages

(€28,900).


https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/regional-innovation-monitor/base-profile/calabria

1.1 Geographic setting

Three mountain ranges are presents:

Pollino, Sila and Aspromonte.

Everyone gives the name at three

National Park. Pollino Mountains in the

north of the region are rugged and form

a natural barrier separating Calabria from

the rest of Italy. Parts of the area are

heavily wooded, while others are vast,

wind-swept plateaus with little

vegetation. These mountains are home

to a rare “Loricato Pine” variety. La Sila is

a vast mountainous plateau, which

stretches for nearly 2,000 square

kilometres along the central part of

Calabria. Its highest point at Monte

Scuro, at 1,928 m. and is full of wide.

The area boasts numerous lakes and

dense coniferous forests “Laricius Pine”.

The Aspromonte massif forms the

southernmost tip of the Italian peninsula

bordered by the sea on three sides.

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Indicator year Calabria Region Italy %

Area (Kmq) // 15.222 301.338 5,1

Population (million) 2016 2,0 60,6 3,3 Population density (Inhabitants/Kmq) 2016 129,1 201,0 //

GDP per capita (€) 2017 16.659 31.973 52,1

Unemployment rate (%) 2016 26,3 10,9 //

Expendure R&D/GDP 2015 0,1 0,8 10,3

R&D personnel 2015 1,4 4,3 32,3

Total Agrifood export

https://www.statista.com

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According to “Regional Innovation Scoreboard

(2017)”, Innovation performance is higher in

northern regions.

• All Italian regions are Moderate Innovators

(9 Moderate +, 6 Moderate and 6

Moderate-Innovators).

• Regional performance differences are high:

from Friuli-Venezia Giulia (ITH4)- best

performing region to Sicilia (ITG1).

Calabria performance has

improved (ITF6) (+7.7%)

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PRESENTATION OF PRELIMINARY RESULTS OF THE REGIONAL DIAGNOSIS

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BRIEF PRESENTATION OF THE REGION SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT OF AGRI-FOOD SECTOR IN THE REGION

Substantial stability in the value of agricultural production in 2017 (+ 0.6% compared to the previous year, estimated figure) in contrast with the national average (-2.4%).

Increase in production volume (+ 5.6%) in contrast with the national average (-2.4%).

Value added up (+ 6.5% in volume) in contrast with the rest of the country.

COMPARISON OF PRODUCTIVITY BETWEEN ITALY AND CALABRIA.

SOURCE: ISTAT

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In 2017, economic activity grew modestly, in line with the previous year. The cyclical recovery, underway for three years, is mainly supported by domestic demand.

There is a recovery in the productivity of companies, which however remains at levels significantly lower than the rest of the country. The gap depends on internal factors within companies (e.g. low use of advanced technologies).

SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT OF AGRI-FOOD SECTOR IN THE REGION

Agricultural economy trend - Year 2018

SOURCE: ISTAT

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Added value of agriculture in the EU

The added value of Italian agriculture represents 18% of the total 28 EU value with 31.5 billion euro. A value that places Italy in

first place in Europe ahead of France (28.8 billion) and Spain

(26.4 billion).

SOURCE: Rapporto competitività agroalimentare italiano 2018- ISMEA

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SOURCE: Eurostat

2013 2014 2015 2016

EU(28) 26.800 27.600 29.000 29.200

Italia 26.400 26.600 27.700 28.200

Calabria 16.200 16.200 16.700 17.100

GDP Pro-capite

expressed in Purchasing Power Standard (PPS)

y = 15768e0,0193x

y = 26055e0,0307x

y = 25640e0,0238x

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5.000

10.000

15.000

20.000

25.000

30.000

35.000

2013 2014 2015 2016

Calabria EU (28) Italia

Exponencial (Calabria) Exponencial (EU (28)) Exponencial (Italia)


Employment trends in Italy and in Europe

The trend of employment in agriculture in the last five years has been positive and in line with the overall recovery in employment levels in Italy; overall, the number of employees grew by 3.0% between 2013 and 2017, in line with the total number of employees in Italy (+ 3.2%). At the end of 2017, 919 thousand employees in agriculture, forestry and fishing, equal to 3.7% of those employed in Italy.



SOURCE: Istat

Main indicators of the labor market in Italy and Calabria

(percentage ratios compared to the population aged between 15 and 64)

REGIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL

AREAS

activity rate employment rate unemployment rate - 15 years and over (1)

2016 2017 females 2017

2016 2017 females 2017

2016 2017 females 2017

Calabria 51,8 52,3 40,1 39,6 40,8 30,2 23,2 21,6 24,2

Sud e Isole 54,2 54,8 41,4 43,4 44,0 32,2 19,6 19,4 21,8

Italia 64,9 65,4 55,9 57,2 58,0 48,9 11,7 11,2 12,4


Imports and agri-food exports from EU 28 and Italy

In 2017 alone, exports of agri-food products grew by 6.8% compared to the previous year; there was also an acceleration of imports (+ 4.5%), a phenomenon that is always accompanied by the recovery of the demand for agri-food products in our country. Italy accounts for 35% -36% of European exports of apples and grapes, 47% of kiwi, 61% of shelled hazelnuts, and 35% of nursery products.



SOURCE: Istat

Exports (FOB) by sector in 2017 Export growth rates (FOB)

by sector in 2017

(current millions of euros) (percentage changes on the previous year at current

prices)

REGIONS AND GEOGRAPHICAL AREAS

food, beverages and tobacco

total exports food, beverages and

tobacco total exports

Calabria 127 469 9,8 12,9

Sud e Isole 5.034 47.178 2,4 9,8

Italia 33.942 448.107 7,5 7,4

Italy and Calabria agri-food exports

The export of the Calabrian companies has grown for the third consecutive year in 2017 an increase of 12.9%

The increase in exports involved all the main sectors of specialization of the Calabrian export, including agri-food.

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The food industry is an important part of the national manufacturing sector: in 2016, it weighed around 11% on value added in current values and around 12% on employment. Compared to 2015, added value increased by 6.6% in current values and 3.3% in real values. Employment also showed positive changes, equal to 2.8% compared to the previous year. In 2016, labor productivity (value added / employed) measured in current values, up by 3.7% compared to 2015.

EVOLUTION OF VALUE ADDED TO COST OF FACTORS, OF EMPLOYMENT ANDOF THE PRODUCTIVITY OF FOOD INDUSTRY, DRINKS AND TOBACCO IN ITALY

Food, beverage and tobacco industries 2016

Value added in current values (millions of euros)

27.501

6,6%

Employment (thousands of employees) 464,0

2,8%

Productivity in current values (VA current / occupied values)

3,7%

SOURCE: Annuario dell’agricoltura italiana 2016-CREA

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ECONOMIC RESULTS OF ENTERPRISES IN FOOD INDUSTRIES

Unit locals

(number)

Revenue (thousands

of Euro)

Occupied (number)

Workers employees (number)

Italia

53.356 112.571.398 389.4 47 310.050

Calabria 2.500 1.003.914 8.663 5.664

56% of companies processing and preserving fruit and vegetables and about 60% of the vegetable and animal oils and fats sector are concentrated in four regions of the South: Campania, Sicily, Puglia and Calabria.


Composition of Production at basic prices of agriculture (2014-2016 average) in Italy.

Type Weight % of total agricultural production

Cereals 8%

Industrial crops 1%

fodder 3%

horticultural 11%

Horticultural products 5%

Potatoes 1%

Fruit 9%

Wine (Table wine, quality wine)

13%

Olive oil 3%

Total crops 55%

Farm animals (Cattle, pigs, sheepskin)

18%

Zootechnical Products (milk and eggs) 11%


Italian agriculture is very diverse. 13% of the value of production comes from quality wines, 11% from vegetables and 9% from fruit. Olive oil, with a weight of 3%, does not play an economically important role.



2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Average annual

variation 2013-2017 (%)

Calabria

Value of production at current prices

2.307.964 2.253.935 2.504.556 2.226.380 2.577.758 2,9%

Value added at current prices 1.455.992 1.424.916 1.618.244 1.424.291 1.739.586 3,6%

ITALIA

Value of production at current prices

59.739.083 56.950.599 58.293.281 56.319.481 58.004.677 -0,7%

Value added at current prices 33.614.166 31.476.672 33.364.289 31.815.390 33.047.839 -0,2%

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40.000.000

60.000.000

80.000.000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Valore della produzione agricola

Calabria Valore della produzione a prezzi correnti

ITALIA Valore della produzione a prezzi correnti

Exponencial (Calabria Valore della produzione a prezzi correnti)

Exponencial (ITALIA Valore della produzione a prezzi correnti)

y = 1E+06e0,0355x

y = 3E+07e-0,002x

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10.000.000

20.000.000

30.000.000

40.000.000

2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

Valore aggiunto - Agricoltura

Calabria Valore aggiunto a prezzi correnti

ITALIA Valore aggiunto a prezzi correnti

Exponencial (Calabria Valore aggiunto a prezzi correnti)

Exponencial (ITALIA Valore aggiunto a prezzi correnti)


SOURCE: Annuario dell’agricoltura italiana 2016-CREA

Geographical indications continue to grow for Italy, which maintains its record with 859 products, of which 295 are agri-food products, 526 wines (fig.7.1) and 38 spirits. In the EU, which registered 1,419 agri-food products, of which 26 extra-EU, our country is followed by France (246 products), Spain (196 products), Portugal (138) and Greece (106 products). The most represented categories of our agro-food products are fruit and vegetables and cereals (111), cheeses (53), extra virgin olive oils (46), meat products (41) and bakery products (15).

The protection and quality of agri-food products

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MAIN PROGRAMS AND INICIATIVES SUPPORTING R&D AND INNOVATION

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KEY ACTORS IN R&D AND INNOVATION IN AGRIFOOD SECTOR

The research system in Calabria is linked to:

Mediterranean University with the Department of Agriculture

University of Calabria with specialized laboratories

Magna Graecia University with the University Veterinary Services Center

CRA with the research center for olive growing and oil industry

CNR with Institute for Membrane Technology

Calabria Region with the Mediterranean Terina Foundation

The Calabrian agri-food system is in fact potentially supported by a sufficiently large and consolidated infrastructure and public research laboratory

SOURCE: Regione Calabria- Dipartimento Agricoltura

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• ROP Calabria ERDF-ESF 2014-2020

• Smart Specialization Calabria (RIS3)

• RDP Calabria 2014-2020


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14 priority Axes or Thematic Objectives

(TO)

“Promoting of Research and Innovation” (TO1)

Amount of funds : (8,83% of total FUNDS ROP Calabria 2014/2020)

€ 210.213.417 of € 2.378.956.842


ROP Calabria ERDF-ESF 2014-2020

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TO1 - Promoting of Research and Innovation Our vision: “SMARTER CALABRIA”

“Una Calabria più SMART” (Italian language)


• Voucher for innovation services

• Industrial Research and Experimental Development projects

• Cluster

• Precommercial Pubblic Procurement

• Living Labs

• Start Up / Spin Off

1 a - Support research infrastructure

1 b - Support SMEs

Axes 1 R&D

2 Investment priorities:

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Horizontal Approach

• Exploitation of academic scientific results

• Improve competiviness of SMEs

• Enhancing profitability and growth performance of SMEs by combining and transferring new and existing knowledge into innovative, disruptive and competitive solutions.

Vertical Approach

• Tecnology transfer between Academia and SMES

• Focus on specific Industries.

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is the strategic paper for research and innovation for the periodo ESIF 2014/2020 A long term vision is focused on schedule a regional economic change by enhancing local excellence:

-The strategy and investiment support are focused on a limited numbers of priorities (Strategic Areas of Innovation);

- Encourage strengths, competitiveness and excellence of Calabria Region.

Smart Specialization Strategy- Calabria Region (RIS3 Calabria)

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≈1000 partecipants 150 speech 300 contributions

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Agrifood Tourism and

Culture Green

building

Life Sciences

ICT and advanced services

Environment Logistics

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Innovation Offers

Agrifood Tourism and Culture

Green building

Life

Sciences


Environment Logistics others

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Offer Innovation Areas

% Needs

Innovation Areas %

Tourism and Culture 0,63 ** Tourism and Culture

9,15

Logistics 3,16 == Logistics 4,08

Sustainable building 10,10 ** Sustainable building

18,76

Agrifood 12,05 *** Agrifood 23,52

Environment 15,95 * Environment 9,61 ICT and advanced services

27,60 ** ICT and advanced services

16,11

Life Sciences 30,52 *** Life Sciences 14,90

100,00

100,00

COMPARISON OFFER/NEEDS

Agrifood

Tourism and Culture

Green building

Life Sciences


Environment

Logistics

Smart Manufacturing

Innovation Services Call 2018

R&D Call 2018

Regional H2020 Call 2018

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PROJECTS SUBMITTED IN RELATION OF RIS3 INNOVATION AREAS

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Results

+ 300 new employed researchers +300 Funded Projcets + 700 Involved beneficiaries (enterprises, academia) + 70M€

Research and Innovation

R & D Personnel Number of public and private employees involved in R&D activities (measured in terms of “full-time equivalent units”)

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ISTAT Source


R&D expenditure Expendure of R&D/GDP

ISTAT Source

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Research and Innovation

Patent Application

Patent applications to the EPO (European Patent Office) (per million inhabitants)

ISTAT Source

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RDP CALABRIA 2014-2020

RDP Calabria 2014/2020 (Rural Development Programme)

approved by the CE -decision n. C (2015) 8314 final del 20/11/2015

FINANCIAL EQUIPMENT

€ 1.103.562.000 BREAKDOWN OF FEASR RESOURCES - STATE - REGION

Convergence objective program

Total public expenditure

FEADER participation

% FEADER

National participation State-Region

State Share % State

Regional share % Regional

Calabria € 1.103.562.000 € 667.655.000 60,50 % € 435.907.000 € 305.134.900 27,65% € 130.772.100 11,85%


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Implementation PSR Calabria 2014/2020

Data updated as of 31 July 2018

Total Calls for

proposals

Total Interventions

Total Applications for

support

Totale Beneficiaries

34 52 69.974 57.495


RESULTS


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The call is exclusively addressed towards young people under the age of 41 with relevant qualifications and professional skills and who set up for the first time in a farm. The goal is to support the generational turnover in the agricultural sector.

Tools and opportunities for development - Agriculture and youth

PSR Calabria 2014-2020 Call for proposal: applications for support for the "Youth package" -Measure 6 “Development of farms and businesses” and Measure 4 “Investments in tangible assets”.

Financial allocation: 108M€ of which: • 60M€ - M4.1.2- investments «youth package» • 30M€- M6.1.1- Starting up new businesses and young people Beneficiaries : over1000



http://www.calabriapsr.it/bandi/bandi-chiusi/91-psr-bando-sviluppo-imprese

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Calabria stands at 27.67% of the total budget in terms of spending progress, followed by Veneto which is in first place with 36.64%.

SOURCE: Agea coordinamento


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PRESENTATION OF GOOD PRACTICES in Calabria Region

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GOOD PRACTICE Nº 1

TITLE: PUBLIC CALLS TALENT LAB START-UP AND SPIN-OFF

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The initiatives aimed to create spin offs from universities and research centers and innovative micro-enterprises by graduates or PhDs. It was implemented under the Integrated Project of Regional Development (PISR) “CalabriaInnova”.

INSTITUTION INVOLVED: Calabria Region Governement, Fincalabra SpA (in-house providing of Calabria Region)

RELATION WITH THEMATIC AREAS: -All regional thematic area (RIS3)

MAIN RESULTS: -To support the creation of new innovative enterprises and the creation of business development plans able to enhance regional competitiveness also in Agrifood sector. -36 new startup and 12 new spin-off were co-financed for a total amount of 5 million EUR.

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): ERFD ROP Calabria 2013/2017

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: Age srl ia a Footech startup that proposed an innovative solution to self-produce extra-virgin olive oil in a domestic environment with high quality and unadulterated properties.


RELATION WITH THEMATIC AREAS: -Agrifood -Smart Manufacturing

MAIN RESULTS: - Set up by Intesa San Paolo (among top banking groups in eurozone) for the

promotion of technologically innovative business; - Launch during Food Tech Open Innovation Days (2015 Expo Milan); - MamaCrowd platform: it has reaching a 129% overweight with respect to the

minimum capital required .

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): ERFD ROP Calabria 2013/2017

TITLE: RrevOILution: a Calabrian idea to produce olive oil at home.

Example of GOOD PRACTICE Nº 1

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GOOD PRACTICE Nº 2

TITLE: PUBLIC CALL «ATTIVA l’INNOVAZIONE»

SHORT DESCRIPTION: The initiatives aimed at increasing competitiveness and support the development of existing Calabrian enterprises by supporting the development of innovation product or services. It was implemented under the Integrated Project of Regional Development (PISR) “CalabriaInnova”.


RELATION WITH THEMATIC AREAS: -All regional thematic area (RIS3)

MAIN RESULTS: - 102 SMEs submitted a proposal to enhance Calabria competitiveness, - 13% of project are in Agro Industry sector, - Regional SMEs were co-financed for a total amount of 4,1 million EUR.

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): ERFD ROP Calabria 2013/2017-

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: “Fontana della Salute” is a company that capture water from six natural sources. The SMEs’ main problem has been to monitor in real time water quality and to check its organoleptic parameters. The innovation project was focused on develop of innovative monitoring and management system based on sensors able to acquire data in real time and to modify waters’ pumping (on/off).


RELATION WITH THEMATIC AREAS: Agrifood Smart Manufacturing ICT and advanced Services

MAIN RESULTS: - To check parameter in real time from smartphones; -To improve quality of water and to enhance SME competitiveness -To improve customer satisfaction.

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): ERFD ROP Calabria 2013/2017 (call Attiva l’Innovazione)


TITLE: WATER QUALITY MONITORING SYSTEM

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: Salumificio “Sap Salumi di Calabria” is a craft micro-enterprise that pursue the family tradition of the meat and sausage sector. The main problem is to increase the spread and consumption of 'nduja by reducing its hotness. With the project, the company aims to achieve the segment of consumers who do not like the spicy taste or who can not eat it for health problems..


RELATION WITH THEMATIC AREAS: Agrifood Smart Manufacturing

MAIN RESULTS: -To Formulate a new light-spreadable product with standardized spiciness parameters (‘Nduja with different levels of spiciness, more creamy and low in lipid content). - To improve customer satisfaction and to enhance SME competitiveness.

TITLE: INNOVATION OF TRADITIONAL CALABRIAN SALAMI (‘NDUJA)

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): ERFD ROP Calabria 2013/2017 (call Attiva l’Innovazione)


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GOOD PRACTICE Nº 3

TITLE: The seeds of legality

SHORT DESCRIPTION: This project aims at contributing to local development and improvement of the quality of life of Calabrian population through social agriculture. It is an interesting experience to understand how agricultural production can efficiently combine with social inclusion by promoting business models and local development.

INSTITUTION INVOLVED: the initiative has put together six agricultural companies operating in Calabria in the field of agriculture and social exclusion.

RELATION WITH THREE THEMATIC AREAS: Social agriculture Diversification of non-agricultural activities Innovation and tradition

MAIN RESULTS: creation of a "common brand" that, through social agriculture, creates a model characterized by innovation and tradition.

COFUNDING (FEDER, FSE, FEADER…): Feader – RDP Calabria 2014/2020

NICOLA MAYERA’ E-mail: [email protected]

Skype: nicola.mayera

Regione Calabria, Dipartimento Programmazione Nazionale e Comunitaria Settore Programmazione Cooperazione e Capacità Istituzionale

Viale Europa - Cittadella regionale - loc. Germaneto - 88100 Catanzaro

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