More than one Piedmontese in ten has an expenditure lower than the so-called “poverty line”, i.e. lower than the average Italian consumption, a figure which places Piedmont at the top of the ranking of the Regions of Northern Italy for the incidence of relative individual poverty, equal to ‘11.7%. This is what is highlighted, on the basis of ISTAT data, by Coldiretti Cuneo which, on Saturday 18 May at the Campagna Amica farmers’ market in Cuneo in Corso Giovanni XXIII, 15/bis, allocated a quintal of high quality agri-food products resulting from its labor to the most needy. of Campagna Amica farmers.
In Granda, there is an increasing number of people who struggle to purchase even basic necessities and are forced to ask for help to eat by resorting to soup kitchens or food parcels. But the solidarity network is growing against poverty – highlights Coldiretti Cuneo – which has extended from voluntary organizations to businesses and citizens, involving the agricultural world, which has always been attentive to the theme of social equity and collective well-being and has been a protagonist in recent years of high-impact solidarity initiatives, from “suspended shopping” in the Campagna Amica markets to maxi deliveries to needy families during the Covid period.
The most recent solidarity initiative born from the land took place on Saturday 18 May at the Campagna Amica farmers’ market in Cuneo, with a quintal of products donated by Coldiretti to the “Pane al Pane” association of Cuneo. Fresh fruit and vegetables, fine tomato preserves and chestnut and wildflower honey will be distributed throughout the area to support people in economic difficulty.
“A tangible sign of the solidarity of the agricultural world towards the weakest sections of the population to guarantee access to food for all” he comments Enrico NadaPresident of Coldiretti Cuneo, who explains: “The vast majority of those who are forced to resort to aid do so through the delivery of food parcels which better meet the expectations of the new poor who, out of shame, prefer this form of support rather than the consumption of free meals in charitable structures”.
“With Campagna Amica we carry out concrete initiatives such as donations of top quality food from local agricultural areas. Our Coldiretti thus confirms itself as a social force committed to building virtuous synergies in the area to combat new poverty” he declares Fabiano PorcuDirector of Coldiretti Cuneo.
