“Aim for innovation and research to exploit the countless properties of ‘Tonda di Calabria’ as a potential valuable resource in the scientific field is a virtuous example of how the funds obtained through the Borghi Announcement can be well exploited Calabria region in strengthening local resources”.
The president of the regional council said it Filippo Mancuso on the occasion of the scientific conference “Innovation and research on the Tonda di Calabria” organized a Cardinal – sponsored by the University of Catanzaro and Centro Crisea – where the scientific results of the Bando Borghi project were presented.
Protect a identity fruit of excellent quality which represents a resource for the economic development of the territory but also a potential valuable resource in the scientific field with wide-ranging benefits must induce other entities to strengthen the supply chain dedicated to hazelnut production because it can generate widespread wealth and employment even in the marginal areas of the region,” he added.
“Let’s think about what happened in this area, where, after the decline of past decades, the hazelnut production has regained vigor and strength and a very interesting laboratory has developed socio-economic. All of this – he concluded – thanks to the Calabria Consortium for the protection and enhancement of hazelnut which is always guaranteeing interest growing in markets not only in Italy.”
