22 million euros to encourage typical local products

The day organized by the Local Development Service of the Agriculture Department of the Abruzzo Region was held today in the GSSI auditorium, which saw the presence of the presidents of the eight Abruzzo LAGs, to present the leading strategies of the Region and the LAGs in the cycle of programming 2023-2027.

The meeting was opened by the vice president of the Abruzzo Region with responsibility for Agriculture Emanuele Imprudentepresenting “the strategies selected by the Region for the eight LAGs present in our territory. Approximately 22 million euros will be available which will support and encourage the typical features of the territory, the small companies that exist in our rural areas. These strategies”, added the councilor, “they are linked to the vision of the Abruzzo Region, aimed at bringing together the strategy of the LAGs with that of the internal areas”.

Elena Sicodirector of the CSR Management Authority and Agriculture Department, highlighted that “the leading strategies have the objective of carrying out interventions on the territory for the revitalization of rural areas, which also include internal areas. The leading methodology is important precisely because it is based on “bottom-up approach, i.e. the implementation of strategies occurs through constant and constructive discussion and dialogue with the territories and their inhabitants”.

For his part, Francesco Di Filippomanager of the Local Development and Fish Economy Service, said: “We wanted this day to present the strategies of the 8 Abruzzo LAGs just selected for the new programming. It will be important, in continuity with the work activated by the service and in connection with the department, ensure that the LAGs implement increasingly integrated policies for maximum involvement and development of the territories”.

Anna Rita Carbonihead of the Leader and Local Development Office, then went into detail about the data and characteristics of the Leader strategies, between past and new programming: “Continuity emerges in the strategies, but also in the partners, consolidated to date. This continuity can also be seen in the approach with which strategies are implemented on individual territories: in fact, all eight LAGs have chosen tourism and supply chains as sectors in which to concentrate their actions, the same thematic areas addressed in the 2014-2020 programming”.