It is the first PGI lamb meat produced with zero emissions, totally green, healthy as well as one of the most famous delicacies of Sardinia. The innovation is by Pietro Ledda, a young breeder from Sindia, deserving of his Oscar Green.
The award (the second after the Green Sardinia Oscars) arrived today for the highly anticipated Coldiretti event which rewards young people who have brought important innovations to the Italian agricultural and agri-food system. Confirmation of the quality of the “VERSOA” project, in the “Making Supply Chain” category that Pietro Ledda built together with the Department of Agriculture of the University of Sassari, the BS – GREEN Company, 15 sheep farms of the Consortium for the protection of Lamb of Sardinia PGI and the Daga Carni company. An innovative research project that aimed to define a certified zero-emission Sardinian PGI lamb production chain, with the BsGreen Neutry-food brand.
LEDDA. “I am really satisfied with this recognition which rewards an entire sustainable, zero-impact supply chain and which demonstrates how Italian agriculture and its breeding is respectful of nature, produces great quality and supports work in the supply chain, in this case from breeder to the final consumer, passing through processors and distribution – underlines Pietro Ledda after the award – this project was made possible thanks to our extensive breeding system, present in Sardinia, and thanks to the Consortium, University and companies that strongly believed in its success of a project that brings an important innovation to sheep farming and can be replicated for a greener future”.
COLDIRETTI. Great satisfaction for the leaders of Coldiretti Sardinia. “This is a well-deserved recognition for Pietro, one of our many young people who work every day to bring their young and innovative ideas to our region and at a national level. This project represents a great innovation for all Italian livestock farming – underlines Battista Cualbu, president of Coldiretti Sardinia – the initiative carried out was immediately embraced by the Consortium for the protection of the Igp Sardinian Lamb and by the many companies in Sardinia that carry out livestock farming that respects the environment, animal welfare and certified quality production throughout the supply chain, with the important support of Coldiretti”.
Also for the regional director Luca Saba “the Oscar Green which returns to Sardinia demonstrates the great freshness that our young Sardinians bring forward in agriculture and livestock breeding – he underlines – Coldiretti strongly supports young people who represent the future of the sector and of our organization. There are many young people in our territories who work every day with great effort and commitment to be able to remain in the countryside and give a future to the sector through fundamental innovations to help the national agro-pastoral world better face all the challenges that the future holds for us ”.
THE PROJECT. From field studies, the project has been able to demonstrate that the carbon balance resulting from the production of PGI lamb meat is zero, making it the first sheep meat in the world to be certified carbon neutral. Through a rigorous scientific protocol, it has been calculated that the absorption of carbon in the project’s farms completely offsets emissions thanks to the absorption of organic substances in the soil and vegetation, particularly trees. This certification not only enhances the work of Sardinian farmers, but offers a guarantee of sustainability to consumers. The project demonstrates that many other PGI farms are ready to obtain carbon-neutral certification, leading Sardinian agriculture towards a completely sustainable future.
YOUNG. “It is a source of pride for me that Pietro has achieved this result by bringing one of the key products of Sardinian agro-zootechnical production to a national level: PGI Sardinian lamb – says Nicola Stefano Tuveri, delegate of Giovani Impresa Sardegna – this production is synonymous with quality and tradition, as well as healthiness for both consumers and the environment – he concludes – the Sardinian sheep and goat sector is environmentally sustainable and therefore must be encouraged to guarantee a future also in social and economic terms”. For Claudio Orefice, secretary of Coldiretti Giovani Impresa Sardegna, “our movement is working intensely to support and promote youth employment in the Sardinian countryside, aware of the great problem of depopulation that afflicts our territory – he comments – congratulations to Pietro for the result achieved with a project born in Sardinia and proposed to the Green Oscars by the Young Business Movement and for this thanks also goes to Michele Arbau”.
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