There are the young people of San Vito dei Normanni, in the province of Brindisi, who with the project “Hasta l’Huevo!” they deal with the reintegration of people with psychiatric paths through the production of high quality eggs in 50 hectares of land confiscated from organized crime. There are the women of “PRO JOB (Just One Bike)”, who in Rome organize the distribution of products from social farms and farms in Lazio using bicycles adapted to street food. And there is the network of companies and social cooperatives of Rocca Massima, in the province of Latina, which to relaunch the area have given life to the “R.Accogli” project with which to build, through the training of migrants, a human capital of expert and qualified resources to be integrated into local agricultural businesses.
These are the three winners of the Agro-Social Call: Seminiamo Valore, born from the collaboration between Confagricoltura and Jti Italia (Japan Tobacco International). Now in its second edition, this year the award – 40 thousand euros for each project – was dedicated to the three categories that most suffered the effects of the pandemic: women’s businesses, inland areas and the South. «Social agriculture has now become a reality that in Italy engages 3,500 companies and 30 thousand employees – recalled the vice president of Confagricoltura, Sandro Gambuzza, speaking during the award ceremony on Tuesday 16 November -. As Confagricoltura we are in the sixth year of calls for tenders concerning social agriculture, and in the second year of the Agro-Social call: Let’s sow value: this is a theme dear to our association ».
“Support for communities, agriculture and inclusion have always been a priority for our company – said Lorenzo Fronteddu, Corporate affairs & communication director of Jti Italia – nowadays integral sustainability is a perspective to be achieved through an intense dialogue between all the players involved: citizens, businesses and institutions ».
“The world of disability is a resource for the recovery of the country – said the Minister for Disabilities, Erika Stefani, who spoke at the award ceremony – it is a world full of energy that must be considered as an opportunity to rethink, and not only relaunch, Italy. Agriculture plays a fundamental role in the culture of inclusion. Disabilities are manifold and the primary sector gives work, making the most fragile an active part of society. Minister Stefani also announced that she is working, together with the Minister of Labor, Andrea Orlando, “at a table to reflect on law 68, to understand if the plant is good or if it needs to be reviewed. The data we have on targeted placement is disheartening. The current structure of the legislation has not produced the expected effects ».