Place
Tavagnasco (TO)
Partners
Girodo Marco Farm
Roberto Vorrasi Farm
Hortobot Srl
MEG Mercato Enogastronomico Srl
University of Sciences
Gastronomic of Pollenzo
Description
The AgriFood Project is based on the preparation and construction of a site for horticultural production on municipal land, through the use of two innovative
HORTObot machinery to be installed in adjacent greenhouses. The project also envisages the construction of a fresh-cut laboratory where the horticultural products grown on site can be used.
The objectives of the project are as follows:
• Sustainable development of the primary sector;
• Quality food production;
• Distribution of the product at KM 0, with use in school canteens, nursing homes and town centers;
• Inclusion of the project in the training plan of schools for environmental and food education
• Dissemination of the knowledge of Precision Agriculture in the local sector;
• Promotion and development of local workers;
• Organic certification of the product;
• Control over the use of pesticides and pesticides