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Young in the field

References Acronym GIC

Tematica Giovani e ricambio generazionale

Information Time frame 2019 - 2022

Duration 36 months

Partners (no.) 5 Objectives The general aim of the project is to increase employment through the Region creation of agricultural cooperatives of young people and / or associations that grow products from the cereal supply chain, especially ancient grains, Comparto on unused or underused public or private land. Cerealicoltura So we try to increase employment, especially for young people, in the Alto e Localisation Medio Sele areas and neighboring areas of the Province of , through ITF35 - Salerno the recovery of marginal land, with the creation of supply chains rooted in Total cost the territory, with the maintenance of the biodiversity of the products of the €240.655,30 supply chain cereals from the Campania Region.

Main funding source Other expected results: reduction of hydrogeological instability, Programma di sviluppo rurale improvement of the agricultural landscape, promotion of diversification. Rural development programme 2014IT06RDRP019: - Rural Development Activities Programme (Regional) - Campania Identification of varieties and / or ecotypes of grains to be cultivated; Support for the creation of youth cooperatives; Keywords Training activities for young people involved in the project; Farming/forestry competitiveness and Development of the network of Public Entities and Municipalities owning diversification uncultivated or underused land interested in the project; Biodiversity and nature management Start of experimental cultivation of land; Plant production and horticulture Evaluation of the different flours obtained; Food quality / processing and nutrition Realization of process innovations in the processing of products; Dissemination of the model to young farmers and Municipalities Website belonging to the network; https://giovanincampo.it/ Dissemination of results at small farms interested in productive Project status diversification / conversion. ongoing Context The intervention will be carried out in the , in the areas of the hills of the Alto Sele and Val Calore which have an ancient and consolidated tradition of growing cereals and in particular wheat.

There are many underutilized and abandoned lands. Currently the land destined for cereal growing (wheat, barley, oats and corn) amounts to 2,950 Giovani in Campo 2/3 https://www.innovarurale.it/pei-agri/gruppi-operativi/bancadati-go-pei/giovani-campo

Ha (they are located in the municipalities of Oliveto C., Palomonte, and Contursi T.) and represent about 20% of the entire cereal area of the province of Salerno.

There are no large grain companies but the cultivation of wheat is practiced by many companies, some of which grow wheat using directly selected seed. There are still many companies that produce wheat for self- consumption.

In the province of Salerno, at the beginning of the 1900s, numerous local ecotypes were cultivated, each adapted to the particular soil and climatic conditions of the cultivation area.

These "ancient" varieties, in an organic cultivation system, have recently shown to have a competitive yield with modern varieties, due to the willingness of consumers to pay a higher price for healthy products.

These productions have in fact been shown to produce significant beneficial effects, such as reduced development of allergies (such as celiac disease) and reduction of chronic cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, (source Sofi et al, 2010) for products made from whole wheat due to the presence , in wheat kernels, of different classes of phytochemical compounds, such as fibers and antioxidants (phenolic acids, flavonoids).

According to the 2017 ISMEA-SVIMEZ REPORT, southern agriculture is the youngest in Italy and reversing the trend has become attractive to young people. In the overall data of the South, Campania is still struggling, but it has a potential for young people who are still waiting to show their value.

Partners

Role Azienda Address Telephone E-mail

Largo 4 Agosto 1943, n. 4 Impresa sociale Europe Life Leader 84025 SA 0828369026 coop. a r.l. Italy

Contrada Vazza n. 22 Partner Azienda Agricola Coglianese 84020 SA 3355302555 [email protected] Italy

Via Giovanni Paolo II n. Università degli Studi Di Salerno 132 Partner 089 966110 [email protected] - Dipartimento di Farmacia 84084 SA Italy Giovani in Campo 3/3 https://www.innovarurale.it/pei-agri/gruppi-operativi/bancadati-go-pei/giovani-campo

Role Azienda Address Telephone E-mail

Via G. Porzio Centro Centro per la Ricerca Applicata Direzionale Is. A6 Partner 0817967347 [email protected] in Agricoltura 80143 Napoli NA Italy

Via PO 25/C Partner WWF Oasi 00198 Roma RM 0684408610 [email protected] Italy

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