Ragusa, support for farms, funding for the horticultural district

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One hundred companies will be able to improve their activities thanks to the Poc Sicilia 2014/2020 funds and the Fsc 2021/2027 advance.
Commune Vittoria is the leader of the horticultural district of South-East Sicily

RAGUSA – A regional funding of one and a half million euros.
There is the town of Vittoria, seat of the Horticultural District of South-East Sicilyat the head of all Sicilian farms that will be able to receive sums important to their business.
In fact, there are one hundred companies included in the ranking of the “Cluster in Sicily” which has provided funds for consortia, cooperatives and business networks in the Sicilian production districts.

The Doses will be able to take advantage of the financing provided for by Action 1.3.1 ‘Support for the competitiveness of Sicilian companies under the Poc Sicilia 2014/2020 and on the anticipation Fsc 2021/2027’ and this means that the Sicilian region will finance 90 percent of the cost of the project while the 10 percent will be borne by the companies in the district.

“New and important perspectives are opening up for the companies in the District – he said the director of Doses, Gianni Polizzi -.
The financing will make it possible to improve production, reduce operating costs and open up new prospects for commercial development.
The purchase and use of common means will allow to reduce management costs.
We will better organize the marketing of companies, with market studies and participation in trade fairs.
We will also have a brand that will allow us to identify and launch our products, all of which share a very detailed production specification “.

The funded projects will be implemented over two years

The financed projects, which will be carried out over two years, will allow the hundred agricultural enterprises of the district – which are located in the territories of 18 municipalities, in five Sicilian provinces, namely Ragusa, Catania, Syracuse, Caltanissetta and Agrigento – a noticeable improvement in its business.

New digital infrastructures

“A territorial development pact with new digital infrastructures is envisaged – underlined by Doses – Marketing investments and commercial actions, internationalization activities will be carried out.
A system of traceability of the supply chain using blockchain technology is also envisaged.
A flagship will be the creation of logistic platforms with related specialist services “.

Agricultural vehicles will be purchased for collective use

“The companies in the District – they added – will be able to purchase means and technology that will be available to all members, thus creating an economy of scale in the management of company costs and, at the same time, improving the quality of technological interventions in companies.
Agricultural vehicles will be purchased for collective use: tractors, trucks, mobile homes for the possible temporary accommodation of the workers in the company.
In this way, management costs will be reduced and cultivation practices will be made more efficient “.

“In the common areas of the logistic platforms – they concluded – producers will also be able to use warehouse spaces for their vehicles, materials and pesticides, guaranteeing safety thanks to an efficient surveillance system”.

Sicilian news 2022-07-14 08:44:00