The Region of Emilia-Romagna in Support of an Agrifam Project

This project worked in the general context of the overall AGRIFAM project, co-financed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and local funding, and it specifically recovered the deteriorated lands, organized work into a cooperative culture and developed specialized productive activities (coffee, cheeses, cured meats) at high aggregate levels. The Region of Emilia-Romagna (RER) project promoted exchange between our advanced regional agriculture and its organizational forms, and the family-run agricultural activities in Alto Paranaiba.

The activities included:

Recovery of deteriorated lands for fruit and vegetable production, as well as the production of oil for biodiesel;

• Technical training and scholarship funds for those receiving redistributed lands through the agrarian Reform;

• Favoring, through the fundamental contribution of the Emilia-Romagna Region, organization into cooperatives for work purposes in order to avoid the isolation of farmers;

• Reinforcing coffee production in the region in order to favor exportation to Italy through the fair trade circuit.