Valorization of the native Maize species

The project aims to strengthen the local agricultural systems of some European regions through the protection and the valorization of the traditional maize varieties defining a system of molecular traceability and the guide lines for the conservation in situ.

The implementation of the project, through the realization of the various phases, contributes to pursue the following objectives: - to promote the conservation of the local maize varieties; - to improve the incomes of the areas where there are traditional varieties - to spread to the market the derived products from local maize varieties - to diversify the agricultural productions - to maintain and to recover the biodiversity.

Romania, Portugal and Spain, Potential partners intrested in the project please contact: GAL Colli Esini San Vicino Ing. Luca Piermattei – Direttore tecnico Tel. +39-733-611141 E-Mail: l.piermattei@piermattei.org; info@colliesini.it Web site: www.colliesini.it

Portugal, Spain, Romania

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Products(food), Promotion

26/08/2011