The welcome address was given by the School Principal, Fabio La Tona, who greeted the participants at the Institute. The proceedings were chaired by the Councillor for Agri-food Policies, Liana Cannata, in collaboration with Slow Food Messina APS. The document was presented by its president, Nino Mostaccio, who outlined its approach and contents.
The event marked an opportunity to report back on the co-design process developed through the Local Living Labs. In these, local stakeholders helped identify priorities and proposals for enhancing agrobiodiversity and for developing sustainable, experiential tourism. The Action Plan gathers the outcomes of this work and turns them into a shared operational framework. Its aim is to strengthen the link between agri-food heritage, the tourism offer and local communities.
After the presentation of the document, Councillor Cannata explored its main concepts in greater depth. She focused on the need to build experiential itineraries that connect the tourism offer with the products, knowledge and places of the area’s agrobiodiversity. To turn this approach into concrete itineraries, she stressed, the contribution of those who work on the ground every day is important.
Ahead of a forthcoming meeting, stakeholders will be able to bring suggestions and proposals on possible experiential itineraries, indicating the places, products and experiences to be involved. The date and arrangements will be announced by the Administration.
Event carried out under the INSPIRE project (Euro-MED0401041, CUP F49I25000250006), co-funded by the European Union – Interreg Euro-MED 2021-2027.
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