Our goals

Our goals

The integrated filiear project "Loacker, hazelnuts of Maremma" aims to promote the development of the corilicultural sector in Tuscany through an integrated methodology that involves all actors in the supply chain, contributing to technical and organizational innovation in the agricultural sector of Tuscany and Maremma.

The project has the following aims

Encourage the formation and development of agricultural and industrial companies, which are active in the hazelnut cultivation, creating synergies among all the actors involved in the various stages of the production chain to provide an important opportunity for crop diversification and income for agricultural and agro-industrial companies

To promote a sustainable hazelnut cultivation through the use of new technologies, improvement of the organization of the production process, development of cooperation in the primary stage and various stages of the supply chain, so as to create greater efficiency and market competitiveness and contain risks through risk sharing

Involve and collaborate with institutions, trade associations, entities and economic, social and cultural organizations in the area, promoting all possible feasible synergies between national and regional and territorial instruments

To carry out actions aimed at the sustainability and environmental compatibility of hazelnut cultivation and other production stages, promoting sustainable development of the area at the environmental, economic and social levels.

The project has the following goals

  • to improve the hazelnut cultivation through the creation of a new Tuscan and Maremma hazelnut supply chain
  • to invest in the field of primary production, processing and marketing of agricultural commodities, which can contribute to the above purpose and improve the income capacity of farms in the area
  • to identify an integrated management system on quality, public health, plant health and occupational safety for the best sustainability of the supply chain