I Sapori di Sant'Erasmo agricultural company

SHORT SUPPLY CHAIN OF HOME-GROWN VEGETABLES

THE PROJECT

Innovation and ecological transition: "El furbo", an innovative mechanical weeding machine.

PROFILE

  • Beneficiary: the agricultural company I Sapori di Sant'Erasmo.
  • Area: Sant'Erasmo - Venice (an island in the lagoon).
  • EU priority: increasing farm profitability and agricultural competitiveness.
  • Measures: 4.
  • Intervention type:investments to improve the company's overall performance and sustainability.
  • Total investment: € 24.200

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

On Sant'Erasmo, an island in the Venetian lagoon historically dedicated to agriculture, so much so that it has been called the vegetable garden of Venice, the farm 'I Sapori di Sant'Erasmo' has created a short supply chain of home-grown vegetables (potatoes, tomatoes, courgettes, onions, herbs, etc.). The produce is sold directly to the inhabitants of Venice and Mestre via a web portal and other online applications.

FUNDED INTERVENTION

The RDP intervention made it possible to build a mechanical weeding tractor (renamed 'El Furbo') designed to work in the tight spaces typical of the farm's cultivated land. El Furbo also avoids the use of chemicals in the weeding process and increases farm productivity. The use of funds also made it possible to build turnkey machinery from existing equipment, which was re-designed and re-adapted to effectively meet the company's particular needs.

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