born in a Florentine garden savannah From solidarity sprouts a garden, where until a few months there was only uncultivated savanna. The Tanzania Project, sponsored by the Agricultural Cooperative Woodshed, in collaboration with Pangea Onlus Scandicci, with the Faculty of Agriculture of Florence and Italian missionaries working in Africa, a new central goal, ripping definitely a piece of land to desertification that will serve the food supply of the San Gaspar Itigi.
In recent days the contribution was officially raised in 2009 to support the project, approximately 51 000 €, of which 31 000, equivalent to one thousandth of the budget made available by the cooperative in Florence, and 20 000 derived by discounts and loyalty points that members and Friends of Woodshed "are donated to the initiative of solidarity.
"We are very pleased with how it is developing the project - explains Simone Tofani, head of the Technical Area of \u200b\u200bthe Agricultural Cooperative Woodshed, just returned from the African country - the start of the trial in recent years has become a solid reality and we were able to train local staff. Hospital Itigi now produce vegetables and other vegetables, which will be used for patients and staff of the mission structure. We have identified two variants of maize and sunflower as well as a bean, they are giving high yields. Very well the culture of Caiano, a legume establishment, and jatropha, as well as citrus. The most important step was to train local staff, in collaboration with our agronomist, Gabriele Mane, so that these days will be taken on a Tanzanian responsible for the agricultural sector. " During
The visit to Tanzania of the Cooperative Working Group, which included also the agronomist Alberto Lanzi, the member Emanuele Camels and Patricia Belgodere, representing the Friends of Woodshed, "also met with students of the agricultural school in the city of Manyoni, committed to field trials to enable Itigi, in what has become a real exchange of knowledge.
"goes well the production of the new winery's mission Miuji - continues Tofani - thanks also to the good work winemaker Marco Puleo in recent months. The last harvest is giving a wine of good quality and shall purchase, at market prices, grapes from local producers. This initiative is becoming a factor in the development and economic support for the area. Here too we have taken action by bringing tools and know-how in order to facilitate a qualitative leap in the production and marketing to enable the local market. Currently we produce about 10 000 bottles and the objective is to double by the end of the year. "
were also positive responses to the activity of Itigi Village of Hope, where he is well on the production of table grapes and fruit and vegetables.