Grana Padano: an agreement signed with Aia and Fedana for the defense and valorization of cattle farming

It is the consortium of the most consumed PDO in the world and has recently signed a new agreement with Hague And Fedana for the defense and enhancement of cattle farming. AND Grana Padanoa production reality that only went further in 2023 5 million shapes, with an increase of 4.69% compared to the previous year. The agreement reached between the parties was presented as part of the Verona Agricultural Fair and establishes a strategic alliance that frames some actions aimed at sharing a series of data collected, in particular in the context of projects managed by Ana partners of FedANA and achieved thanks to submeasure 10.2 of Psrn. These, in addition to helping to provide a more detailed image of the milk producing stables for the supply chain Grano Padano, will be used with a view to transparency and correctness for the benefit of buyers. “With this agreement – ​​declared the president of the Consortium, Renato Zaghini during the press conference – we inaugurate a positive comparison between associations and Grana Padano to continue a path of innovation and sustainability and to further enhance the Italian dairy supply chain”.

The activities that will be carried out thanks to the agreement will first of all involve the involvement of individual farmers and dairies involved. The goal of the collaboration is to work together within the scope of selection of dairy cattle: in this perspective, we will work on the identification of new phenotypes (dairy and functional characteristics of cows) to be detected, with the aim of characterizing them in depth, from a zootechnical and genomic point of view. The event marks the launch of a series of synergistic activities that will bring value between the production companies of the supply chain also through the sharing of highly professional data and know-how.