“Mojos e Marigas”, the agri-food festival kicks off with a conference against depopulation

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Fratelli d'Italia MP Francesco Mura explained: « I have always admired what Samugheo has been able to do , they are an example for everyone else. We must avoid creating “non-places”, spaces incapable of expressing an identity and the best antidote is to choose to enhance and live in places capable of transmitting social identity and added value. Creating value for businesses and the economy is the path well described in Mojos and Marigas, together with the fight against depopulation: we must work to build the path for the agri-food hub, a winning development idea for Samugheo».

For her part, Sara Olla , from the cabinet office of the regional department of Tourism, Commerce and Crafts, clarified: « Mojos e Marigas is not a festival, but a territorial development plan that involves local businesses , represented by entrepreneurs who choose to invest in their territory with the quality of their products. We are working on the regional development plan, investing significant resources, to make Sardinia alive and attractive in the internal areas in all periods of the year, enhancing traditional activities taking into account the specificities of the individual production sectors». Also present was Paolo Manca, national vice president and regional president of Federalberghi. He highlighted: “Samugheo shines for craftsmanship, it is a step ahead of the others and must create a scheme that also includes hospitality, to purchase the products but with the ability to host the tourist, who becomes an ambassador of this territory and therefore of all of Sardinia, which is the only brand that we can tell the world».

Much applauded was the recorded speech by Mario Macis, a Samughese doc, professor of Economics at Johns Hopkins University, Carey Business School . Macis is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) and the Institute of Labor Economics (IZA). «There are American examples of successful models for the economic development of local areas characterized by very small company dimensions, such as the so-called food-hubs, shared distribution centers that facilitate the sale and distribution of local products, allowing small producers to reach very large markets – explained Macis -. Local entrepreneurs need a system that is able to support them ».

At the end of the conference, the two regional councilors Salvatore Cau (Orizzonte Comune) and Alessandro Solinas (Movimento 5 Stelle) also spoke. "Samugheo has a very high vocation for entrepreneurship and networking with an enviable unity of purpose - said Cau -. Foresight and vision are the basis of the promotion of the growth project that is expressed through the Mojos and Marigas model". "Models of development and enhancement of the local entrepreneurial fabric are strategic to curb depopulation - explained Solinas -. With Mojos and Marigas you are showing a level of perspective and love towards Samugheo that I hope will be taken as an example by many".