An absolute novelty arriving on the tables for Christmas: the Igp lamb of Sardinia 4.0, 100% sustainable, with certified zero carbon dioxide emissions.
It was announced by Coldiretti.
This is the result of the "VERSOA Project", financed by BS Green, a company that operates in the recovery and valorisation of secondary products of animal origin, in collaboration with the Department of Agriculture of the University of Sassari, the Consortium of Sardinian Lamb Igp , Coldiretti Sardegna, the Fratelli Ibba – Abbi Group and the butchers Stc food and Sardinya carni and seven farmers.
«The first sustainable lamb in the world, available to consumers yesterday with a preliminary batch on the counters of the TuttoGiorni supermarkets in Cagliari and Sassari and in the CRAI supermarket in Oristano, was presented yesterday morning in Sassari in the Cappio-Borlino hall of the Department of Agriculture in the presence of the students of the Sustainable Meat course taught by Professor Giuseppe Pulina, coordinator of the VERSOA project», explains a note from Coldiretti.
"It is - continues the association - IGP Sardinian lambs certified NeutryFoood® according to international parameters (certification of total sustainability with the objective of zero emissions and global animal welfare) arrived for the first Sardinian sheep farms that have joined the project" .
Studies have shown that the carbon balance of this meat is zero. It has been calculated that the absorption of carbon, in the farms examined, compensates for what is emitted, thanks to the absorption in the soil of organic substances, in the vegetable component, above all trees, for example in meriagros. All through scientific methods certified according to international standards.
«A first step that meets the need of citizens to have products certified for sustainability - says Andrea Massidda CEO of BS Green -. Our commitment, together with the project partners, is to make all Sardinian food chains, including vegetables, totally sustainable».
“An important milestone also for farmers - continues president of Coldiretti Sardegna and of the PGI Agnello di Sardegna Consortium -. The certification that emerged from this project has the merit of guaranteeing our work also in front of the consumer».
