Bio in Sicily: three days dedicated to sustainability in Bagheria
“Bio in Sicily” is back for the second year in Bagheria, in the province of Palermo. The event dedicated to sustainability will be held from Oct. 1 to 3, with the aim of highlighting the area’s food, wine, agricultural and tourism excellence. Three days of panel discussions, debates, seminars, talks and insights, led by industry journalists. Multiple industry and category experts, representatives from institutions and universities will also participate.
The topics of the three days dedicated to sustainability
Among the main topics, around which the debates will revolve, will be the issues of tourism, but also agriculture and fishing, trying to figure out how to enhance the local catch and aquaculture. In addition, the properties of the Mediterranean diet will also be discussed. Finally, coastal tourism promotion and seaside villages will be discussed, as well as prospects in Sicily regarding the new programming of European funds and the PNRR. The goal of all these events is land development.
The three-day forums
On Oct. 1, the event will open with the second Regional Forum on Sicilian Citrus Farming, and on Oct. 2, with the first Regional Forum on Mediterranean Fisheries. To close, the second Regional Sustainable Tourism Forum and the presentation of the“Bio in Sicily 2021 Award” to companies that have distinguished themselves from others in the field of organic and sustainability will be held at the end on October 3.
The event is organized by the association “La Piana d’Oro” with Gal Metropoli Est, the Slow Food Condotta of Bagheria. It also has the support of APO Sicilia and the patronage of the Regional Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Mediterranean Fisheries and the Municipality of Bagheria.
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