A final lunch entrusted to the expert hands of Michelin-starred chef Igles Corelli fittingly concluded the adventure, which featured students and faculty from the Dionisio Anzilotti Agricultural Institute of Pescia, the Tuscan Federcaccia Association, along with those of Pistoia and Pescia, wildlife technicians from the Unifauna association, agronomists specializing in wildlife management, and faculty from the Faculty of Agriculture in Florence. Hunting had been the focus of a series of lectures on the management of ungulates and small sedentary fauna, culminating in a visit to reproduction and repopulation facilities managed by the Association. A hundred years and more for the Agricultural Institute named after the great jurist Dionisio Anzilotti and for the Federcaccia Association, which celebrated its anniversary here in Pescia in 2000: the understanding was immediate and complete.
"Hunting in Tuscany is culture and contribution to the maintenance and development of biodiversity and is linked with a thousand threads to the territory and to rural society" explained the president of Federcaccia Toscana, Moreno Periccioli, in thanking for the welcome given to the proposal of the 'Association, entrusting the numbers with the task of corroborating this thesis: "Twelve million euros for wildlife management, 500.000 working hours that our volunteers make available throughout the year tell us what hunting in Tuscany is today and how it is can represent a great opportunity for the territory. ".
Giuliano Incerpi, honorary president of the Giacomo Puccini section of the Federcaccia Pesciatina spoke of a "replicable" module, enhancing the training resources available to the Association, while the Syrian Dean Becattini defined hunting as a "garrison for the territory and opportunities" expressing appreciation for the success of the initiative.
The 90.000 wild boars and more than 40.000 roe deer collected in Tuscany also suggest possible educational paths and, once again, possible employment opportunities: this was recalled by the national president of Federcaccia Gian Luca Dall'Olio, present in Pescia to underline the importance of initiative. Present in the room, among others, the president of the province of Pistoia Federica Fratoni and the councilor Rino Fragai, the presidents of Federcaccia Pistoia Giovanni Pratesi and Pescia Luciano Nardini and Franco Polidori president of ARGA, the association that brings together journalists specialized in information agriculture, food and environment sectors.
Serving dishes born from the creativity of Igles Corelli were served by the young people from the Montecatini Hotel Institute: linked, as their principal Riccardo Monti recalled, to their colleagues at the Agricultural Institute by friendship and a short supply chain reasoning.
Florence, 13 May 2014
Federcaccia Tuscany
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