The first sheep meat in the world certified "carbon neutral" through a production chain of zero-emission Sardinian PGI lamb; an ingenious computerized water recovery system in agriculture against water waste; a real weather station to govern wine production and, again, gardens and products with the scent and flavor of pompia to safeguard this Sardinian biodiversity, but also a gourmet PGI lamb for schools , without forgetting a full-service farm of those most in difficulty in a community between authenticity and solidarity. These are the innovative projects that illuminated the 2023 edition of Coldiretti's Green Oscars staged in Montevecchio, Guspini.
The Oscar-winning farmers in the 17th edition are: Pietro Ledda, 34 years old from Sindia in the 'Fare Filiera' category (second place for Tenute Aini); Francesco Addis, 37 years old from Badesi for the category, 'Digital Enterprise' (Ottavia and Giovannino Pusceddu in second place); Marco Manca, 35 year old from Assemini in the 'Energy for the Future and Sustainability' category (second place was Nicola Ezza); Anna Peccini, 40 years of Ozieri for 'Coltiva Solidarietà' (second place, 'Funtan'arva' by Salvatore Ruiu); Giovanni Ladu, 36 years old from Siniscola, in the 'Guardians of Italy' category (second place for Nicola Monni) and the Don Deodato Hotel Institute of Oristano, represented by Giuseppina Armas, for the 'Campagna Amica' Oscar (second place for Gianfranco Deledda ).
Hosting the honors was the director of Coldiretti Sardegna, Luca Saba , who underlined that young people «must not be afraid to get involved by participating more and more actively in the agricultural and association world because they are the future of our productive and social. Coldiretti is there and works to make future generations protagonists."
Furthermore, for the president of Coldiretti Sardinia, Battista Cualbu , «Sardinia, thanks to all these young people, always presents a beautiful business card which demonstrates the great vitality of the new generations in agriculture – he underlines at the end of the awards ceremony – unfortunately too many young people still abandon the island looking for new opportunities, which is why it is still up to us to create the best growth opportunities in their land to make them stay. In this the Coldiretti school is a point of reference."
