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11 June 2021 "I am really pleased to host the first Food Education Festival in Castelporziano, a subject of commitment and of fundamental importance for our life and the future". Thus the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella inaugurating the Festival organized by Coldiretti. "I had the opportunity to take a quick tour and I must say that the success of the initiative is demonstrated by the enthusiasm of the children and young people", continued the head of state.



"Castelporziano is enriched by the presence of children and young people and for us it is an opportunity to demonstrate how important an adequate and concrete commitment to food education is for our future", he continued, after having thanked and greeted the children of the primary school of Padua who performed the hymn by Mameli. The head of state also spoke of the duty to offer the new generations "opportunities to reflect". 



Children from all over Italy participated in the first edition of the Food Education Festival in schools. The result of an agreement between the Ministry of Education and Coldiretti, the project aims to be an educational path on the values ​​of healthy nutrition, environmental protection and sustainable development. The Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, Stefano Patuanelli, the Minister of Education, Patrizio Bianchi, the Special Adviser and Deputy Deputy Director General of FAO, Maurizio Martina and the President of the Coldiretti National Confederation, Ettore Prandini, spoke. The Head of State, this morning had visited the area of ​​the "Coldiretti school camp", stopping in front of some stands and laboratories. The Minister of Health was present,Roberto Speranza.


🇮🇹 The President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella meets the children at the first party of food education in schools engaged in the various educational activities proposed with the tutors Coldiretti and the peasant cooks #festadelleducazionealimentare #scuola pic.twitter.com/afdtZnVMNU

- Coldiretti (@coldiretti) June 11, 2021