Good Practice - Project

Quality cheese production in a remote mountain area

Communications campaign implemented by a producer group to increase the profile of a PDO certified cheese beyond its region of production. 
  • CAP Implementation
  • - Programming period: 2014-2022 Italy
    - Programming period: 2014-2022 Italy

    General information

    RDP Priority
    • P3. Food chain and risk management
    RDP Focus Area
    • 3A: Agri-food chain integration & quality
    RDP Measure
    • M03: Quality schemes

    Summary

    A small producer group, which was established to safeguard and promote the Piave PDO cheese produced in the mountain areas of Northern Veneto, used CAP funding to design and implement an integrated communications campaign at regional, national and European level.

    Results

    The project activities resulted in an 8% increase in sales in Italy for the 2019–2020 period, despite the severe disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

    Promoter

    Consorzio Tutela Formaggio Piave

    Funding

    RDP budget 470 000 (EUR)

    Ressourcen

    English language

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