CONVIDATERRITORIES: VALE DA ESTRELA DAIRY IS CONSIDERED AS AN EXAMPLE OF RURAL REVITALISATION

At the launch of a new season of the ConVida Territories Programme, MEP Isabel Estrada Carvalhais visited Vale da Estrela Dairy and promoted a conversation between Christelle Domingos, Executive Director of Inovcluster, Joaquim Felício, Technical Secretary of the Centre’s Operational Programme, and host Pedro Arrais, which welcomed the distinguished guests to reflect on the sector and the demanding future of cheese manufacturing.

In an event that included a visit to the Unit, Isabel Estrada Carvalhais praised the project and the example that when people want the results work is born, remembering Jorge Coelho as founder of Dairy Vale da Estrela, and how, with this project he mobilized a sector that needs more examples such as this one, for the revitalization of rural spaces.

In a conversation with complementary visions from the players with the common objective of valuing the interior territories, and with a focus on the challenges of the Center region and with the cheese sector as an example, the importance of promoting projects in low-density territories was highlighted adding to the valuation of those living in the area.