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Georgia to establish snail meat plant, backed by Italian investment

Business Materials 18 May 2021 17:36 (UTC +04:00)
Georgia to establish snail meat plant, backed by Italian investment

BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 18

Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:

Italian Confederation of Northern Heliciculturists has been working with entrepreneurs from Georgia for the activation of a large full cycle breeding of Helix land snails, President of the confederation Giovanni Avagnina told Trend.

"The method used is that of production under natural conditions and with exclusively plant-based feeding, without concentrated feed," he said.

As he noted, Italian Confederation of Northern Heliciculturists has signed a technical and commercial collaboration contract and produces only high-quality snails destined for the gourmet market of Europe and other advanced economy countries

"Italian Confederation of Northern Heliciculturists is planning a first snail slaughter plant in Georgia, using its own snails and those from other farms. Will produce frozen snail meat and snail-based food preparations," he said.

According to Avagnina, another very innovative initiative from an economic point of view, is before slaughter, the extraction of slime from molluscs for use in cosmetics and medicine, with the use of exclusive Italian machinery, which guarantee the full welfare of snails and high quality of the extracted serum.

"All scheduled activities are planned in full environmental sustainability and with the direct support of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environment of Georgia," he added.

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