Partnership between Italian Consulate in San Francisco and the Sicilian Region (Accordo Quadro) with the objective of:

• creating a formalized partnership to promote a center of excellence in research, knowledge and entrepreneurship;
  

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• promoting quality assurance to consumers with regards to the standards with which the Sicilian Food and Wine (Agro-Alimentare) products are produced;
  

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• lending transparency to the technical-economic cycle in each product's production process;
  

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• designing a certification process for all constituents in the production and distribution chain