The 'Made in Mim' brand is created to valorise the products of agricultural and hotel management institutes

The Made in Mim brand is born: initially it will be used for production by agricultural and hotel schools - oils, wines, jams, honey, etc. - so that these products will be brought to the attention of the Italian and foreign public, but it is not excluded to extend the project to all schools, even high schools.

The initiative was presented by the Minister of Education and Merit, Giuseppe Valditara, in the presence of representatives from Aeroporti di Roma, Lagardere, Coldiretti, Federdistribuzione, and the Società per i mercati agroalimentari di Milano for the marketing and promotion of the products of the agrarian institutes.

"If the products of the Italian school are of excellence, the education is also of excellence," emphasised the minister, who added that the initiative also has a "strategic value: it also serves to bring resources to our schools, we are transforming the legislation to allow schools to market the products and to cash in on the earnings that will be used for the institutes.

The first official catalogue with 77 products has also been prepared: 'It is an absolute novelty to give value to this excellence,' Valditara added.

In the morning, a protocol was signed between the Ministry of Education and Aeroporti di Roma, and three certificates of merit were awarded to three students: 'We have introduced the figure of the certificate of merit for students who have achieved certain results, or expressed their strong participation in the needs of society, have held positive social attitudes, who have distinguished themselves in civic life. "It is a day of joy and celebration, we are celebrating the Italian school, this is the meaning of the Made in Mim label: by going around the schools, I realised that there are innovations that must be supported financially so that they can lead to patenting and industrial creation," Valditara concluded.