Cooperativa Voghierese
History
The Cooperativa Agricola Voghierese a r.l. was founded in Voghiera in 2015 by a network of farms operating in the Aglio di Voghiera DOP production area.
The aim of the Cooperative is to safeguard and improve production of the variety of white garlic recorded in the Register of Varieties under the name Aglio Voghiera.
The operational structure of the partners makes use of dryers, storage facilities (cold rooms), workshops for cutting and cleaning the product, a packaging workshop and warehouses for storage of the product.
The headquarters of the Cooperativa Voghierese is in Ducentola di Voghiera, at Via Pontida, 5. The garlic grown, processed and packaged by Cooperativa Voghierese is sold under the brand name of Aglio del Nonno.
It is sold in various sizes, from packages of 1 to 5 kilos to braids and mesh sacks containing three garlic heads. In addition to packaging and marketing the product, the Cooperativa Voghierese carries out quality control and product traceability according to strict specifications, to ensure authenticity.
Members
ARTIOLI RENZO
Via Mazzini 6 – Voghiera
BACILIERI SIMONE
Via Mangarini 6 – Voghiera
BARANDI BRUNO
Via Trotte 9 – Masi Torello (Loc. Masi San Giacomo)
SOC. AGR. IL CANTINONE Srl
Via Pontida 8 – Voghiera (Loc. Ducentola)
GRASSI CORRADO
Via Arginello 5 – Portomaggiore (Loc. Runco)
PASTI GIANLUCA
Via Cà Nova Ducale 7 – Voghiera
AZ. AGR. OLMO di SOVRANI PAOLO E DAVIDE S.S.
Via Provinciale 43 – Voghiera (Loc. Gualdo)
FRANZONI GIANNI
Via Galvani 2 – Voghiera (Loc. Gualdo)
SOC. AGR. PELÀ S.S. di FAGGION SANDRA e C.
Via San Leo 71 – Masi Torello
BELLETTATI RICCARDO
Via Bassona 23 – Ferrara (Loc. Contrapò)
SOC. AGR. SANTA FRANCESCA S.S.
Corso Giovecca 140 – Ferrara
SOC. AGR. TERRE DEL SOLE di GUANDALINI GIADA S.S.
Via Modena 583 – Ferrara (Loc. Cassana)
SOC. AGR. ELLEPI S.S.
Via del Sandalo 57 – Voghiera
BONORA ANDREA
Via Coltra 15 – Ferrara
Controls and certifications
Aglio di Voghiera DOP is produced in accordance with strict specifications, which set out guidelines to be followed from planting to packaging, stipulating that all operations must necessarily be carried out within the defined area.
In 2010, Aglio di Voghiera obtained important Protected Designation of Origin recognition, accredited by the European Community. The PDO trademark appears on each package.
Eighty per cent of garlic production marketed by the Cooperativa Agricola Voghierese a r.l. comes from certified member farms: GLOBAL GAP – GRASP (global standard ensuring the application of good agricultural practices – assessment of social aspects related to the activities of agricultural workers).
CHECK FRUIT (body overseen by the Italian Ministry of Agricultural, Food, Forestry and Tourism Policies)
CITTÀ AMICA SLOW (international network of cities with a good quality of life).
In order to promote the product at a national and European level and to regulate and organise the work of local farms in the best possible way, the Consorzio Produttori Aglio di Voghiera (Garlic Producers’ Consortium of Voghiera) was established in 2000 – both the Cooperativa Agricola Voghierese and its members have joined this consortium.
