Italian investors plan to open in Crimea Buffalo farm, and to start production of mozzarella – the total investment could reach 300 million euros.
About it the correspondent of TASS reported the Deputy Chairman of the black sea Association of international cooperation, attracting foreign companies to the Peninsula, Yan Epstein.
Italian investors offered us interesting projects. 25-26 April in the Crimea will sign an agreement. This project on Buffalo breeding and the production of mozzarella”, – he told following the results of the Yalta international economic forum (AMEF).
Crimean authorities have already pre-determined the area where you may receive the Buffalo farm. “They go with their 100% investment.
We are talking about EUR 300 million for all projects,” said Epstein, adding that these companies will bring to Crimea investors who want to engage in viticulture. The names of the businessmen are not specified because of the sanctions.
Mozzarella earlier in the Crimea was carried out. However, last summer it was reported that the Association “Bravo Italia!”, dedicated to the promotion of products of the Campania region – the birthplace of mozzarella, will help to deliver in Sevastopol the equipment for manufacture of cheese.
Initially it is planned to produce the mozzarella cheese from cow’s and goat’s milk of local production, but with the construction of the farm and Buffalo from water Buffalo milk. Real mozzarella cheese , at home product, is produced only from milk of black Buffalo.
As explained to the correspondent of TASS, the Minister of agriculture of the Crimea Andrei Grigorenko, local production of dairy products occupied only by 35% for lack of raw materials. “In the Crimea, not enough milk, so in production we have the highest level of government support, which is why we all recommend to have milk,” he said.
