Health, ecology, trends in prepared meals, territory, impact and social inclusion shape the synergies of the global project driven by the Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera through MANS Agrosocials and the Fundació Alícia. Food is the common thread: a commitment that goes beyond the promotion of healthy habits to also become a driver of territorial development and a tool for social integration for people in situations of vulnerability or at risk of exclusion.

The income of the highest-earning 20% of Catalans is almost five times (4.6, exactly) greater than that of the lowest-earning 20% of the population. This difference highlights the social inequality in Catalonia, a gap that has remained at similar percentages for a decade. While there has been a slight improvement since the pandemic, the poverty rate remains at 25% of the population. It is still higher. among those under 18 years of age, which reaches 34%, and even more so among the immigrant population, where it rises to 45%.