The future of the Italian circular economy is enriched by the law on organic agriculture. The text passed yesterday in the Senate now goes to the House for final approval. In the fields, the doors to innovation and sustainable development are opened. A growing world that is worth 7 billion euros a year. Those who supported the measure have done so for many years.
The President of Federbio Maria Grazia Mammuccini, tempted to think of a miracle, then says with satisfaction: ”We are particularly satisfied with the approval in the Senate of the law that we have been waiting for over 15 years. A long-awaited standard has finally been released by the whole organic world and by citizens, whose demand for healthy food, produced with respect for the environment, has grown significantly in recent years." The organization also clarifies that the law is a key tool to align Italy with the ambitious goals of the European Green Deal and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity 2030 strategies.
An ambitious path to be built to triple the area cultivated with organic farming and reduce the use of pesticides and antibiotics by 50% and that of fertilizers by 20%. All to be done by 2030, according to European strategies which, among other things, are not without relief from some countries. Italy, strengthened by Draghi's recovery plan, hopes to combine two quality stamps on its products: organic and "Made in Italy". Organic districts will be created in which polluting fuels will also be kept away. The added value of the law lies in the strength to change our agriculture even more profoundly.
In general satisfaction, the organic world also considers the delegation to the Government for the revision of the legislation on controls to be positive. Farms are the real test bed for sustainable productivity increase. If the State believes in it, it must be alongside the sustainable supply chain. The Italian utilized agricultural area is 15,8%, against the European average of 7,8%. Green consciousness in the last ten years has extended to eating habits for which the law, when it is operational, will affect a total biological area of about 2 million hectares.
“In a decisive phase like the current one for organic farming, the approval of the law can be the right impetus for the Government to develop a National Action Plan for organic farming, as also indicated by the European Action Plan, through a participatory process with all the associations in the organic sector” adds Maria Grazia Mammuccini. All eyes are now on the Chamber of Deputies.
