It is leaving on economic bonus extraordinary guaranteed by Philip Morris Italia ai tobacco farmers who adhere to the supply chain agreement with Coldiretti for 2022 to cope with the soaring energy costs. The disbursement of the bonus will start within the month of March and will progressively involve the agricultural enterprises of the Veneto, Umbria and Campania regions. The agreement is part of the partnership between Coldiretti and Philip Morris Italia for the enhancement and sustainability of the Italian agricultural supply chain for which, in parallel, the details for the imminent renewal are being defined: this is the main supply chain agreement in the tobacco sector in Italy, with long-term investments of around 100 million euros each year.
In detail, the extraordinary economic bonus put in place makes it possible to face the strong increases in energy costs (LPG, methane, electricity, diesel) and technical means. Furthermore, the measure lays the foundations for a path that has the objective of making the tobacco agricultural supply chain in Italy increasingly efficient and sustainable, also in anticipation of the medium-term challenges in relation to the implementation of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in 2023.
Marco Hannappel, president and managing director of Philip Morris Italia, recalled the company's goal: "Building a smoke-free future by eliminating cigarettes thanks to innovative combustion-free tobacco products". And that, thanks to a process that began several years ago, Italian farmers are the protagonists of this transformation together with Philip Morris Italia in order to "keep the competitiveness of our integrated supply chain high", and rush to the aid of tobacco farmers who are struggling to unsustainable increases in energy prices.
“An important signal for the entire agri-food system”, said the president of Coldiretti Ettore Prandini. And that the energy crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine can be tackled "only with the co-responsibility of the entire supply chain capable of coping with unsustainable cost increases for agricultural businesses that risk compromising crops with an impact on the economy, the environment and work ”.
