The price of coffee is increasing due to climate change, but Italians don't want to give up their daily ritual. Searches are growing, +140%, on offers and discounts on products. The consumption of alternative drinks such as barley and…
In 2023, a wave of fires hit Italy, burning a vast area of 107.231 hectares, the size of the entire city of Rome (128.500 hectares). This is confirmed by the latest report from the Joint Research Center (JRC) and the European Commission
The Senate recognized the farmer as guardian of the environment and the territory, with rewards for the regions. Additionally, every second Sunday in November will be "National Agriculture Day"
Indian farmers brandish pitchforks against PM Modi, demanding reforms in ailing agriculture sector as farm debt continues to rise
The contract was won by a renowned Italian manufacturer of agricultural machinery components, with delivery expected by the first half of 2024
Same has been registered in the special register of historical brands of national interest. In over 80 years of history, the company has been a key driver of Italian agricultural mechanization. Its tractors are marked with the iconic tiger logo
Tax credit for purchases linked to the circular economy. In the list of 406 beneficiary companies there are many agricultural companies.
The farmers' protest in Europe has led the EU Commission to take a step back, albeit temporarily, on agri-environmental policies. The agreement with South America, however, provides for the strict observance of rules against deforestation, which our producers are not entitled to...
Interview with Teresa Bellanova, former Minister of Agriculture and director of Italia Viva: "We must take into account the farmers' protest but the Government has made mistakes after mistakes because it has a backward idea of the sector and does not know how to innovate", Here's what it would do...
Amid nocturnal arguments and controversies, the Budget and Constitutional Affairs commissions approved several innovations that will be included in the Milleproroghe. Here are the main ones
The drought came early although farmers in the protests don't talk about it much. The PNRR has foreseen 2 billion euros and the water consortia are asking for interventions
The Government makes promises, the tractor movement is less and less compact. The League asks Meloni to do more. The game remains open
The president of the Commission will propose to the college of commissioners the withdrawal of the proposal on pesticides: "It has become a symbol of polarization". And she adds: “Incentives with subsidies to farmers"
From Germany to France, passing through Belgium and Italy, Europe is the scene of an unprecedented agricultural protest, with tractors advancing to the heart of European institutions. But what are the reasons for this agricultural rebellion?
Water shortages affect agriculture but no one protests. We talk about it at Fieragricola, but we need to spend the PNRR money.
The France of Macron and Attal has a precise plan of interventions in the face of the tractor revolt that is spreading across half of Europe, but Italy is stuttering and still doesn't know exactly what to do
The demonstrations across Europe do not stop. The agricultural policy built in recent years is at risk. Italy criticizes Brussels and forgets the Pnrr
Protests from the countryside are rising across Europe. Finding a balance between environmental protection and economic sustainability is proving to be a complex challenge for the agricultural sector
The protests organized in our country have little in common with the German tractor mobilization. The right wants to take advantage of it
The popular presenter and showgirl, former Miss World Fotogenia and former valet of Raimondo Vianello in "Buona Domenica" has put her television commitments on hold for a few years to concentrate on family life and manage her agricultural company
2024 opens with new financial availability for Italian agricultural businesses. The Innovation Fund lasts until 2025 and has an endowment of 225 million euros
Among the innovations in the transformations of the agricultural sector, the growth in size of companies and the growing management of the new generations stand out
To encourage the establishment of youth businesses in agriculture, incentives and benefits for entrepreneurs in the 18-41 age group are arriving in the Chamber
During the Insurance Day, Ivass presented the first Report on risks from natural disasters and sustainability. There is still a long way to go to fill the coverage gap
It was also exported to Germany and the USA, then a disease decimated the crops. It took 13 years of studies and experiments. Now the aim is to relaunch the processing industry. It is a concentrate of nutraceutical properties that are healthy for the body
The operation is based on the subscription by the EIB of a reserved bond issued by Crédit Agricole Italia. 25% will be allocated to achieving environmental sustainability and energy transition objectives
In the small Asian state, a major importer of eggs, the Minister of Agriculture had to resign a few months before the January 2024 elections: the fault lies with some batches coming from South America, and a ferocious opposition campaign
The European Commission returns to discuss the use of pesticides in agriculture. Glyphosate at the center of the evaluations
Two and a half million Italians have stopped buying fruit and vegetables. Are export successes just a memory?
Attiva Agricoltura and Active Impresa Agricola are underway: two dynamic, modular and customizable platforms that evolve with the needs of entrepreneurs to protect activities, assets and digital security. Here are all the details
Maremma with 7 municipalities is the largest organic district in Europe. 5 companies are on the same road to increase exports. Lollobrigida's statements are comical
In 2022, sales of capital goods (+10,7%) recorded a turnover of 55,4 billion. Africa, with 60% of the world's uncultivated arable land, offers enormous opportunities: sub-Saharan agricultural production has grown at an average annual rate of…
The suffocating heat has caused five deaths in the workplace but also puts agricultural production at risk. The alarm of the trade unions and Coldiretti
Social agriculture awarded by Confagricoltura and University. Third edition of a selection that qualifies Italian farms.
The law on biodiversity does not like the European right that blocks it. Italy welcomes the stop on the grounds of food sovereignty. What future for the growth of an excellence?
More and more agricultural enterprises are aiming to adopt 4.0 technologies. Attention to sustainability. Resources are scarce with only 16% of companies taking steps to use Pnrr resources. Survey by the Tagliacarne Study Center
The recently inaugurated biomethane plant in Vicenza brings together 117 farms that supply wastewater from cattle and chicken farms. The circular cycle ends with the production of fertilizer
Italy is the only one of the leaders in the agricultural machinery sector to lose market share in the last five years. Competition from Asia is increasingly fierce, exploiting above all the price lever.
Using assisted evolution techniques, the Crea researchers have created oranges that contain both anthocyanins and lycopene: two of the most important antioxidants for health but difficult to combine
The damage is extensive everywhere. Between 6 and 15% of the Italian population lives in areas exposed to heavy drought. Effects on consumer prices.
The two companies deploy their skills to help farmers build photovoltaic panels on the roofs of buildings
The olive trees are grown at the foot of the Alps and half of the tomato production for preserves comes from the Po valley. Conversely, tropical crops in Puglia, Sicily and Calabria are close to 1200 hectares. But the future raises many concerns. Second…
A research by Nomisma on behalf of Agronetwork describes a country worried about the consequences of war and climate change. 8 million Italians in 2023 will save on food spending
In the Budget Law, currently being approved in the Senate, there is an incentive for production bonuses with a 5% tax reduction, the rules for Citizenship Income change and vouchers are back. Here are all the news
The Italian CAP supports Made in Italy with some excellent products. Also open to young farmers with ad hoc funds.
Bad weather hits a fragile country like Italy without adequate infrastructure. Agriculture once again the sector most affected by the bad weather in recent hours
Speaking at the COP27 Conference, Marco Elio Rottigni, Chief International Subsidiary Banks Division of Intesa Sanpaolo, illustrated the strategy of the first Italian bank in the field of sustainable agriculture
According to Bank of Italy, high temperatures will have negative effects on the Italian economy, especially on agriculture and tourism. But they also harm the performance of younger students
Quality remains intact: Italy can boast the richest heritage of oil varieties in the world. A study of ultra-secular olive trees has been launched to identify elements useful for resilience to climate change
The tree has a circumference of just over six meters and has reached a height of 16 meters. Italy is the land of centuries-old olive trees, in Umbria an olive tree from the XNUMXth century BC survives. The list of millenary olive trees in Italy…
Coldiretti says it is confident in the possibility of reaching the record by the end of the year, but warns: there is a need for new infrastructures for the products to travel
Here are the agricultural districts and crops most in crisis - According to Coldiretti, there is a risk of damages for 6 billion euros, equal to 10% of national production
Judge yourself for sustainable development, correct land use; typical agricultural productions; sustainability and innovation in agriculture; quality of the tourist offer. Piedmont is the most virtuous region
Innovative agri-food production system that respects matter, the environment and biodiversity through the use of "good" microbiology (fungi, bacteria and yeasts). This is how symbiotic agriculture works
In dozens of municipalities in Piedmont and Lombardy, tankers are already in action to supply the population - Elsewhere, the water supply is suspended at night - Agriculture in crisis
Hens listening to Mozart, Koi carp, Suffolk sheep and a precious oil: the innovative concepts on the hills of D'Annunzio loved by an engineer devoted to biodiversity
In three months, costs in agriculture have risen by 18%. Sales are down and Coldiretti fears price increases for a long time to come.
The agreement intervenes while the scenario for the agri-food sector is in chiaroscuro: the war drives up costs but the post-CoVD reopenings push the recovery of the sector
The Italian scheme approved by the European Commission will allow to support the sectors affected by the increase in the costs of production factors caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the related sanctions
There are 50 producers of the Slow Food Presidium in the Alps. A fundamental activity for pastures and the protection of the territory. The invitation to throw flower seeds in the gardens in the city
In the last ten years Kyiv has multiplied by three the production of wheat, today 12% of the world market. But the blockade of ports puts exports and consumption in the poorest countries at risk
The remaining 6% of Bonifiche Ferraresi's stake will be placed with other investors in the coming weeks - Cdp Invests 40 million in Fondo Italiano Agritech&Food
In Italy there are over 5500 young people who own a vineyard and they are increasingly aiming to produce high quality wines. This is what emerges from a study by Coldiretti
Red outside and white inside, aromatic, sweet and very digestible. Rescued from 5 producers, it is very versatile in both raw and cooked cooking. To guard this treasure 5 companies from the Marche region
From figure skating promise to successful entrepreneur. The story of an under 30: a journey from North to South to rediscover the Zinurra an ancient flavor of Locride land of grandparents
To cope with the difficulties posed by the war, many argue the need to switch to a less sustainable EU agriculture, but 17 Italian associations oppose
By March, the Ministry of Agriculture will tender 1,5 billion euros to grow solar panels in the countryside
The Chamber accepts an amendment that cancels the equivalence between biodynamic and organic agriculture - The moral suasion of the scientific community and the Quirinale is decisive
The young former financial trader Andrea Tagliabue has decided to leave a career that started in London to devote himself to his great passion: cultivation. In a natural basin in the province of Brianza he transforms small fruits and vegetables into genuine compotes and…
Mexico is one of the most open Latin American markets thanks to numerous free trade agreements. It enjoys political and macroeconomic stability and is the main market for Made in Italy in Latin America. From 2020, after the agreement with…
As the world's leading producer of chestnuts, Italy is now forced to import them. There is a growing demand for quality products that we are unable to satisfy. Malaguti: the sector has considerable potential both from a nutritional point of view…
The agreement provides for the construction of photovoltaic plants for approximately 1,2 MW of power
Beijing's eerie silent march casts yellow shadow over farmland, forest and mines. Geopolitical impact and environmental damage: from bananas in Burma to pigs in Vietnam to forests in Africa, an octopus crushing the most…
Angela Mandato has finished with designer clothes to take back a family tradition. Together with her brother and her cousin, she founded the Officine dei Cedri, an artisan workshop dedicated to the production of two excellences of the Cosentino area:…
New tenders to integrate production, sustainability and infrastructure. A hope.
The Spighe Verdi 2021 have been assigned. Piedmont is in the lead, followed by Marche and Tuscany. The goal: to reward rural municipalities engaged in a virtuous path that benefits the environment and the quality of life of the entire community and aims to enhance areas today…
With an amendment to the Pnrr-simplifications governance decree, the principle according to which the certifications issued by the Regions were valid only at a regional level is overcome
It can weigh up to 700 grams. Cultivated and used for centuries in a small and circumscribed area of Siniscola. It was saved because it is part of the tradition of sweets used in weddings. Then came the Slow Food Presidium. It is…
Draghi's government program has put the recovery of abandoned land in the sustainable agriculture mega-project. 16.000 hectares available
An autochthonous bee that has adapted perfectly to the microclimate and flora of western Liguria. The small local farms produce wildflower honey from Mediterranean scrub, heather and chestnut.
In the era of ecological and digital transition, the new generations are the real engine of the Italian economic recovery. The pandemic hasn't stopped the number of young people returning to work on the land, where agriculture is no longer seen as a…
An Enea project and the resources of the PNRR highlight the validity of a green source. The connection between environment, energy and health
The operation for an amount of 9 million euros in which CDP, Intesa Sanpaolo and MIPAAF contribute aims to create a specific supply chain of high-end Made in Italy durum wheat to obtain high-quality productions
Greater scope for eco-sustainable programs. A provision of the Liquidity Decree applies, while there is no agreement on the distribution of funds for rural development.
the Senate is discussing a bill to support agricultural businesses in difficulty by providing for the settlement of onerous liabilities and deferring payments
Minister Patuanelli announces a table with the associations for the next moves in Europe. At stake over 36 million euros and a green strategy
According to the Milan Polytechnic, the Internet of Things is stationary at 6 billion in 2020 (-3%), but the agricultural sector is up by 17% and more generally, agriculture 4.0 is now worth over half a billion. The problem of the digital divide remains.
A bill would like to recognize incentives for farmers who, using their knowledge of the area, take care of it at 360 degrees, preserving its characteristics and biodiversity.
High quality green viticulture becomes a reality in Piedmont, thanks to the agreement between the historic Fontanafredda winery and FPT Industrial, which will supply biomethane-powered tractors for the harvest.
Italy could encourage the diffusion of these new structures for an agriculture that uses less water. With 90% less water, agricultural productivity can be achieved that is even 350 times higher than with traditional methods
The Bologna-based multiutility has signed a memorandum with Yard Italia and Sapio to contribute to the decarbonisation of the agricultural sector - This is a plant capable of producing up to 500 tons of green hydrogen per year
If we want a more sustainable world, we need to eat more fruit and vegetables. A global challenge to also heal social injustices. In September the world summit on food systems.
Research data shows the desire for a quality of life linked to the land. One out of three Italians would be happy to work in the fields. The watchwords: sustainability, food quality, attachment to the local area
The European Parliament has approved the transitional rules of the continental agricultural policy - 30% of the funds should be available in 2021, while the remaining 70% will be disbursed in 2022
A CNEL bill for the ratification of the Convention on Safety and Health in Agriculture, adopted in 2001 but still ignored in our country, lands in the House committee
The three zones - red, orange, yellow - also affect agritourisms. No more sales and consumption of organic products, banquets and career chefs. 140.000 jobs at stake
After two years of difficult negotiations, the European agriculture ministers have reached an initial agreement for the new CAP, which will enter into force in 2023: in line with the Green New Deal, a greater share of aid will be linked to the efforts…
Italian quality products pay the highest price for the EU decision to impose new taxes on the US. Confagricoltura is asking for interventions to exclude the sector from an absurd war.
80 million euros from the EU to get out of the crisis against 14 billion dollars from the USA. The request for aid and solutions from Confagricoltura, starting with the Italian government
Strategic collaboration for the diffusion of ultra-broadband and the adoption of innovative solutions in the countryside.
