Social farming as an opportunity for young people. Confagricoltura presents the call for inclusive projects
Social agriculture awarded by Confagricoltura and University. Third edition of a selection that qualifies Italian farms.
Vineyards alarm: threat of flavescence, the disease that dries the bunches with heavy effects on wine production
Piedmont, Veneto, Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Trentino-Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia are the most affected areas. Appeal by Confagricoltura and interventions by the Chamber and Senate
Social agriculture between integration and growing turnover: the award ceremony of four special projects in 2022 in Rome
Social farming is established in Italian farms. Good inclusion practices for young people, women and vulnerable people are spreading from North to South
Quality food brings Campania to the top of the Regions with record turnover
The leap forward of a Region still grappling with environmental issues - The network of agricultural businesses rewarded by the markets - All European funds spent in 2021
Confagricoltura-Banco Bpm, agreement to support agricultural enterprises
Access to credit, enhancement of supply chains and innovation are the main objectives of the agreement aimed at supporting companies in the sector in this period of economic difficulty which has worsened with the rise in raw material prices and the surge in infections
Agriculture: record exports for Made in Italy and appeal to the banks
Confagricoltura appeal for new loans to businesses. Connection with government policies. 2021 could end with a record level of 50 billion euros of Made in Italy agri-food products destined for foreign markets
The green challenge brings together Enel and Confagricoltura
Operational agreements to increase competitiveness in the individual Regions. Since September targeted meetings with farmers.
Italian agriculture at the crossroads between sustainability and innovation
At the Confagricoltura Assembly the reconciling strategy for environmental protection and the new CAP which will enter into force in 2023. Speeches by Giansanti, Patuanelli, Cingolani.
Agriculture, aid: businesses knock on the door
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
Confagricoltura launches "Agrosocial": a program against the crisis
Example of commitment on the territories to put together forms of solidarity with sustainable crops. Social agriculture is the opportunity that Italy can seize in this phase of recovery
Work, Confagricoltura launches AgriJob to match supply and demand
The labor crisis linked to the Coronavirus emergency risks compromising the agricultural season in the fruit and vegetable sector in particular. Hence the idea of a new service to match job supply and demand. Here's how
Francesco Mastrandrea: young people in agriculture must aim high
Francesco Mastrandrea was appointed President of ANGA at the age of 33, the association that brings together young entrepreneurs from Confagricoltua. Here he explains his programs and his philosophy, and has very clear ideas on how to carry out his mandate
Confagricoltura with Enel for the competitiveness of the agricultural sector
An agreement was signed to improve the quality of the electricity service for the analysis of business needs and safety conditions during agricultural activities
Confagricoltura: hard Brexit alarm for made in Italy
The United Kingdom is the fourth market for Italian agri-food: it is worth 3,5 billion euros a year - But the financing of the CAP and the protection of our DOC products are also at stake.
Confagricoltura, Giansanti: "A strategic plan for made in Italy agri-food"
INTERVIEW WITH MASSIMILIANO GIANSANTI, president of Confagricoltura - According to the number one Italian agricultural entrepreneur, we need to invest more in innovation and research to make the system more competitive: exports grow, but imports more. In the negotiation on the Policy…
Welfare Index Pmi: today the 2018 Report
Generali Italia together with Piccola Industria di Confindustria, Confagricoltura, Confartigianato and Confprofessioni presents today in Rome the 2018 Pmi Welfare Index Report, the most complete survey on the diffusion of corporate welfare in Italy to which more…
Agriculture 4.0: not taking off but already worth 100 million
The study by the Smart AgriFood Observatory of the Milan Polytechnic reveals that digital technologies guarantee higher product quality and more efficiency in the supply chain: "But the extension of broadband and extra-broadband is also necessary to rural areas to ensure interconnection …
Milk, mandatory origin label
“Only for products with milk milked, conditioned and processed in Italy, it will be possible to write on the label 'Origin of the milk: Italy'. If this wording does not appear, it means that at least one phase of the process has not been carried out in our…
Confagricoltura and Textile-clothing, here are the new contracts
The agreement signed by Confagricoltura and Coldiretti for middle managers and white collars concerns 20 workers and 7 companies - Recognized a 2,5% pay increase and introduced innovations in terms of flexible working hours. For the textile-clothing sector, increases of 70 euros on the minimum,…
War of rice and wheat: Made in Italy on its knees
Alarm from not only Italian producers due to the enormous increase in imports from non-EU countries (the East for rice, the Americas for wheat) which has brought down prices and is bringing quality production in Italy to its knees…
Confagricoltura creates an association for business networks
It is called "Made in the Network" and brings together agricultural, food, agri-food and agro-industrial companies that have already formed a network or intend to form one.
Malabureaucracy: Confagricoltura attacks Agea
The association put the Agency in formal notice for disbursements in agriculture, denouncing delays and malfunctions in the management of European funds.
Corporate welfare: growth in Italy too, SMEs are doing well
According to the first National Report on Welfare in small and medium-sized enterprises, almost half of SMEs with 10 to 250 employees implement at least 4 initiatives to support workers - There is no difference between North and South:…
Biogas: the manifesto of Cib, Snam and Confagricoltura
The document, addressed to the government and to Brussels, highlights the need to elaborate an agenda, establishing an annual target of biomethane to be introduced into the network by 2030 - Also necessary is "the updating of the national legislation on the subject of advanced biofuels".