Trentino-Alto Adige apples combined with yellow kiwi from Piedmont and Sicilian bergamot, with apricots from Emilia-Romagna, or even with red-fleshed apples and cherries: healthy, practical and tasty mixes that are ideal for the approaching heat, when the risk is to become dehydrated and lose
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To bridge the delays and arrive at a fair price in order to finally close the agreement on the price of tomatoes for processing in the Centre-South.This is what Cia-Agricoltori Italiani is asking for, in the wake of what has already been done in the Centre-North, which reached an agreement at 150 euro per tonne, after a
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The top management of ADM - Associazione Distribuzione Moderna - was renewed with the appointment of Mauro Lusetti, President of Conad Consorzio Nazionale, as the new President, succeeding Marco Pedroni, President of Ancc-Coop and Coop Italia. read more

May was a complicated month for the fruit and vegetable department of the large-scale retail trade. Adverse weather compromised several productions, affecting prices and consumption. But we have been used to difficulties for years now, and even 2023 has not started in the best of ways. So we must react and
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The fleet of agricultural machinery in Italy is too old and does not comply with the main safety standards. At the same time, the Italian industry makes the most advanced agricultural machinery in Europe. Two contrasting facts that serve as valuable food for thought; read more

The vegan-based mozzarella and cheese spread is made in Parma. Developed by start-up company Dreamfarm, it is a product created using fermented paste from Mediterranean almonds grown with natural irrigation, drawn from rainwater and not produced
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The agricultural sector is the largest consumer of water and the most important use of water in agriculture is irrigation. read more

The strawberry campaign has also begun in Trentino, where Melindasta is harvesting almost 2,000 kilograms per day thanks to the dedication of many of the producer families belonging to the consortium. "The harvest started a few weeks ago and is now getting into full swing,
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Among the main changes approved to the P.A./Ministerial Decree-Law (44/2023) during the examination in the Constitutional Affairs and Labour Committees in the Chamber of Deputies is the reorganisation of the bodies of Crea (Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics) and
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It is a very delicate phase for Italian vegetables, which - due to the uncertain weather - are experiencing ups and downs. While aubergines and peppers are taking advantage of the summer's 'laziness', tomatoes are experiencing a drop in demand and quotations are also falling. read more

A radical change in the approach of the legislative proposals on the reduction of the use of plant protection products and new standards for packaging.
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Already on 18 May, the outline of the draft law delegating the Government on floriculture was presented at the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry (click here to read more). read more

Sicilian medlars represent an important niche that, with the passage of time, is gaining more and more importance in national markets. Among the main areas is the Conca d'Oro in Palermo, where a number of small farms have been operating for many years.
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The 2023 OrtoRomi multi-channel campaign is now underway. This year it is called 'OrtoRomi, the wellness choice for those I love' and, in view of last year's success, once again features a special testimonial, the famous Olympic swimming champion Federica Pellegrini. read more

A lively turnout at the demonstration day organised on 1 June as part of the 'Econocciola' project confirmed the Viterbo cherry-growing sector's focus on the use of sustainable agronomic techniques that respect the environment and the land. read more

'We must aim for innovation in agriculture without it damaging our know-how, so experiments with TEAs are welcome but not ultra-processed foods'. This was said by Valentina Borghi, owner of Funghi Valentina and president of Coldiretti Bologna during her
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There is time until 30 June to take out policies in agriculture for permanent fruit and grape crops. The Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry has postponed the deadline for subsidised policies, which was 30 May, by one month due to
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The Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry Francesco Lollobrigida was a guest at two different events yesterday in Cesena: first at the Orogel plant, then at the Cesena campus. read more

Conad launches a new logistics project of 100% electric point-of-sale deliveries in Rome, in cooperation with Enel X Way, an Enel company dedicated to electric mobility, and in Palermo.
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The first quarter of 2023 shows a substantial stability in agricultural value added, after the drop recorded in the latter part of 2022, but the future outlook is heavily conditioned by the weather and climate course that had its most damaging expression in the events
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