Emilia Romagna, Mammi: Kiwi export of Italy to Japan open

“We have highlighted the skill of professional operators and the skills of our national and regional phytosanitary system: the Italian system is certainly capable of guaranteeing exports with high product standards and phytosanitary safety. In collaboration with the Italian Embassy in Tokyo we reopened the opportunity and path for exporting kiwis to Japan and held other important meetings on agri-food research and innovation in the cities of Ibaraki and Osaka. We are available both as an institutional system and at the level of producer organizations to implement the following phases to start the export of this product". This was said by the regional councilor for Agriculture and agri-food, Alessio Mammi (in the photo, centre), during the meetings held during the Region's mission to Japan, which is drawing to a close. “We also explained in the various meetings held in Tokyo and Osaka the need to find an agreement to reopen exports of cured meats, currently blocked for the ...