Fruit and vegetables from the farmer for 25 million Italians

About 25 million Italians have bought food from farmers, driven by a new sensitivity towards healthy foods but also by the desire to regain direct contact with those who grow the products they bring to the table. This is what emerges from an analysis by Coldiretti on Censis data, disseminated on the occasion of the world day of sustainable gastronomy promoted on 18 June by the United Nations to focus on the importance of a diet that respects the environment and makes use of organic products at zero kilometre, without waste. Italy is the EU country with the most extensive organized network of farmers' markets with 15,000 farmers involved in around 1,200 farmers' markets in Campagna Amica for a national turnover of the short supply chain with direct sales that reaches 6 billion euros a year. A system organized from north to south of the country which - continues the farmers' association - has not only economic value but also employment and environmental value. A record recognized ...