The present and future of the artichoke in Italy, from the field to the table

The Basf Nunhems Artichoke Summit, held in Foggia at the end of November 2024, was an important opportunity to take stock of the supply chain and provide an overview of the current situation and future prospects for the production and marketing of artichokes in Italy. But not only that, even the varietal innovations on hybrids, at the heart of Basf Nunhems' research and development, allowed us to take a look at what is being tested in the laboratories up to the field. The data from Cso Italy, presented by director Elisa Macchi, reveal that artichoke production in Italy is highly concentrated in four regions: Puglia (43%), Sardinia (25%), Sicily (15%) and Lazio (4%), these four regions together represent almost 90% of the national supply. However, in recent years, there has been a significant drop in investments in this sector, mainly due to production and management difficulties, as well as climate change that has hit regions such as Sicily hard. During the summit, it emerged that ...