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Italy: Chestnut plan, new development policy - Battistoni

Chestnut Kernel
Italy
Published Jul 11, 2022

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"Thanks to the agreement reached at the supply chain table for nuts, in the specific section for chestnut cultivation, the 2022-2027 chestnut sector plan has just been approved. 10 years after the last plan (2010-2013) the sector adopts a new competitive, sustainable, integrated and multifunctional development policy ". This is what the undersecretary of Mipaaf, Francesco Battistoni declares in a note, at the end of the meeting with Regions, protection consortia, professional associations, sector associations, trade unions, institutional and state bodies present.

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"The sector - continues Battistoni - with its 16 recognized products (8 dop and 8 Igp), its 350 varieties of chestnuts and 90 chestnuts, represents a heritage rich in biodiversity and organoleptic qualities unique in the world. Having found a system agreement between all the players in the supply chain - continues Battistoni - represents for Italy and for the chestnut sector, both fruit and egno, a victory for the protection of our products, for our ...
Source: Italiafruit
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