Agriculture drives national GDP, close to 70 billion export target in Italy

Rome - “We have taken up a challenge that will actually keep us busy in the coming months, that of the PNRR, that is, the 2 billion that we must inject into our agricultural and agri-food production system with supply chain contracts. This is a challenge that will require a great commitment from everyone. We have two deadlines, June 30th and June 30th 2026, to put these 2 billion in financing into play, which will truly give a great boost to our entire system. A system that, as has already been anticipated, performed well in 2023 despite all the difficulties.” This is what Livio Proietti, ISMEA President, said during the presentation of the ISMEA 2024 Report on Italian Agri-food. “I must say that I have actually found a great desire on the part of the entire system to grow. Agriculture and the agri-food system were considered a bit of a Cinderella of the production system. Today, however, it is a system that drives the entire national GDP. We remembered the great increase in ...