by Annamaria Capparelli   An increasing number of young Italians are pursuing careers in agriculture, industry associations say, and funds are being earmarked especially to support their plans for innovation in the sector. Farm sector employees under the age of 35 rose by 15% in the first three months of this year, agriculture organization...

by Massimo Agostini   Italians have a growing appreciation for agriculture with less environmental impact, or at least practiced with methods that are less likely to use synthetic chemicals, according to Agriculture Ministry data.   And consumers have proved it even more, since the demand for organic food in supermarkets rose by almos...

  WTI Magazine #61    2015 May, 29Author : Coldiretti and Univerde      Translation by:   Italian agriculture has become the "most green" in Europe ranking at the top level for the number of products with designation of origin (PDO/PGI) that safeguard tradition and biodiversity. Italy also holds the leadership in Europe for the number of organic...

Da Manhattan a Washington, dalle Nazioni Unite alla Banca Mondiale, dal Fancy Food - una delle fiere agroalimentari più importanti al mondo - al museo Italoamericano di New York per incontrare i membri delle sedi statunitensi del Pd.   È questa una delle prime tappe del tour americano del ministro delle politiche agricole alimentari e forest...

by Roberto Iotti   The six months of Expo Milano 2015 dedicated to sustainable agriculture with its 20 million visitors helped push the agribusiness trade balance to a new record in November, so much so that the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies said that the goal of €50 billion in exports by 2020 is increasingly within re...

National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Chairman Joseph V. Del Raso, President John M. Viola and General Counsel Arthur J. Furia welcome the Regional Minister of Agriculture from Italy's Lombardy Region, Gianni Fava, to give the opening remarks at the "Feeding the Planet-Energy for Life" forum in Miami, Fla.

by Sam Desatoff   A Hanford woman is being honored for her work with agriculture and community service. Lilia Giacomazzi will receive the Tapestry Award at the annual Common Threads luncheon on March 16. The Common Threads award recognizes women in agriculture who have chosen to make a philanthropic difference in their communities....

Nell'ambito della cosiddetta Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) tra Europa e Stati Uniti - la partnership di libero scambio che, se siglata, incrementerebbe le relazioni commerciali sulle due coste dell'Atlantico i cui volumi l'anno scorso hanno toccato quota 800 miliardi di euro - "per noi è fondamentale presidiare il più possib...

by Annamaria Capparelli   Expo Milano 2015 is an important challenge for the Italian agro-food industry and for Maurizio Martina, the Minister of Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policies, who demonstrated his belief in the strategic role of the Exposition by immediately giving it a strong push. CAPPARELLI: Minister, do you think Expo starti...

di Luciano Ferraro Giovanni Neri è un nativo digitale, come i ragazzi della sua età trova naturale raccontarsi su Facebook. Con poche frasi e tante immagini: la foto dell'iPhone del padre finito in una botte a macerarsi sulle bucce per cinque giorni, il ritratto da bambino con il fratello più piccolo Gianlorenzo, la panoramica sul compleanno in cu...