Agricultural supply chain, IGP e DOP national pulling and export

Food branch in certified DOP and IGT products goes back on growth in 2016, reaching the best result of ever, with a +3,3%. These are the Ismea Qualivita 2017 report’ encouraging data, showed today in Roma, showing a growing trend even for aspects linked to sustainability and local supply chain’ promotion.

Mauro Rosati, Qualivita’ general manager, explains it at Canale Energia “Ismea Qualivita 2017 proves, first of all, there is a great gain especially about quality products’ export, like meat, cheese and wine too. Substantially in ten years we had a 140% growth in export. This means these products are not only a business card, but an important part of Italian export too. Moreover, we started to enter in IGP’ sector, IGP means certification. Then we have sustainability’ theme, getting more and more important in the agricultural and wines more advanced districts: we many farming products with their own bio districts or sustainable certifications, like Chianti’ district or the Prosecco DOC’ and Vernaccia di S. Gimignano and Lambrusco ones, a lot of wines are approaching theme of sustainability, on one side because is a market’s request, especially the advanced one, where we sell these products, on the other because is a prerequisite to make a quality’ wine, and the big wine producers understood it“.

Sustainability in the wine

Consorzio tutela del Lambrusco di Modena, just started a sustainable viticulture “a loyalty act toward consumer” explains Sandro Cavicchioli, member of Consorzio’s Technical Committee.

A project adopting a sustainability’s model: environmental, social and economical

“We want to make sustainable development of Lambrusco’s supply chain an example for the other sections”, explains the president, underlining how environmental safeguard’s a  necessary process for natural assets’ coherent growth.

Producers were “driving force” of sustainable certification for Consorzio Tutela Vini DOC delle Venezie, as explains Consorzio’s president Albino Armani to protect “Pinot Grigio” at “state’ band” (assets to be exported for 85%).

In this strategy dedicated certifying body’ institution, Triveneto certificazioni, able to carry out a work on the land with synergy. “A value not totally gathered by the final customer in its entirety” underlines at the end of his speech the president of Consorzio.

Food’ territorial impact

The food supply chain value is 6,6 Euro billions, most of it concentrated North (58% north-east and 27% north-west).

A widespread system but with impact concentrated in districts

A strategic division for Italian Economy and its brand’ position in the world, for this in 2016 was born Carabinieri’s command dedicated to agro industrial in Italy.

We hope this supply chain will become a virtuous model of a sustainable approach not only economically but environmentally too.