Southern and central Italy lead growth in DOP and IGP products
Central and southern Italy lead the growth in companies in the DOP and IGP “protected origin” food and wine universe, according to the annual ISTAT report on quality agri-food products. In...
Italy: Shortage of kiwis and a stagnant market
“The kiwi market is stagnant – the Italian produce is lacking, but there is a lot of Greek produce in Europe so, until these volumes are sold, there will be no room for domestic...
A Supervolcano Near The Cost Of Italy Show Signs Of Activities
Campi Flegrei, a supervolcano lying beneath the Bay of Naples, with an 8-mile wide caldera is showing signs of activity again. Researchers, led by Giovanni Chiodini, from the National Institute of...
Italy: Exotic fruit increasingly popular
Agricola Lusia specialises in the commercialisation of citrus fruit, but also trades exotic fruit – a testament to what has happened and is happening in Italy. “The sector is growing...
Italy: More retail chains interested in Rockit
We all know the first year a new product is available in retail is a test. Rockit seems to have passed with flying colours. The commercialisation of these snack apples started in June in Bennet...
Italy looks to China to preserve Roman heritage
By Stephen Beard Amid the traffic noise in central Rome, pedestrians bustle obliviously past what appears to be a patch of derelict land, covered with crumbling brickwork and overgrown grass. It...
Italy can increase nut production by 25%
Having now piled up over 50 years of experience in nuts and dried fruit, Pino Calcagni feels in a position to ask himself a few questions: He ponders why Italy has fallen behind as a producer of...
Italy turns east to protect Western heritage
Saving the banks is not the only rescue mission underway in Italy. The government has been battling to conserve an even richer collection of assets that are also crumbling: the country’s huge stock...
