Quick Take — Italy stands out among the ‘most organic’ countries in Europe with 2.3 million hectares the Italian organic area represents 19.8% of the total agricultural area

This means that, thanks to organic farming, one fifth of Italian farmland is free of pesticides . In essence , organic is a niche market – which for various reasons has not been able to express its full potential – for example, the % of consumption in France is almost double (5.6%) that of Italy – but which has a strong positive impact on Italy’s environment and thus also on our health.

Guido Venosta Foundation

P.S.: Italy ranks third for organic farmland only after France (2.9 million hectares) and Spain (2.7 million hectares)

Quick Take — Francesco Mutti: ‘stop importing tomato paste from China or add a 60% tax on it so that its cost is not so different from that of Italian products’

Financial Times. It is not only a commercial problem but also an ethical one – forced labour in China, as in textiles – and one that concerns the safety of the products that reach our tables (use of pesticides banned in the EU).

On the subject read this piece and this in-depth analysis.