The Council of Ministers approved a bill connected to the next Maneuver economic. The text includes an allocation of one billion euros for the agricultural system, which adds up to the eleven already foreseen in the next budget law.
Among the main measures there is the creation of a specific 300 million fund, intended for compartments in suffering such as cereals, soybeans and livestocks. The measure, called “Cultivaitalia“, Fits into a package composed of twenty articles.
Cultivaitalia, the plan to strengthen production autonomy
The Minister of Agriculture, Francesco Lollobrigida He presented the new DDL, underlining how the plan also contains tools dedicated to promoting the generational transition, support for key sectors such as meat and oil, and incentives for innovation.
“With the provision we called ‘ColtivaItalia’, we invest a billion euros in the agricultural sector to support strategic national productions and thus decrease our dependence on abroad,” said the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
“We continue to defend, also and above all in Europe, the requests of our farmers and our producers,” added the Premier.
He then mentioned a significant result achieved by Italy:
“In 2024 Italy has become the first nation of the European Union with the highest agricultural added value, with over 42.4 billion euros”.
What does the agriculture bill includes
The bill provides for the allocation of resources in three main directions: 900 million will be divided into three segments, each with a budget of 300 million:
- The first concerns the protection of strategic agricultural productions;
- the second the rebirth of national olive growing;
- The third aims to strengthen Italian zootechnics.
A further element contained in the law concerns the recovery of thousands of hectares of unused landwhich will be intended for new entrepreneurial projects. Then there is also the intention to simplify the government of the administrative and bureaucratic procedures to improve access to these Fodni
Support for young people and response to emergencies
The provision provides for funds created ad hoc for Promote generational changewith tools to support young entrepreneurs.
The companies of the agri -food sector, fishing and aquaculture affected by health emergencies in 2025 will be able to take advantage of a 12 months suspension reimbursement of mortgages and fixed installment funding. This move is valid only with the presentation of self -certification.
Minister Lollobrigida said a fairly known thing, namely as the generational question It is a critical node for the future of Italian agriculture, considering the average advance of active companies. For this reason, the plan involves a Simplified access to credit for young people and women who wish to undertake activities in the agricultural field, as well as the granting of public land on free loan for a decade, to encourage the start of new companies equipped with adequate production means.
The measures will stop in particular the crops of cereals and legumes intended for animal nutrition, in addition to the olive sector and farms.
The urgency of the approval: protect yourself from US duties
The process of the provision will be accelerated thanks to the emergency procedure, as explained by the ministers Francesco Lollobrigida and Tommaso Foti. According to what was declared at the press conference, the application of the measures could start already in 2026 and cover a three -year horizon.
There was a reference to the international framework. Responding to a question on the possible introduction of US duties at best at 15% on some Italian agri -food productions, Minister Lollobrigida explained that the measure represents a protection element for many sectors and that “it is not a drop in the sea”.
The national plan also includes measures to encourage female entrepreneurship and will be the subject of comparison in Parliament for any improvements.
