Drive the digitalisation of the agricultural sector and become the reference operator in the provision of technological platforms for agricultural companies, agro-industrial groups, financial institutions and public administration.
This is the mission of Diagram (“Diagram” or the “Group”), the first agritech group in Italy and among the main operators in Europe, controlled by Nextalia SGR SpA (“Nextalia”) and the result of the transformation of IBF Services (company of the BF SpA group founded in 2017 from the partnership between Bonifiche Ferraresi and Ismea and the first technological hub serving the sustainability of Italian agri-food), Agronica, reality of excellence in management systems for agriculture, e Abaco Groupfor over 30 years a European leader in the development of software platforms for the management and control of territorial resources at the service of the Public Administration in Italy and Europe.
The Group, with offices in Italy and the UK and 250 collaborators, closed 2023 with over 40 million euros in consolidated turnover and with more than 2 million hectares served in Italy and 500 thousand abroad through proprietary software solutions. Thanks to the technological experience brought by Agronica and Abaco, Diagram will support European companies in the agri-food sector in the adoption of technological solutions that can improve management, sustainability and traceability of products and supply chains in the interest of end customers, as well as guaranteeing innovation and efficiency in the processes disbursement of government funds to support agriculture.
The Group also intends to strengthen its skills in the field of innovation by participating in research calls, including international ones, in collaboration with private institutes and universities.
“Supporting the innovation, growth and sustainability of the Italian agri-food supply chain is the mission of our Group and Diagram wants to be recognized as the leader in a market – that of agricultural technologies – which at a European level is already worth several billion euro, with double-digit growth rates. Today we are the largest operator in the sector in Italy, and we expect further expansion both in the domestic market and in Europe thanks to investments in proprietary digital solutions and also through acquisitions”, he declared Roberto Mancini, CEO of Diagram (in the opening photo).
“We are proud to announce the birth of Diagram; the creation of the most important hub in the agritech sector is consistent with Nextalia’s mission to support Italian excellence, through financial operations with a solid industrial rationale, aimed at developing the most important sectors of our economy; we are convinced that promoting sustainable agriculture through the use of the most modern technologies is fundamental, not only for the growth of the sector, but also to accelerate the digital transition of our country” he commented Francesco Canzonieri, CEO of Nextalia.(gc)
Source: Diagram SpA Press Office
