From the European signature collection for the mandatory origin of all food to wildlife, through the questions still open in Europe and arriving at the debt moratorium in favor of the agricultural companies that have invested and which in the last two years have suffered the increase in interest rates and severe income problems.
Tomorrow 30 April will be Coldiretti pride day, with no less than 50 thousand farmers in all the provinces of Italy who, from north to south, will mobilize to meet at the same time in assemblies to build, starting from the base, the next battles that they will see Coldiretti is busy in the months leading up to the European elections. All in the year of celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the largest agricultural association in Italy and Europe. In Calabria there are also appointments in Lamezia Terme (interprovincial Catanzaro) UnionCamere headquarters at 5.30 pm and Reggio Calabria è Hotel – Via Giunchi at 4.30 pm.
. Yellow flags will be flying on all farms and banners will be displayed around Italy linked to requests against unfair imports, fake Made in Italy products or the request for an invasion plan which, especially in this historical period, can and must become a valid ally against climate change.
One million signatures for the origin. Collecting signatures for a popular European law to ensure transparency on the labels of all foods will be one of the main issues that farmers will face, with the abolition of the customs code for the origin of food must become a priority. It is no longer acceptable, explains Coldiretti, to witness scenes like those experienced during the Brenner mobilization, where hams, tomato paste, fruit or vegetables were seen arriving and becoming, with the latest transformation, substantial in all respects of Italian products. April 30th will be the opportunity to relaunch the commitment to denounce to the institutions and to consumer citizens, that we cannot fail to be on the side of agricultural producers who commit every day to bringing the excellence of our territories to the tables of Italians and to stop the uncontrolled arrival of products from abroad.
Uncontrolled wildlife national emergency. Another of the main themes that will be addressed during the assemblies will, as mentioned, be that of uncontrolled wildlife, which has long become – as highlighted several times by Coldiretti – a national emergency from an agricultural and safety point of view. Wild boars and other species are devouring the work of farmers and breeders, often forced to abandon their territories. There is a lack of extraordinary regional control plans and effective regulatory tools to defend the territory from a real invasion which is putting a sector at risk if we think of what is happening with swine fever in some Italian provinces. This is why Coldiretti has already asked for immediate intervention to stop the spread of swine fever and protect a sector which is one of the flagships of Made in Italy at the table, with a value between production and related industries of approximately 20 billion and one hundred thousand euros. jobs and with wildlife which is practically the only vector for the spread of swine fever.
29 April 2024 Coldiretti Calabria Press Office
