“The approval of the Agriculture decree by the government represents a sigh of relief for the farmers of southern Italy and, in particular, of Campania who have suffered the creation of plants accused of “eating” the agricultural soil and disfiguring the landscape.
Consider that the city of Naples has the record of non-functioning photovoltaic systems, according to monitoring carried out by the WWF in the Neapolitan hinterland in 2021″. MEP Chiara Gemma (Fdi-Ecr) declared this in a note.
“Agricultural operators are the environmental custodians of the territory – he continues – thanks to them products that have undergone various checks arrive on our tables. With this measure, the green light will be given to the development of renewable sources in areas such as quarries or abandoned mines, without taking away soil from farmers who, as I have said several times, must have a guaranteed income.
The Italian government, through the Minister for Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, has acted as spokesperson for a proposal to amend the CAP which has been included as an agenda item on Agriculture in the Council of Heads of State and Government, aiming at strengthening the resource allocation of the EU Agricultural Policy – adds Gemma – it is clear that the current budget has proven to be insufficient to guarantee the necessary balance between economic and environmental sustainability. In my opinion – she concludes – the support and protection of farmers’ income and the strengthening of European food sovereignty should be encouraged”.
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