The States General of the 1000 Apulian agritourisms discuss the legislative changes
On May 14th an event organized by CIA Due Mari and Turismo Verde Puglia will be held in Ostuni to analyze the new regional law that regulates agritourisms in Puglia. An opportunity to discuss the constraints and possibilities offered by recent legislation.
On May 14th, Ostuni, a town in the province of Brindisi in Puglia, will host an important meeting dedicated to the recent regional legislation on agritourism. The event, entitled “Agritourism, the new regional law: opportunities or constraints?”, will take place in the headquarters of the Alto Salento GAL, located in the Li Cuti district.
The meeting will begin at 5pm and conclude at 8pm, with the participation of key figures such as Luigi D’Amico, CIA Area Due Mari executive; Angelo Pomes, mayor of Ostuni; Luigi Trotta, director of the Puglia Region; Pietro De Padova, president of Turismo Verde Puglia; Giannicola D’Amico, deputy vice president of CIA Puglia; and Donato Pentassuglia, Councilor for Agriculture of the Puglia Region.
The event is organized by CIA Agricoltori Italiani Puglia Area Due Mari and the Turismo Verde Puglia association, with the aim of examining the changes introduced to the regional law of 13 February 2013, n. 42, and the law of 24 July 2012, n. 19. These laws respectively regulate the agritourism sector and the valorization interventions of the livestock sector in Puglia.
With around 1000 structures, Puglia is among the top 10 Italian regions for the number of agritourisms. This sector not only contributes significantly to tourism and the local economy, but also plays a fundamental role in the conservation of soil, landscape and biodiversity. The agritourism facilities in Puglia have generated an annual turnover estimated at around 20 million euros, confirming the importance and dynamism of this sector.
