The Calabria of fruit and vegetables will be celebrated tomorrow with its excellence at the event Protagonists of Italian fruit and vegetablestaking place from afternoon to late evening atAltamura Resortoutside Reggio Calabria (in the opening photo).
In fact, it will be theregional councilor for agriculture Gianluca Gallo to do the honors by reminding entrepreneurs and managers coming from all over Italy of the salient data of the sector. Calabria is the second region in Italy in organic farming and first overall for the lowest use of fertilizers. Agri-food companies saw turnover grow by 33% compared to 2018 and the increase in exports in 2023 was almost 5 points above the national average. Calabria also excels in DOP and IGP products, which will be well represented at the event, both in a special exhibition corner and in the gala dinner menu, not only with fruit and vegetables but also with olive oil, wine and other products.
Furthermore, they are expected in the first part of the afternoon the interventions of representatives of the following Consortia: Consortium for the Protection of Calabria Clementine PGI, Consortium for the Protection of Sila Potato PGI, Consortium for the Protection of Tropea Calabria PGI Red Onion, Consortium for the Protection of Reggio Calabria PDO Bergamot, Consortium for the protection of Rocca Imperiale PGI Limone , Consortium for the protection of Finocchio di Isola di Capo Rizzuto PGI and Consortium of Cedro di Calabria PDO, an extraordinary series of excellences that explain how Calabria is now at the center of attention of the Italian fruit and vegetable sector.
