There Puglia it is among the top regions in Italy for occupation And number of businesses active in agri-food sector (270 thousand)for the food and wine tourism and for the contribution to national agri-food added value (3.9 billion euros).
This is what emerges from the data contained in the report “Puglia agrifood model for made in Italy: evolutions and challenges, beyond national borders” realized by The European house Ambrosetti (Teha Club) presented this morning in the presence of entrepreneurs, economists, researchers and operators in the sector.
«The economic data of the last ten years presented today by Ambrosetti are extraordinary for Puglia», comments the president of the Puglia Region, Michele Emiliano, who spoke at the presentation of the report. “The GDP – he underlines – it has grown twice as much as in Italy, but they have also grown employment and the strengths of the industrial and social system, and crime has significantly decreased. All these elements help us to focus on the aspects to improve».
For Emiliano it is necessary «encourage the merging of companies to increase their critical massand above all further strengthen the fight against the so-called Puglia sounding, that is, the use of fake Apulian food and wine products on world markets. It’s not easy. The Italian government will also need to be involved in the protection of all Italian products, including those from Puglia.”
Finally, the Apulian governor highlights that «the beautiful thing about these ten years is that we had everything planned and we expected these results. Puglia today is together genius and regularity, a region recognized and respected everywhere, also for being a free and truly welcoming land”, continues the president of the Puglia Region. “The fact that these ten years coincide with my regional administration it gave me great happiness, I believe I was a lucky president to have extraordinary Apulians at my side who achieved such important results”, he concludes.
