Politics · Italy · 8 hrs ago
80% of ColtivaItalia funds to go to southern Italy
Italy’s agriculture minister, Francesco Lollobrigida, said 80% of ColtivaItalia funds will go to southern Italy.
The plan is meant to help address the decline of farming communities and rural areas.
Lollobrigida said more than 30% of farms in Europe had closed over the past 30 years.
In some parts of southern Italy, more than 40% of farms have closed.
He said the decline has begun to reverse in recent years, but that progress is not enough.
The plan aims to support farm incomes through innovation, research, rules and checks, helping Italian farmers compete with imports from countries that do not follow the same standards.
Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida said 80% of ColtivaItalia funds will go to southern Italy.
He said the allocation is intended to help counter the abandonment of rural areas.
Lollobrigida said farmers need income support through innovation, research, rules and controls.
He said more than 30% of farms in Europe have closed over the past 30 years.
In some parts of southern Italy, farm closures have exceeded 40%, he said.
- Who
- Agriculture Minister Francesco Lollobrigida.
- What
- He said 80% of ColtivaItalia funds will go to southern Italy.
- When
- 9 November 2026.
- Where
- Southern Italy; Lollobrigida made the remarks on the UnoMattina television programme.
- Why
- To help counter the abandonment of rural areas and support farmers' incomes.
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- Share of funds for southern Italy
- 80%
- European farm closures over 30 years
- More than 30%
- Farm closures in some areas of southern Italy
- More than 40%
- Programme
- ColtivaItalia
What people are saying
80% of the funds will go to the South
In these years we have reversed the trend, but it is not enough