The XXII Ismea-Qualivita Report describes the PDO-PGI sector with values up +52% in ten years
The Italian PDO Economy, despite the various critical aspects of the agricultural production system and markets, is in good health. Data from the XXII Ismea-Qualivita Report describe a sector with a production value of € 20.2 billion in 2023 (+0.2% on an annual basis), for a growth of +52% in ten years and a contribution of 19% to the overall turnover of the Italian agro-food industry. The food sector is growing by +3.5%, exceeding € 9 billion for the first time, while bottled wine is slowing down both in terms of quantity (–0.7%) and value (–2.3%) and stands at €11 billion. Exports are doing well, with PDO-PGI products as the lever of Made in Italy around the world, confirming a value of 11.6 billion € with a positive trend in EU countries. The Italian PDO Economy system is based on 317 Protection Consortia authorised by the Ministry of Agriculture, which coordinate the work of more than 194,000 companies in the food and wine supply chains, capable of generating employment for almost 850,000 people.
«The data in this Report confirm that Italian Geographical Indications represent a resilient system, capable of successfully tackling the many challenges that 2024 has posed, both in the climatic and commercial spheres» comments Mauro Rosati, director of Fondazione Qualivita and Origin Italia. «As we look to the future, it is essential that the PDO PGI sector, together with Italian and European institutions, pay the utmost attention to the rapid technological transformations in the food sector and the evolving dynamics of the international markets, in order to ensure the system an increasingly high level of competitiveness and sustainability».
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