ITALY Introduces New Legislation to Promote Organic Production | CIHEAM Press Review | Scoop.it

The Italian par­lia­ment has approved a new law cre­at­ing an ​“Organic Made in Italy” label and national strat­egy to sup­port organic pro­duc­tion through­out the agri­cul­tural sec­tor.
The law acknowl­edges the unique role of organic pro­duc­tion for social devel­op­ment and envi­ron­men­tal sus­tain­abil­ity. It also pro­vides funds for organic farm­ing research and sup­ports new strate­gic agree­ments among pro­duc­ers.