Now in its XXXIII edition, “L’agricoltura italiana conta” (Italian agriculture in figures), edited by the CREA Centre for Agricultural Policies and Bioeconomy, has the task of providing an overview of the relationships between the various components that define the role of the primary sector in an advanced economy, making use of the specialist knowledge of a large group of researchers. The statistical data analysed in this edition mainly refer to 2019 but, where possible, have been supplemented with estimates and trends for 2020 to which the Covid-19 pandemic has imparted a momentous shock and whose outcomes are yet to be defined in their severity. The Italian agri-food system, although severely affected by the measures put in place to control the course of the epidemic, nevertheless ensured food supply and safety for the entire population, thanks to the efforts of operators and the intervention of institutions. A chapter of the publication is dedicated to organic farming.
Italian agriculture in figures 2020
Source: CREA
