Organic Enterprises

A "Made In Italy" Label for Organic Foods

Two out three Italians (68 %) would conquest biological foods if they were guaranteed to be labeled "Made in Italy." It's the connection of the territory to it's local products that is of high priority to those buying biological products - Coldiretti (national confederation for Italian farmers founded in 1944)- this shows environmental sensibility and concerns in the deduction of pollution that transportations of long distances account for.

"Today more than ever, Italy is in need of quality - (declared Mauritius Gubbiotti of the national secretary office of "Legambiente") - to create new development it is necessary to give value in relation to the territory. It's the creativity, the search, the flavor, and the traditions that "Made in Italy" famous all over the world-- It is not only the card hands that are won that help gain a space in this global economy, but it's also the defending of the Italian quality of life.

A survey confirmed that the production of biological products, have increased ten times on the formal number of tables-- having risen from 64 in 1996 to 647 in January 2006.

From Milan, to Florence, from Naples to Barium, to Catania and in other hundreds of squares, the "Bio-Sunday" party is dedicated to agriculture and biological nutrition - affirms COLDIRETTI, AIAB, and LEGAMBIENTE - this makes an acquaintance of quality-- the good biological Italian.

Bio-Sunday is the national day of organic and natural products.

Campo de' Fiori is just one of the squares in Rome to be representing the Bio-Sunday; open 10 A.M. to sunset. Every Sunday is Bio day-- where Italians are dedicated in offering genuine and healthy products; typical organic products, body products.

As for productions of wider consumptions like fruit, vegetables, honey, meats, cheeses, wine and extravergine oils, you'll find many entrepreneurs pawning around to win foreign competition. You'll find cosmetic products like organic sponges (luffa) (used for massages with l' biological oil or in the shower). Rediscover tastes forgotten like lentils of "Onano" and beans of "Purgatory."

Organic products are not only good to eat, but are also good to buy directly from the producer. Farm prices tend to be much lower than the price of biological products sold in shops and supermarkets. And for those who cannot travel or move about easily, there is a delivery service led by biological groups & producers. This is also of great benefit to the elderly, in which the first day of Bio-Sunday was dedicated to on Oct. 1st.

What has come out of the course of the Bio-Sunday organized from COLDIRETTI & AIAB (Italian Association for l' Biological Agriculture)?

One hundred squares all over Italy were filled with more than a million citizens who have come down to enjoy, know, and support the biological products labeled "Made in Italy".

China's production of organic products has increased 11 times in one year, 1057% , this has gained China second place in the world with an area cultivated of organic products 3 times that of Italy. Italy comes down to fourth place, but takes however, European leadership.

A deep change and a true "cultural revolution" is taking place in Chinese countries (as well as in Italy) where they have wanted to increase the quantity of organics by every means: from the Genetically Modified Foods (GMO) (Frankenfoods), the intensive and uncontrolled use of pesticides, and exploitation of the environment.

Italy possesses 1\3 of the biological enterprises in Europe. The Union confirms the actual leadership of this old continent. Increases of 12 % on cultivated lands surpass millions of hectares (1.067.101,66 hectares)

The main productive orientations are: meadows and pastures, cereals, ( together represent 70% of the surface of biological agriculture) followed by the arboreal cultivations (olive tree, lives, citrus)

The result of animal productions reared with biological methods are: 222.516 cattle for milk and meat, 825,274 ovi-goat, 977,537 chickens, 31,338 pork, 1.293 rabbits and 72,241 beehives.