Ddl ColtivaItalia: the measures for Piedmont's agriculture
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The Ddl ColtivaItalia becomes law with final approval in the Senate, after passing through the Chamber of Deputies with no votes against. The measure allocates over 1.1 billion euros to Italian agriculture and contains, according to the Piedmont regional councillor for Trade, Agriculture and Food, Tourism, Sport and Post-Olympics, Hunting and Fishing, and Parks, Paolo Bongioanni, substantial measures for Piedmont's primary sector [1].
Measures for Piedmont
Among the measures highlighted by Bongioanni are 300 million euros for strategic supply chains and 300 million for livestock farming, with specific support for cow-calf operations, significant for a region where the dairy sector and quality meat are central assets [1]. For young farmers setting up businesses and for women-led farms, 150 million euros are earmarked, along with 8,417 hectares granted on a ten-year free loan by Ismea (the state agricultural development agency) to farmers under 41, plus 9.2 million for wine tourism [1].
Loan moratorium and African swine fever
The measure introduces a loan moratorium for farming businesses hit by animal and plant diseases during 2025 [1]. It also provides one million euros for prevention, biosecurity and support for businesses protecting livestock and supply chains, and 3 million for slaughtering businesses, as part of the response to African swine fever, an emergency in which the Piedmont Region is engaged together with the Provinces, farmers and the hunting community [1]. The measures include biosecurity and surveillance steps, such as fencing and temporary structures to limit the movement of wild boar, and support for pig-farming businesses for freezing and storing meat from areas under restriction [1].
Simplification and other measures
The Ddl ColtivaItalia also contains a package of administrative simplification measures, aimed at reducing bureaucratic timelines and easing business activity and access to public funds [1]. Bongioanni linked the measure to two other steps obtained in the preceding days from minister Francesco Lollobrigida on the cost of agricultural diesel: the possibility for Piedmont to allocate a further 8 million euros from unused funds in the CAP Strategic Plan, and Q8's agreement to the Government's request for a 20% cut in the pre-VAT price of agricultural fuel until 31 December [1].
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- TorinoOggi — 5 November 2026