“Providing land is also essential for building agriculture 5.0”. This was stated by the Minister of Agricultural Policies Stefano Patuanelli speaking at the presentation of the fourth edition of the National Bank of Agricultural Lands, the Ismea instrument that bans 16 thousand hectares for a minimum value of 255 million euros, proceeds that will be reinvested entirely in for young farmers. “Agriculture 5.0 must be built but there are tools – explained the minister – from precision agriculture to reducing the environmental footprint to sensors, but all this exists if there is the possibility of having, of buying, the land” .
“It is a project – he underlines – that allows us to discover the value of the land with new tools. It is about starting again with new awareness and it is a way to involve young people in this beautiful world that binds us to culture, tradition but we need of new generations to continue on different paradigms “.
“I invite everyone to participate – added Patuanelli – it is an opportunity that has many legs to develop. There will be no shortage of resources and even ideas from Italian agricultural entrepreneurs”.
The theme of bureaucracy in agriculture “exists” and therefore “the approach must be changed because the increase in bureaucracy acts as an element of protection from illicit behavior, thinking that in this way we put a stop to incorrect behavior. opposite to”.
According to Patuanelli, in fact, “those who want to be smart with more bureaucracy do it anyway and instead put a brake on honest entrepreneurs. This element must be rebalanced”.