HOME WHO WE ARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES MULTIMEDIA OFFICES AND AGENCIES CONTACT US News Home > News WORLD PASTA DAY, LOST 75,000 HECTARES OF DURUM WHEAT IN THE LAST 5 YEARS Increase production so as not to depend too much on imports and supply chain agreements to give value Rome, 25 October 2021 - In the last five years Italy has lost 75 thousand hectares of land cultivated with durum wheat, to enhance the Italian product it is necessary to work on supply chain agreements that guarantee producers and consumers. This is what CAI - Agricultural Consortiums of Italy claims on World Pasta Day, which with more than 4 million quintals of cereals stored and managed represents the first organized production reality in our country. According to Cai estimates based on Istat data, Italy has lost 75 thousand hectares of land planted with durum wheat in the last five years. According to Consorzi Agrari d'Italia, therefore, it is necessary to work to increase production, also through investments along the entire supply chain, to prevent Italy from continuing to depend too much on product imports from other producing countries. LATEST NEWS Registered office: Rome, Via XXIV Maggio, 43 Operational and administrative headquarters: Bologna, San Giorgio di Piano Via Centese, 5/3, 40016 e-mail: info@consorziagrariditalia.it Useful links BF SPA THE SEASONS OF ITALY IBF SIS GHIGI EUROCAP OILS EMILCAP QUALITY SEEDS MATT ITALY SUPPLY CHAIN Organization and management model pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 231/2001 Ethical code HOME WHO WE ARE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES OFFICES AND AGENCIES CONTACT US Privacy Policy Cookie Policy