Sustainable agricultural businesses grow faster in terms of turnover and competitiveness. This is demonstrated by the data of the third "AGRIcoltura100" Report, the most in-depth study on the sustainability of the agricultural sector, commissioned by Reale Mutua and Confagricoltura, presented on 31 January in Rome, at Palazzo della Valle.
The historic partnership between Reale Mutua and Confagricoltura takes the form of support for virtuous initiatives such as " AGRIcoltura 100" which make it possible to make a concrete contribution to the development of the primary sector, spreading awareness and best practices regarding the impact generated by sustainability and innovation on environment and on society. The survey was carried out by Innovation Team, a Cerved Group company, and involved 2,806 agricultural businesses throughout Italy, 30% more than in the second edition.
Among the companies awarded by the National President of Confagricoltura Massimiliano Giansanti, with the participation of our past president Vittorio Amedeo Viora, current President of Piemonte Agricolo spa as well as Reale Mutua Councilor and Vice President of the Turin Academy of Agriculture, we have:
Grow Up is an agricultural company that adopts the aquaponics technique, a circular economy model that drastically reduces the environmental footprint. Grow Up has set up its own business model, starting from horticultural and fish production, through the direct sale of products on the farm, through a local network of nearby businesses, buying groups with an online platform, thanks also to the Arci network and the Project Feed the communities. The agricultural social enterprise Grow Up also carries out educational educational services in agreement with schools, social organizations and families and offers agritourism services, including agri-camping and services in the entrepreneurial field: Costanza, Valentina and
Nicholas. The activity takes place in two historic farmhouses of origin of social agriculture in agreement with third sector bodies and public administration. The members of Grow Up are three seventeenth-century young people immersed in the urban green belt of Turin, in the Mirafiori area, and in Pinerolo.
Two other member companies of ours have distinguished themselves for their level of sustainability, thus entering the top 100 of the "AGRIcoltura100" ranking:
Located on the southern slope of the Serra morainic hill and founded in 1953 by about a hundred members of Piverone and neighboring towns, it excels in the production of wines from Erbaluce, Barbera and Nebbiolo grapes.
· Italian Cricket Farm srl - Scalenghe
It is the largest insect farm in Italy, where crickets (Acheta domesticus) , mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) and caimans (Zophobas morio) are bred.
"Three companies in the Turin area that stand out for virtuous results in terms of sustainability and with excellent results also in terms of innovation and competitiveness is a reason for great satisfaction" underlines Tommaso Visca, president of Confagricoltura Turin.
