“Manpower is needed in the countryside, and young Italians should know that going to work in agriculture is not demeaning. It will not be a burden to sit on the couch and to be a burden on the shoulders of others who do not really have a model of civilization”. This was expressed by Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister of Agriculture, at the opening of the 55th edition of Vinitaly.
Given that there is still room for “at least 100,000 young people” in the Italian countryside, it is no coincidence that after last year, a third of a million workers entered agriculture on a workers’ contract. under 35 years old. That’s what Coldiretti’s data says.
To these should be added more than 55,000 young Italian entrepreneurs who, again in 2022, chose to invest in land from cultivation to livestock and agritourism. The largest association ever to represent work in agriculture, it also signals an increasing demand for expert figures. An example? Tractor drivers, greenhouse growers, pruners and agriculture 4.0 technicians to drive drones, read weather data and use IT tools.
In short, Minister Lollobrigida is rounding up the numbers to deliver another blow to basic income and relaunch the idea of employment policies to ensure demand meets supply. It seems to happen a lot in agriculture.
Source: Today IT
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