The third episode of *Confini* is on air: between scarcity and abundance

Food has always been a barometer of the relationship between innovation, the market and political stability. From Nicolas Appert’s invention of canned food – which enabled Napoleon to accelerate his military machine – to the contemporary shocks affecting agricultural commodities, food security is once again a strategic issue. Amidst deglobalisation, energy issues and geopolitical tensions, the boundary we are drawing is that between scarcity and abundance. The third episode of *Confini*, airing on Thursday 9 July at 20:50 on channel 63 of digital terrestrial television, explores the link between technology, production and food prices. It focuses on where food is produced today and which areas are most exposed to geopolitical tensions. How much do international tensions actually affect supply chains, and which raw materials are currently the most vulnerable in the short term? And how are Italian supply chains protecting themselves? The episode analyses the relationship between Europe, Africa and the Mediterranean. Between protection and cooperation. Joining presenter Simone Spetia to discuss these issues are Luigi Scordamaglia, CEO of Filiera Italia; Enrica Gentile, CEO of Aretè; Carlo Stagnaro, Director of Research at the Bruno Leoni Institute; and Claudio Antonelli, Deputy Director of 24Ore NextMed. An in-depth look at the Mercosur agreements and the safety of our food. On the potential and the sensitive issue of reciprocity in the protocols. Two reports. The first from Cirimido, between Milan and Como, where Planet Farms has developed a vertical production model achieving a 96 per cent reduction in water use, thanks to the use of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. The second is from the Algerian Sahara, where BF, as part of the Mattei Plan, is bringing infrastructure, water and new durum wheat crops to the region. The aim is to achieve food sovereignty, which was sorely lacking, particularly during the so-called Arab Spring.