Council of wholesale markets is established to create an interconnected logistics system
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Transforming agri-food centres into real interconnected logistics hubs, capable of integrating the port, rail and freight village system to optimise the movement of goods and increase the added value of Italia products. This is the objective of thenew Consulta dei Mercati all'Ingrosso, which met for the first time during the Macfrut di Rimini
The organisation was set up 'to give a unified voice to a reality that, until now, has struggled to find a coordinated representation at the institutions and by bringing together private individuals and associations,' reads a note from Italmercati, the initiative's leader and thus marking 'a historic step for the Italian agri-food sector.
The meeting was also attended by the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, who outlined the strategic axes for the future of the sector. Among the issues that emerged from the debate was direct support for production through investments in technological innovation and energy sustainability, with the aim of protecting the agri-food system from imitations and ensuring the economic sustainability of companies.
The new strategic vision aims not at reducing the number of markets, but at classifying and enhancing them through state-of-the-art logistical infrastructures that enable them to reach distribution markets with competitive costs and fast turnaround times.



