Barrell, Confagricultura: “Scientific progress can also bring advantages to organic agriculture”

There was also talk about TEA (Technologies for Assistive Evolution) During theConfagricoltura Summer Gatheringwhich met on July 16 in Milan, at the Palazzo della Borsa, and which was followed by a meeting entitled “Which Europe? For a sustainable and competitive agricultural policy“, at any President Massimiliano Giansanti The requests from the agricultural sector to the European institutions were included. Coincidentally, the meeting took place on the same day that Roberta Metsola was re-elected President of the European Parliament in Strasbourg.

The TEA topic was already raised in the initial greeting of the Director General. Anamaria Barrellwho expressed Confagricoltura condemned for destroying experimental rice cultivation in the field in Pavia province (See news), it was approved thanks to one of the rules contained in Law 68 of June 13, 2023, mainly dedicated to measures to combat drought. In Europe, the file on new genetic hybridization techniques has been stopped, and Confagricoltura hopes that it will be approved soon.

“We have always been with science – stressed Anamaria Baril on the sidelines of the Assembly -. Research in agriculture can only be useful, and we are happy that the field testing of different tea varieties has been authorized in our country. Research can only be a way to make our production resistant, especially in such complex times from a climatic point of view.”

Barrell also expressed her opinion on the concerns of organic associations regarding these technologies.We believe in science -Hang- This does not mean ignoring the organic method.. I don’t think scientific research and organic farming are incompatible. I think Scientific advances can also bring advantages to organic farming.The driving force behind agriculture is the common interest of obtaining high quality and resistant products, and this goal can be achieved by following different paths. Organic products are an important part of agriculture and are highly appreciated by consumers. At Confagricoltura we try to represent all the souls that make up this sector. Many of our organic entrepreneurs are fully aware of how much science has helped us advance.“It will be done in different ways, but we still need to study.”

Elena Consonni