It ‘s been less than a year after the earthquake of last May that has devastated a part of Emilia Romagna and Veneto and Lombardy. It was a tragedy that has influenced many economic local realities, including farms. It goes back a few days ago the formalization much hoped for disbursement of compensation, as has been recognized as a state of calamity. Funding will be granted on the basis of DL 102/2004, dedicated to financial assistance to agricultural enterprises.
The operators of farmhouses in Emilia Romagna will have an extra incentive to invest in renewable energy: the call for the allocation of funds has been reopened to those who want to expand their business with features that take into account the production of renewable energy. Read more »
Good news for wine producers: the online database E-bacchus, whose use had been made compulsory from January 1, 2013, is no longer mandatory for wine producers.
A bill on beauty dates back to the beginning of last week, focusing mainly on the need to protect the landscape from speculation and land exploitation, as well as on the importance of building quality infrastructure with a low environmental impact. Read more »
Spotlight on Umbria, and precisely on Castiglione del Lago, in the province of Perugia. Close to the Trasimeno Lake, the countryside holiday house Villa Vitellino welcomes us. It is Mrs. Barbara, an Australian who fell in love with Italy, who guides us at the discovery of this nice facility plunged in the green.
The latest ISTAT data on unemployment are clear: 37.1% of the Italian population between 15 and 24 years are unemployed, a situation that had not been so negative since 1992. There’s a lot to think about, but we can also breathe a sigh of relief, since the same data show a 4% increase in the companies run by Under-30 businessmen. Read more »
The official publication of the regional law that governs the activity of farmhouses in Veneto dates back to last August . This is the law number 20 of 10 August 2012, which, in recent days, has been the focus of the managers of farmhouses because of some additions, which do not fundamentally alter the layout of the content of the law.
Good news for producers: the law Mongiello – Scarpa, a measure designed to protect made-in-Italy olive oil, has been finally approved. Read more »
The departures for the Christmas holidays have increased as compared to last year. One thing in particular makes us very happy, that is the 4% increase in the number of the tourists who choose to spend the holiday period at a farmhouse.
We are now very close to Christmas, and some people, also because of the crisis, have some trouble in making gifts. At a time like this it’s always nice to go back to authentic values, including special gifts such as Christmas basket.
