Focus Group "The role of women in sustainable development of the agriculture sector" - Roma 13 aprile 2010

  On April 13, 2010, the Italian NRN and the National Observatory for female entrepreneurship in Agriculture - ONILFA, supported by the Royal Netherlands Embassy in Rome and by the Dutch Association of Women Entrepreneurs The art of doing business, organized a Focus Group called "The role of women in sustainable development of the agricultural sector".
In the Focus Group, all parties involved had the opportunity to exchange initial ideas on this particular topic; on behalf of Italy, the Group was made up of some members of ONILFA Observatory, from one hand, rural female entrepreneurs representing the following sectors -  zootechnics, wine, olive, agritouristic, agro-social and milk and dairy sector - and, from the other hand, some representatives from Industry Associations such as Cia, Coldiretti and Confagricolutura.
Female entrepreneurs coming from the organic, milk and dairy (horse milk production) and eco-sustainable technology sectors had a very useful and interesting exchange of ideas with the Dutch counterpart, which highlighted a specific interest in the environmental policies and for regulations regarding agri-food certification. Italian representatives focused attention on social policies in the agricultural sector, emphasizing the need for them to be deeply analyzed.
This meeting, organized along with the Dutch commercial mission "Green Champions Day"(12/04-16/04), has double aim. The first one is promoting and fostering a useful exchange of experiences on rural sustainable development, production and import-export. The second one is creating a kind of venue for meetings, where it will be possible to exchange ideas on how closely dealing with some main themes in the future and to exchange information, with the opportunity of holding debates at international level.