More and more young people are choosing organic farming as the path to their professional future
In 2016, 90.000 "green" companies headed by under 35s were born in Italy, which work thanks toorganic farming.
Organic farming as an ethical project
Nowadays more and more young people are launching into the world oforganic farming giving birth to numerous "green" companies.
Young people, usually under 35, believe that organic farming can be a path to take for their professional future. An ethical project that contrasts the spread of the so-called "junk food". This is also confirmed by a study by Coldiretti, according to which 90.000 “green” companies led by under 35s have been born in the last year.
Two young Italian entrepreneurs in the world of organic agriculture
Philipp Breitenberger ed Antonio Ida, young Italians, have launched into the world oforganic farming, starting from an idea. Two stories of passion, commitment and success.
Philipp Breitenberger, originally from Giavera di Montello, in the province of Treviso, thanks to his landed father, grows up eating fruit every day. Become big and go to Germany thanks to Erasmus. A fundamental experience that made him see the world from a different perspective. Upon his return to Italy, he began growing and selling kiwifruit.
In 2008 Philipp, together with his brother Manuel, opened the Kiwiny which with 10 hectares of plantations in Italy produces two types of fruit. Hayward (the long green kiwis) e Soreli Gold (short and yellow kiwis).
The Breitenberger brothers also make and sell jams and juices from the fruit.
Kiwiny does not use chemicals in production processes. Respect the environment by using a 100 kilowatt photovoltaic system.
Spirufarm: a "green" company that produces spirulina algae
The story of Spirufarm, Italian company that cultivates the Spirulina, A 'Alga for food use with a high content of vitamins and proteins.
Antonio Idà has a degree in biotechnology and has been a researcher. He is supported by the entrepreneur Stefano Lonzoni. The two set off in 2015 by presenting their project at the “Cultivate the right idea” competition, organized by Make a Change and Ubi Banca to support eco-sustainable businesses. They convince the judges and win a fund that allows them to open the company.
For a year, Spirufarm has been supplying restaurants and shops with spirulina algae transformed into flakes or powder.
With the water used for the cultivation of algae, Spirufarm also irrigates the fields. Furthermore, the heat from its biogas plants is recovered to heat the greenhouses.
83% of Italians buy eco-products by supporting organic farming
In recent years, the purchase of organic products in Italy has grown a lot. A survey by Assobio shows that 83% of Italian families brought "green" products to the table.
On the export front, the most significant data is the American one. During the Obama years, bio-made in Italy in the United States grew by 73%. For Kiwiny and Spirufarm, however, the destination of the products is varied. The Breitenberger company, born with a propensity to export, sells kiwis in Canada and Australia, as well as in the USA.
Despite the crisis that we do not give up, Spirufarm instead aims to become a leader in the beautiful country.
