Three Italians among EU organic-farming awards finalists

(ANSA) - ROME, SEP 13 - Three out of 24 finalists are in the running for the EU Organic Awards 2024, the EU prizes dedicated to organic farming, are from Italy.
    The winners will be announced on 23 September.
    There are eight categories and the 24 finalists come from 11 EU countries.
    The winners of the eight awards will be revealed during an official ceremony in Brussels organised to celebrate the European Organic Day (EU Organic Day). Among the three Italian finalists, Gianpaolo Mancini from Salerno is in the running for the category 'best organic farmer (male)'; the Distretto del Cibo Monregalese in Cuneo, Piedmont, is competing as best organic 'bio-district'; while Gino Girolomoni Cooperativa Agricola dell'Isola del Piano (Marche) is running as best small and medium-sized organic food processing company.
    The other five categories are: best female organic farmer, best organic region, best organic city, best organic food retailer and best organic restaurant/catering service.
    The EU's organically farmed area, the European Commission recalls in a note, had grown to 17 million hectares, or 10.5% of the total byu 2022.
    The European Green Deal's target is to have at least 25% of the EU's agricultural land devoted to organic farming by 2030.
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