(ANSA) - ROME, NOV 18 - "Italian cuisine expresses culture, research and innovation, training, territorial identity and biodiversity. Promoting it in the world is a priority of the Farnesina's economic diplomacy".
This was said by the Foreign Minister, Luigi Di Maio, at the presentation of the VI edition of the Week of Italian Cuisine in the World.
"The agri-food sector in Italy, according to 2020 data, is worth € 208 billion, equal to 12.6% of GDP. It is the first supply chain in our economy, to whose added value it contributes over 4%, about € 64 billion. . It employs just under one and a half million people, or 6% of the total number of employees ", added the minister.
"In the first seven months of 2021, Italian exports in this sector increased by 10.3% compared to the same period in 2020, reaching almost 21 billion euros. Wine exports alone, which grew by 14.5%, are worth almost 4 billion euros. EUR".
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