Books: 'Meglio un contadino laureato che un avvocato disoccupato' ('Better to Be a Degreed Peasant Than an Unemployed Lawyer')
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Andrea Prato's book entitled, 'Meglio un contadino laureato che un avvocato disoccupato' ('Better to Be a Degreed Peasant Than an Unemployed Lawyer'), Presented at Vinitaly 2010. A pragmatic proposal to return to agriculture and re-launch the country. The thesis expressed in the book is shared by a large part of the Italian population. Italian Agriculture Minister: "These pages contradict those who believe that agriculture is doomed to failure."
Andrea Prato
"Perception of the term 'agriculture' has changed. Nowadays when talking about agriculture, Italians think in terms of commercial farms, rather than of rough peasants. The thesis illustrated in Andrea Prato's book espouse this vision, which appears to be shared by a large part of the population," said ISPO president, Renato Mannheimer, on April 9, 2010, in presenting the book entitled 'Meglio un contadino laureato che un avvocato disoccupato', written by Sardinian Secretary of Agriculture, Andrea Prato, at Vinitaly. The presentation was moderated by Mario Sechi, director of Italian daily 'Il Tempo' (The Time).
"Italian citizens", added Mannheimer, "have a strong interest in paying serious attention to agriculture, which they perceive to this day, as essential economic and social resources for the development of the country."
According to the president of the Institute for Research on Public Opinion (ISPO), there are two aspects of the relationship between Italians and agriculture. The first is definitely linked to food, as two out of three Italians care about the quality-price ratio of what they eat, and 58% of them favor local and regional products over famous brand names. The second factor Italians pay attention to mentioned in the book is the overlapping of agricultural production with renewable energy.
"The idea of integrating agriculture and new energy sources is definitely a good one to pursue, because it goes along with the needs of the public. According to ISPO, 84% of Italians affirm they are informed on the subject, and eight out of ten citizens are in favorof the concept. Thus," concluded Mannheimer, "the integration of agricultural production and production of renewable energy, such as the one mentioned by Prato, is strongly favored by Italians in general."
Appreciation for Prato's book was expressed by Minister of Agriculture, Luca Zaia, as well.
"These pages refute those who believe that Italian agriculture is doomed to failure, or in the hands of large multinational corporations. Overall, however, the book excellently synthesizes both a national and international way of thinking: rediscover and bring agriculture back to the political center of every government."
The president of the Sardinia, Ugo Cappellacci, agrees with this line of thought.
"The regional administration of Sardinia points to innovations to conquer markets and create new jobs based on the interaction between agriculture and eco-energies, as well as on the multi-functionality of tourism," said Cappellacci.
According to Prato, the challenge presented by the eco-energies can only bring about a winning strategy foir economic development.
"A single-focused economy lacks the supporet of agriculture. The book demonstrates how the combination of agricultural production and renewable energy is the way to follow to produce income without institutional contribution," declared Prato.
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