Regional councilors for agriculture, trade associations and workers' representatives. These are the meetings that Minister Teresa Bellanova held by teleconference yesterday and today for an update on the state of the art and further criticalities of the agricultural and agri-food sector in the various territories, also in light of the additional emergency measures taken yesterday evening.
"I shared with the regional councilors, informally, our grid of interventions for the sector, for companies, for workers and families and fully outlined all the problems that the sector is facing", underlined the Minister of Policies agricultural food and forestry, Teresa Bellanova.
Also for this reason, I want to say two things clearly. The first. We must be able to face the emergency together, #distantimauniti as it invites you to do a campaign launched yesterday on social media and which I fully agree with. The emergency pushes all of us to radically change our lifestyle, where it is obviously possible to do it: we scrupulously follow the rules for our safety and those who are around, work from home if and when possible, avoid crowded places ", he reiterated the Minister. “All this does not mean that Italy should stop: food stores, markets, supermarkets are and will remain open, even on holidays. We are seeing queues and hoardings in front of the shops. I invite you all to avoid these behaviors that put your health at risk and cause nothing more than an accumulation that risks leading to waste of food and money ".
"The second. Vegetables, fruits, meat or fish, as well as milk, cheeses and however fresh and perishable foodstuffs are safe. There is more: they are one of the foundations of the Mediterranean diet and there is no reason in the world to change our diet, which is healthy, safe and quality "- highlighted Teresa Bellanova. "Even in this delicate moment, we must remember that behind the products there is the work, commitment and sacrifice of many businesses and workers: guaranteeing and supporting them even with the purchase of their products means guaranteeing and supporting a part fundamental of our economy and our country. We need to respect the rules, of course, and more than ever wisdom, balance, measure are needed. Thus, together, we will be able to defeat the coronavirus. Distant, but united as never before ".
“I want to be clear: yes to strict compliance with the rules because we must absolutely contain the epidemic, but no to stop Italy: we cannot and must not do it. Italy must remain standing, "concluded the Minister.