Crunch time for Italian apples as competition bites

摘要

With discussions of global importance due to take place at this year's Interpoma meeting, Italy is already looking at how improvements can be made to its own apple sector. ALESSANDRO Dalpiaz, director of Italian apple association Assomela, has calledfor a new strategy to ensure the country's apple sector can compete effectively with other major producing countries in years to come. Speaking in Bolzano in November at Agrialp 2005, which brought together the Italian apple sector's key players ahead of next November's fifth biennial apple industry convention Interpoma, Mr Dalpiaz suggested that much more could be done to improve industry infrastructure and expand sales channels.