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Diagram opens its new Innovation Center: an international hub for research and development in the agri-food sector

  • The Diagram Innovation Center, the beating heart of innovation in Jolanda di Savoia, has officially opened its doors, marking a new milestone in the Group’s journey of growth and development.
  • Roberto Mancini, CEO of Diagram Group, stated: “The opening of the Jolanda Innovation Center confirms that investment in technology, sustainability, and digitalization is the key to addressing global challenges in food security and sustainable resource management.”

Jolanda di Savoia, October 8, 2025 – Diagram Group, a leader in innovation for the agri-industrial supply chain,officially opened its new Innovation Center yesterday. The ribbon-cutting ceremony coincided with a visit from distinguished representatives of banking institutions and the Ministries of Agriculture and Finance of Kazakhstan and Turkey, along with Italian institutional representatives and delegates from leading Kazakh and Turkish business organizations. The visit—organized by Diagram Group in collaboration with Bonifiche Ferraresi and with the participation of international financial institutions—represented an important opportunity for dialogue and cooperation among institutional and industrial stakeholders from the participating countries, with the goal of fostering the exchange of expertise and the dissemination of innovative models on a global scale.

An Immersive Experience
Guests were able to enjoy a fully immersive 360-degree experience through an interactive pathway developed using advanced technologies, including virtual reality and immersive video. The journey, perfectly aligned with the Group’s international image and offering, guided visitors through Diagram’s history, the current challenges facing the agri-food sector, and the innovative solutions developed by the company to address them. Discussions then focused on the topics of greatest interest to the visiting delegation, emphasizing innovation and sustainability across the agri-industrial value chain.
Particular attention  to innovative and sustainable agricultural production methodscutting-edge processing technologies, and precision and smart farming. Key themes included intelligent irrigation systemsefficient water resource management, and technologies that enhance soil productivity. The event also explored the use of renewable energy in the agri-industrial sector, fully consistent with Diagram Group’s commitment to a more sustainable and responsible development model.

The Heart of Innovation: Diagram’s Innovation Center
The Jolanda di Savoia Center establishes itself as a hub of excellence for research and development—a place where innovation and collaboration meet. Covering an area of over 1,100 square meters, the facility is designed to encourage the exploration of new technologies and the sharing of knowledge. Inside, it features a multimedia room and an immersive room dedicated to interactive presentations of the Group’s solutions, three laboratories, and two pedotheques (true soil databases dedicated to the study and classification of agricultural land) for the analysis and development of new agronomic techniques and advanced technological applications. The Center also includes dedicated collaboration spaces, including three modern meeting rooms designed to foster exchange and teamwork.

Roberto Mancini, CEO of Diagram Group, commented:
“The opening of the Jolanda Innovation Center represents a moment of great pride for us, confirming that investment in technology, sustainability, and digitalization is the key to meeting global challenges in food security and sustainable resource management. We are honored to have shared this milestone with such a high-level international delegation, whose presence demonstrates the global relevance and value of our solutions.”

Diagram
Diagram was born in 2024 from the transformation of the IBF Servizi SpA Group and the acquisitions of Agronica Srl, Abaco SpAAgriconsulting SpA and Netsens SrlIt is an Italian and European leader in the digitalisation of services dedicated to the agri-food sector, in the development of farm management software and in the management of delivery processes, monitoring and control of environmental and agricultural support programmes. A partner of important governments on the European continentit supports public administrationagricultural companies, banking and insurance institutions and the agri-food industry with the aim of promoting social, economic and environmental sustainability. Today the company is 41.6% owned by CDP Equity (Cassa Depositi e Prestiti Group), 41.6% by Trilantic Europe and 15% by BF Agricola.