Coltivaitalia plan, the future of agriculture is driven by technological solutions for the agricultural sector

• The integration of EU agricultural funds with national support in Italy, particularly through the ColtivaItalia plan, which includes targeted interventions to foster innovation in the agricultural sector
• Roberto Mancini, Ceo Of Diagram’ “We stand by and support farmers that want to invest in innovation and technology”.

Jolanda di Savoia, 28 July 2025 – “ColtivaItalia places innovation at the heart of its strategy. Diagram Group supports farms that want to invest in technology and innovation — from livestock operations to olive groves and arable farms,” says Roberto Mancini, CEO of Diagram Group, the leading provider of precision farming solutions in Italy and across Europe.

In Italy, the government has presented ColtivaItalia, a 1-billion-euro program, linked to agriculture, to strengthen agriculture through targeted investments and technological solutions. The plan focuses on innovation, sustainability and digitalisation: from precision agriculture to artificial intelligence and advanced sensor technology and mechatronics.

ColtivaItalia, aims, among other things, to reduce Italy’s dependence on foreign meat imports, with funding of EUR 300 million. Italy, in fact, currently imports more than 11 million cattle a year and the government wants to support beef production on Italian farms by strengthening the cow-calf supply chain.

300 million euros are also planned for an olive-growing plan and in this case the resources are aimed at implementing a national strategic plan that also includes restoring the productive capacity of farms.

Key priorities include reclaiming abandoned land; fostering youth entrepreneurship and generational renewal; digitalising experimental farms; and strengthening AGEA’s data capabilities for agriculture

“This is an approach that Diagram has embraced for some time, developing solutions focused on field data management, also with a view to accessing national and European funding. In this context, ColtivaItalia aims to facilitate access to such funds by simplifying bureaucracy and streamlining procedures,” Mancini adds.

Italy’s proposal comes at a time when European agriculture is undergoing significant transformation, driven by new guidelines for the EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028–2034. This €2 trillion plan aims to modernise Europe across multiple sectors, from competitiveness to environmental sustainability.

In this context, the agricultural sector is being called upon to rethink its strategies in light of a reorganisation of available funds. The new EU financial framework introduces important changes: agricultural funds have been merged with cohesion funds, and the share allocated specifically to agriculture has been reduced.

“Diagram Group, which supports companies in transitioning toward a more connected and sustainable agriculture, sees in the Italian program a valuable point of reference to address these European challenges,” Mancini concludes.

Diagram
Diagram was born in 2024 from the transformation of the IBF Servizi SpA Group and the acquisitions of Agronica Srl, Abaco SpA, Agriconsulting SpA and Netsens Srl. It 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 continent, it supports public administration, agricultural 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.