With its data collection platform, Diagram provides tailored processing, customized to the specific needs of each client, to support decision-making.
Jolanda di Savoia (FE), april 5, 2025 –
Digital innovation, especially in agriculture, plays a crucial role in protecting and enhancing so-called “fragile areas”—territories not only marginal but with specific vulnerabilities and unique resources. Digitalization, public-private partnerships, and the data economy are pivotal, with agritech seen as essential for resource management. These are the central themes of the research report The Value of Digital Transformation for the Socioeconomic Recovery of Fragile Areas, conducted by Fondazione Magna Carta with Lutech, Assomediatech, and contributions from Diagram Group.
The presentation, held this afternoon in the Sala della Regione at Palazzo dei Capitani in Ascoli Piceno, featured Pier Luigi Romiti, Diagram’s Marketing and Communications Director.
Tailor-made solutions for every need. “As the need for technological tools to manage agriculture and land increases, Diagram provides both farmers and public bodies with customized solutions,” said Romiti. “We collect data via satellites, drones, weather stations, and agronomists, offering personalized decision-making support on irrigation, pesticide treatments, and more. We also help public bodies map their territory and streamline bureaucracy. Diagram has mapped the entire national territory and can provide erosion maps, organic carbon storage, and soil composition at the click of a button for any public agency or supply chain needing to monitor agricultural practices.”
Marginal areas: custodians of tradition and biodiversity. Digitalization can turn vulnerability into opportunity, especially in Italy’s mountainous and rural zones. 41.6% of Italy is hilly, 35.2% mountainous, with 22.7% of the population living in peripheral areas, often facing landslide risks, demographic decline, and economic marginalization—but rich in culture, biodiversity, and hidden treasures like small museums and local culinary heritage.
Digitalization and agritech for regional revitalization. “Digital agriculture becomes a key pillar for sustainable regional revitalization,” Romiti added. He emphasized the importance of community pacts to promote public-private partnerships, agritech projects in seismic areas, and training. “We’re proud to work with Fondazione Magna Carta, which aims to train 10,000 digital managers by 2030 through hubs in rural schools,” Romiti concluded.
Diagram was established in 2024, following the transformation of Ibf Servizi, a leading group in precision agriculture solutions, after its acquisition by the Nextalia fund. Thanks to a focused M&A strategy and strong commercial development, the company quickly became a leader in Italy and Europe in providing precision agriculture services and developing farm management software.On December 21, 2024, the official signing—subject to the approvals required by Italian and European regulations prior to finalization—was completed between Nextalia and BF, the current shareholders of the Diagram Group, and CDP Equity and Trilantic Europe, who, together with BF as a reinvesting party, will proceed with the acquisition of 100% of the group’s shares.As a leading provider of precision agriculture services, technological solutions, and professional software applications for the agricultural sector, Diagram serves a client portfolio spanning over 3 million hectares in Italy and more than 500,000 hectares internationally. The company employs around 1,000 people, including both staff and collaborators, across multiple locations in Italy and the United Kingdom.