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“We manage to deliver Apulian tomatoes to the countries of continental Europe via an intermodal system, which uses the railway, leading to a number of benefits from an environmental point of view,” specified the company manager. “At the same time, however, all the goods destined for the British market (we are talking about around three thousand containers per year) can only leave from the ports of Salerno or Naples, because those of Manfredonia, Bari and Taranto cannot be used for our needs. This impacts both operating costs and the environment, due to the CO2 emissions caused by the unavoidable road transport to the ports of Campania. In general, Apulian agri-food exports are increasingly growing, and it is therefore essential to highlight the infrastructural challenges of the South as well as underlining the common and specific needs of Apulia, while we ask local authorities for essential support aiming at regional economic growth and promoting more sustainable business practices. An institutional intervention is urgently required that can provide concrete responses to the growing demand for intermodal transport, through policies that encourage such practices.”
As regards production, for the manager of the Apulian group, there are two issues to resolve. The level of water available in Apulia in the Occhito dam is very low due to the lack of rainfall in recent months, which is worsening the drought problem. The second issue is the impact of climate change on crops. “Last year, the tomato harvest lasted until the end of October, when it usually reaches September at the latest,” said Laviola. “This is an anomalous situation that we hope will not recur this year. It is necessary to plan the collection of the raw material with the right timing to guarantee high quality.”
