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ho is involved Professional Organizations
Objections 1. AFT reputational damage
2. Substraction of agricultural and marine areas
Attitude
Aims 3. Lack of information and transparency
When 4. Distrust of environmental and marine monitoring
How
5. Insufficient cooperation
Relationship with 6. Many risks and no advantages for AFT
Oil&Gas
Distrust towards a little-known activity
Possible mediation? Guaranteeing protection to own economic sector
Protest occurs when it is felt that interests of the sector are under threat
Pressure on local authorities, negotiation attempts with mining companies
Insufficient but hoped for
Why not?! If it brings advantages to both parties …
Table 1 - Points at issue and Great part of AFT dissent towards Oil&Gas better structured enterprises compared to natio-
pathways of dialogue activities comes from an underestimated nal average, excellent import of local products ,
a considerable concentration of food processing
relation between the sectors; on the industries and a high degree of product diversifi-
contrary, there are real opportunities for cation. Emilia Romagna and Lombardia produce
the most part of DOP and IGP certified products,
improving local social well-being reaching a 70% of national turnover for the sector.
The main objective is accepting mining activities Economic analysis does not prove any
in territorial systems. O&G operators should not negative correlation between agricultural
be seen as temporary “strangers” but as new and mining activities: areas with stronger
“citizens”, respectful of their duties and worthy of
their rights. “Citizens” with great professional skills mining activity show similar or better
than can benefit local communities and economies. trends compared to non-mining areas
Examples of positive and profitable coexistence are
frequent, even if little known, in Italy and abroad: In the South, Sicilia goes against the national trend
which shows that choosing a priori the path of with an increase of utilized agricultural area in the
conflict instead of a mutual beneficial solution is a decade 2000-2010, and its organic farms head the
mistake. list of total agricultural enterprises in the Region.
Interesting results come also from Val d’Agri
Agriculture and Hydrocarbons: (Basilicata), the area with the biggest European
independent dynamics onshore reservoir and the largest oil/gas pre-
treatment plant. Analysis of structural factors which
Italian agriculture is going through a profound re- characterise the agricultural sector in the area
organisation: in the last ten years, the extent of uti- shows that the number of agricultural enterprises
lized agricultural areas and the number of enterpri- has significantly decreased in the decade 2000-
ses has plummeted, substantiating a trend started 2010; the data is higher if compared to national
in the first years of the ‘80s. If we concentrate on average but lower than in areas with no onshore
Regions with on-shore mining activity – Piemon- activity; on the other hand, utilized agricultural
te, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, areas have increased, bucking the provincial,
Basilicata, Sicilia – the scenario is on the whole regional and national trend. At a more local level,
positive, showing a lower diminution of enterprises data are even more important: in Viggiano, heart of
compared to national average, with the exception the mining activity, the number of enterprises has
of Sicilia and Piemonte, where in any case the de- decreased by a mere 9%, a reduction significantly
crease is lower than in other areas with no mining lower than in the province of Potenza, Basilicata
activity. and the South of Italy and Italy as a whole. This
Among the Regions with mining activities, there relatively positive data is backed up by a significant
are the “jewels in the crown” of Italian agriculture: increase of utilised agricultural area: the average
together, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Sicilia size of agricultural enterprises in Viggiano is
account for a third of national agriculture gross double than national average and three times more
value added. The first two, in particular, feature compared to South of Italy average (table 2).
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Objections 1. AFT reputational damage
2. Substraction of agricultural and marine areas
Attitude
Aims 3. Lack of information and transparency
When 4. Distrust of environmental and marine monitoring
How
5. Insufficient cooperation
Relationship with 6. Many risks and no advantages for AFT
Oil&Gas
Distrust towards a little-known activity
Possible mediation? Guaranteeing protection to own economic sector
Protest occurs when it is felt that interests of the sector are under threat
Pressure on local authorities, negotiation attempts with mining companies
Insufficient but hoped for
Why not?! If it brings advantages to both parties …
Table 1 - Points at issue and Great part of AFT dissent towards Oil&Gas better structured enterprises compared to natio-
pathways of dialogue activities comes from an underestimated nal average, excellent import of local products ,
a considerable concentration of food processing
relation between the sectors; on the industries and a high degree of product diversifi-
contrary, there are real opportunities for cation. Emilia Romagna and Lombardia produce
the most part of DOP and IGP certified products,
improving local social well-being reaching a 70% of national turnover for the sector.
The main objective is accepting mining activities Economic analysis does not prove any
in territorial systems. O&G operators should not negative correlation between agricultural
be seen as temporary “strangers” but as new and mining activities: areas with stronger
“citizens”, respectful of their duties and worthy of
their rights. “Citizens” with great professional skills mining activity show similar or better
than can benefit local communities and economies. trends compared to non-mining areas
Examples of positive and profitable coexistence are
frequent, even if little known, in Italy and abroad: In the South, Sicilia goes against the national trend
which shows that choosing a priori the path of with an increase of utilized agricultural area in the
conflict instead of a mutual beneficial solution is a decade 2000-2010, and its organic farms head the
mistake. list of total agricultural enterprises in the Region.
Interesting results come also from Val d’Agri
Agriculture and Hydrocarbons: (Basilicata), the area with the biggest European
independent dynamics onshore reservoir and the largest oil/gas pre-
treatment plant. Analysis of structural factors which
Italian agriculture is going through a profound re- characterise the agricultural sector in the area
organisation: in the last ten years, the extent of uti- shows that the number of agricultural enterprises
lized agricultural areas and the number of enterpri- has significantly decreased in the decade 2000-
ses has plummeted, substantiating a trend started 2010; the data is higher if compared to national
in the first years of the ‘80s. If we concentrate on average but lower than in areas with no onshore
Regions with on-shore mining activity – Piemon- activity; on the other hand, utilized agricultural
te, Lombardia, Emilia Romagna, Marche, Abruzzo, areas have increased, bucking the provincial,
Basilicata, Sicilia – the scenario is on the whole regional and national trend. At a more local level,
positive, showing a lower diminution of enterprises data are even more important: in Viggiano, heart of
compared to national average, with the exception the mining activity, the number of enterprises has
of Sicilia and Piemonte, where in any case the de- decreased by a mere 9%, a reduction significantly
crease is lower than in other areas with no mining lower than in the province of Potenza, Basilicata
activity. and the South of Italy and Italy as a whole. This
Among the Regions with mining activities, there relatively positive data is backed up by a significant
are the “jewels in the crown” of Italian agriculture: increase of utilised agricultural area: the average
together, Emilia-Romagna, Lombardia and Sicilia size of agricultural enterprises in Viggiano is
account for a third of national agriculture gross double than national average and three times more
value added. The first two, in particular, feature compared to South of Italy average (table 2).
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