The last General Census of Agriculture, the 7th, was conducted in Italy in 2020. According to data collected by ISTAT, the National Institute of Statistics, there were 195,735 farms producing durum wheat at that time. These farms have been categorized by province/region and altimetric range as follows:
– Plain: 0-299 meters
– Hill1: 300-600 meters (for the Northern regions)
– Hill2: 300-700 meters (for the Central-Southern regions)
– Mountain1: above 600 meters (for the Northern regions)
– Mountain2: above 700 meters (for the Central-Southern regions)
By hovering the cursor over the regions or provinces, you can access aggregate information specific to the durum wheat-producing farms, which includes:
– Overall farm size
– Area dedicated to durum wheat cultivation relative to the total area
– Average age of the farm manager
– Percentage of women in leadership positions
– Percentage of young farm managers.
The data used in this work are from Istat source and relate to the 7th General Census of Agriculture. The elaborations were conducted at the Laboratory for the Analysis of Istat Elementary Data and in compliance with the legislation on the protection of statistical confidentiality and the protection of personal data. The results and opinions expressed are the sole responsibility of the author and do not constitute official statistics. It should be noted that the analyses were conducted without using the weights reported to the universe.
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