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The attractive prospect of Romanian farmland has so far led to Italian investors buying some 170,000 hectares of farmland in the country or about a quarter of all the surfaces owned by foreigners, according to data from the Italian Trade Promotion Agency.

Cheap prices and the availability of good quality land are two of the main reasons Italian companies have invested in Romanian agriculture, said participants in a seminar organized by the Italian Embassy to Bucharest and the Romanian Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development this week.

Future developments depend on the authorities’ efforts to increase the sector’s attractiveness even further by making good use of EU funds, simplifying administrative procedures related to land acquisitions and more predictability in state refunds, said Mario Cospito, the Italian ambassador to Bucharest.

Numerous Italian companies have invested in local farming, agricultural machines and processing, he said. “Italians could also contribute by investing in the infrastructure related to the agricultural sector such as warehouses, greenhouses and irrigations,” added the ambassador.

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Ten thousand professional visitors, with an increase by ten percent on 2010: in a time when the market has to face difficulties, TriestEspresso Expo is the answer of the coffee industry to the global challenge. Once again, it has proved an international event involving as many as 85 countries, able to bring to Trieste the major players in the industry – said Antonio Paoletti, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Aries, event organiser –. The next Expo will also have a new prestigious venue in the city centre, the Maritime Station and Warehouse 42. Operators will meet in an original coffee habitat, on a wharf surrounded by the sea waters through which coffee reaches this city, universally acclaimed as a centre of excellence for its long trading tradition, local companies, and outstanding coffee products, a pride for Italy across the globe.

Romanian Food Service Magazine has just finished its 2013 Media-Kit, containing the latest data about the distribution of the magazine, the Editorial Calendar for next year and also the advertising rates. Check out the new Media kit to see the opportunities that Gastromedia gives to the suppliers who intend to enter the Romanian market in 2013.

World-class equipment and raw material suppliers for the food service, catering and baking industry have already booked their booths at GastroPan 2013 trade fair, which will take place next spring in Bucharest. Most of them promised to hold live cooking and baking shows, allowing visitors from the market to experience the latest trends and technologies available.