Purchases of high-tech vehicles and systems will decrease by 8% in 2024 compared to 2023, going from EUR 2.5 to 2.3 billion. The decline is caused by lower agricultural incomes and fewer public incentives. Only 42% of Italy's farms are “smart”
The estimates of the Smart Agrifood Observatory presented at EIMA International. Agriculture 4.0 in Italy is worth 1.6 billion in turnover and covers 6% of cultivated agricultural land. Digital in agriculture is also at the centre of other informative and in-depth events
Public incentive tools are contributing to the growth of agriculture 4.0 in Italy. Between 2020 and 2021 the turnover of the digital market tripled, rewarding in particular expenditure on machines and equipment connected natively. As investments in 'smart' systems have grown, so has their spread: today 6% of the agricultural surface area is cultivated with smart technologies