Agriculture in the Sannio area is going through a period of severe strain. That is the assessment put forward by COPAGRI Benevento, which is asking public institutions for two concrete responses: an extraordinary fund to protect farm incomes and a permanent monitoring table at the Prefettura di Benevento.

The request was made through the provincial president, Concetta Tazza, and reported by NTR24 on 20 October 2026.

What COPAGRI is asking for

The main proposal is a Fondo straordinario per la salvaguardia del reddito agricolo — an extraordinary fund to safeguard agricultural income.

According to COPAGRI Benevento, the fund should be aimed especially at small and medium-sized farms, inland areas, and mountain or disadvantaged territories. It would provide temporary, targeted support in cases of documented income losses, exceptional increases in costs, and crises affecting individual production sectors.

The organisation says the measure should draw on compatible regional, national and European resources, within existing rules.

The second request is institutional: a permanent monitoring table at the Prefettura di Benevento, bringing together farm organisations, Regione Campania, the competent authorities and territorial representatives.

COPAGRI says it wants rapid timelines, transparent criteria and a stable institutional dialogue — not action limited to emergencies.

Why the organisation says action is needed

COPAGRI Benevento links the current difficulties to a combination of factors: rising production costs, sale prices described as unremunerative, specific difficulties in the wine and cereal sectors, and the effects of climate change.

These causes describe the organisation's position. The sources acquired do not provide independent statistical data quantifying losses, cost increases or the number of farms in difficulty in the Sannio area.

Who is making the request

Concetta Tazza was unanimously elected provincial president of COPAGRI Benevento on 27 February 2026, during the organisation's seventh provincial congress in Pietrelcina.

A congress report identifies wine, olive oil, cattle farming and cereals as central productions for agriculture in the Sannio area. The same report states that COPAGRI Benevento represents more than 1,200 agricultural businesses in the province. That figure comes from the congress account and has not been verified by an independent institutional source.

What the proposed fund would cover

For readers, the practical shape of the proposal matters more than the name:

  • Who it would help first: small and medium-sized agricultural businesses, particularly in inland, mountain or disadvantaged areas.
  • When it would intervene: documented loss of income, exceptional cost increases, or a crisis in a particular sector.
  • How it would work: temporary and targeted contributions, rather than general permanent subsidies.
  • With what money: regional, national and European resources compatible with current legislation.

No amounts, eligibility thresholds or start dates have been documented in the sources acquired.

What the proposed table would do

The proposed Tavolo permanente di monitoraggio would be based at the Prefettura di Benevento.

COPAGRI envisages participation by farm organisations, Regione Campania, competent bodies and territorial representatives. The purpose would be ongoing monitoring of the sector, rather than meetings convened only when an emergency arises.

What remains to be decided

The fund and the monitoring table are proposals by COPAGRI. The sources acquired do not document formal acceptance by the Prefettura, Regione Campania or the national government.

What to watch next is therefore institutional: whether the Prefettura agrees to convene the table, whether regional or national authorities take up the fund proposal, and what timelines and transparent criteria, if any, are published.