Campania region allocates €4.84 million to modernize olive oil mills

The Campania Region's Department of Agriculture has completed a regional implementation phase of the PNRR (National Recovery and Resilience Plan) aimed at modernizing olive oil mills. Approximately €4.84 million has been distributed to 24 agricultural and agro-industrial companies located in the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, and Salerno.

These funds are intended for the modernization and replacement of processing, storage, and packaging systems for extra virgin olive oil. The initiative supports the introduction of two- or three-phase milling and extraction plants to improve production efficiency and environmental sustainability by reducing waste and repurposing byproducts for energy.

According to Agriculture Councilor Maria Carmela Serluca, this intervention is part of a broader support strategy for the olive-oil sector. When combined with previous programming, a total of 55 mills have received funding amounting to €16.1 million. Additionally, the region is working on a new call for complex supply chain projects involving €30 million under the 2023-2027 CSR framework.