Expo celebrates organic food

(ANSA) - Milan, September 29 - Milan's Expo world fair held an organic food fest on Tuesday attended by Italy's deputy agriculture minister Andrea Olivero.
    The event, held at the fair's Biodiversity Park and promoted by Italy's agriculture ministry, was focused on innovative and sustainable methods of organic farming.
    The Expo's International Organic Forum signed a document during the celebrations in which it underlined the way in which the sector is capable of feeding the planet in the future, supporting family farms and employment and protecting biodiversity.
    "I am deeply convinced that organic food represents the most advanced part of our agriculture," said Olivero, adding that the event was an important moment to reaffirm the central role that organic food plays in the world.