The plant processes only the barley produced by over 2000 central-southern farms with which Agroalimentare Sud has realized forms of vertical supply integration by drawing up farming contracts.
The typical contract structure provides for Agroalimentare Sud to supply the farm with barley seeds from the breeders’ preservative selections, and technical service by sending its own specialized staff for agronomic supervision, committing to purchase the whole crop.
The formula of the “farming contract” offers mutual benefits. In fact, Agroalimentare Sud can rely on the supply guarantee of the barley raw material both from a quantity and quality point of view, a vital requirement to plan the use of systems and labour as well as sales and to obtain finished products with high quality characteristics.
On the other hand the benefits for the farmer are the knowledge that his/her barley is placed and his/her professional growth is guaranteed thanks to the technical service. Adequate financial and development return is also guaranteed even in the long term.
