The most relevant segment is industrial transformation which, with 43 joint-stock companies and 2.5 thousand employees, generates 359 million euros of added value and contributes 4.6% to the provincial GDP. Followed by the agricultural sector, with 938 companies and 2,900 employees and 283 million euros of added value (3.6% of the provincial GDP).
In terms of medium-term dynamics, the supply chain has shown a decidedly positive trajectory. In the period 2019–2024, the growth in added value approached 60%, thanks in particular to the driving force of the food processing sector.
A supply chain that highlights a good positioning ability on international markets: in 2025 the food industry exported 662 million euros (+45% compared to 2019), the agropharmaceuticals sector 74 million (+73.7%), the agricultural sector 4 million (+207%), agricultural machinery 16 million (with, however, an increase of only +7.4% compared to 2019).
«In the Lodi area – comments Alvise Biffi, President of Assolombarda – tradition and innovation reinforce each other. The growth of the agribusiness supply chain demonstrates the ability of companies to create value, but to consolidate this trajectory it is necessary to accelerate digital transformation, invest in artificial intelligence and develop the skills necessary to govern change. Today, competitiveness is increasingly measured on the ability to use data and new technologies to make processes more efficient, sustainable and productive. It is precisely with this objective that Assolombarda has promoted forgIA, an ecosystem that accompanies companies in the concrete adoption of artificial intelligence. A potential that can also translate into opportunities for the Lodi area, provided we continue to invest in people, skills and collaboration between businesses, the research system and institutions. It is through this alliance that the territory’s ability to attract talent and investments passes, generating innovation and building lasting growth.”
«The dynamism of the Lodi area is confirmed by the data of the agribusiness supply chain, a sector which between 2019 and 2024 was able to increase its added value by over 57% – stated Fulvio Pandini, President of the Lodi branch of Assolombarda – To defend this excellent identity of ours, closely linked to the land, the strategic challenge today becomes both the implementation of digital infrastructure capable of supporting the competitiveness of businesses, and the acceleration of urban regeneration. Recovering old abandoned production sites, in fact, is a way to limit the consumption of new land without altering the balance of the territory and, at the same time, to attract large international capital. At the same time, helping companies understand their level of digital maturity can help them increase awareness of how innovation, particularly that linked to digital, can support their development and growth.”
