Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse

What Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse does

Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse, operating under the trade name ITS Academy Agrorisorse, is a private non-profit educational foundation headquartered in Lodi, Lombardy, Italy. The institute delivers post-diploma vocational training programs in the agri-food sector that are officially recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education (Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito). It operates across five Lombardy campuses — Lodi (legal and administrative headquarters), Massalengo (operational headquarters and secretariat), Cremona, Milano, and Voghera — and runs a portfolio of biennial ITS courses (2 years, 2,000 hours each) and annual IFTS courses (1 year, 1,000 hours each). Specializations include precision farming, water resource management, social agriculture, food technology, dairy processing, coffee supply chain, zootechnics, and hospitality innovation. The pedagogical model is structured as 50% experiential classroom learning and 50% company internship, with curriculum co-designed with industry partners. The organization does not develop proprietary technology products.

The institute's business model is non-tuition-based: all courses are offered free of charge to students. Operating revenue derives from public funding streams including the Italian Ministry of Education, the European Union through PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) and FEASR (Fondo Europeo Agricolo per lo Sviluppo Rurale), and Regione Lombardia through the PSR SRH03 measure of the Rural Development Program for adult agricultural training. The institute maintains an internship partner network of more than a dozen enterprises including Lactalis Italia, Granarolo, Bertoletti, BICT, Caseificio del Cigno, Cosapam, Auricchio, Isagri, Foodcom, and Santangiolina (Fattorie Lombarde), and offers the Erasmus+ program for international student mobility. Reported outcomes include a 93% job placement rate within six months of graduation.

The foundation operates with a small core staff of approximately five employees, supplemented by visiting industry professionals who deliver specialized instruction. Go-to-market activity centers on Open Day recruitment events at the Lodi headquarters and online, a 2026 masterclass series targeting fourth and fifth-year high school students across Lombardy, free agricultural entrepreneur training under the SRH03 program, an active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn, and participation in industry events such as Farming Days organized by CIB (Consorzio Italiano Biogas).

Name

Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse

Legal name

Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse

Website

https://agrorisorse.it

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse is a non-profit educational foundation in Lodi, Italy, offering publicly funded post-diploma vocational training programs in the agri-food sector across five Lombardy campuses, with curriculum co-designed by industry partners and 93% graduate employment within six months.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vocational Education and Training

NAICS

Technical and Trade Schools (61151), Other Technical and Trade Schools (611519)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Agribusiness, Farm Management & Compliance (EDAOAOAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA), Crop, Soil & Agronomy Technician Training (EDAOAOAF)

Keywords

• Vocational training
• Agri-food education
• Post-diploma courses
• Technical specialization
• Professional training

Headquarters

HQ city

Lodi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Public Funding for Educational Services: ITS Academy Agrorisorse operates as a publicly recognized educational institution funded by the Italian Ministry of Education (Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito) and European Union funding through the PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) and FEASR (Fondo Europeo Agricolo per lo Sviluppo Rurale). Courses are offered free of charge to students.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Fondazione ITS Agrorisorse is a non-profit educational foundation operating as an Italian Istituto Tecnico Superiore (ITS Academy) that delivers publicly funded post-diploma vocational training in the agri-food sector. It offers two-year ITS courses (approximately 2000 hours) and one-year IFTS courses (approximately 1000 hours), combining 50% experiential classroom teaching with 50% company internships across specialized tracks including water management, precision farming, social agriculture, food tech, dairy processing, coffee supply chain, zootechnics, and hospitality innovation.

Product overview

ITS Academy Agrorisorse offers a unified portfolio of post-diploma vocational training programs in the agri-food sector, comprising two program types: biennial ITS (Istruzione Tecnica Superiore) courses lasting 2 years with approximately 2000 hours of instruction (50% experiential learning, 50% company internships), and annual IFTS (Istruzione e Formazione Tecnica Superiore) courses lasting 1 year with approximately 1000 hours. Programs are recognized by the Italian Ministry of Education and aim to produce specialized technicians for the agricultural and food industries. The institution also offers Erasmus+ mobility programs and periodic masterclass events.

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Products and services

• Gestione Idrica (Water Agritech)

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• CE.SVI.P. LombardiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with ITS Academy Agrorisorse to deliver free training courses for agricultural entrepreneurs funded by Regione Lombardia under the SRH03 measure of the Rural Development Program. Courses are held at CE.SVI.P. facilities in Bergamo and other locations.
• BICT - Biotech in Campo FarmaceuticominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBiotechnology company in the pharmaceutical field operating as an internship partner for ITS Academy students. Contributes to practical training in the agri-food sector.
• Bertoletti (Salumificio)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian salami company serving as an internship partner for ITS Academy students in the meat processing specialization.
• Lactalis ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMajor international dairy products company operating as a primary internship partner for students in dairy processing and related specializations.
• GranarolocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading lactose-free dairy products company serving as an internship partner for dairy sector specializations.
• FoodcomminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFood ingredients company specializing in ferments, rennet, and molds for milk processing. Provides specialized training opportunities for dairy processing students.
• Santangiolina (Fattorie Lombarde)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork of Lombard farms serving as internship host for students in various agricultural specializations.
• CIB - Consorzio Italiano BiogasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItalian Biogas Consortium organizing the Farming Days event that ITS Academy Agrorisorse participates in to engage with agricultural professionals.
• Ministero dell'Istruzione e del MeritocoreOthersItalian Ministry of Education that officially recognizes and funds ITS Academy Agrorisorse as an official post-diploma technical training institute.
• Regione LombardiacoreOthersLombardy regional government providing funding through the Rural Development Program (PSR) measure SRH03 for free agricultural training courses.
• Unione Europea (European Union)coreOthersEU funding through the PNRR (Piano Nazionale di Ripresa e Resilienza) and FEASR (Fondo Europeo Agricolo per lo Sviluppo Rurale) supporting the institute's educational programs.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• CIHEAM Bari: Italian campus of the International Centre for Advanced Mediterranean Agronomic Studies offering post-graduate training in sustainable agriculture, food systems and rural development. Comparable in agri-food vocational mandate but serves Mediterranean/international students rather than Lombardy high-school graduates.
• Fondazione ITS JobsAcademy: Lombardy-based ITS foundation focused on digital and technology post-diploma training. Comparable as a regional ITS peer with the same funding regime and recognition framework, but operating in an adjacent (tech) rather than agri-food vertical.

Direct peers

• Fondazione ITS Agroalimentare Puglia: Italian ITS foundation delivering post-diploma technical courses in the agri-food sector. Directly comparable as a peer Fondazione ITS serving the same student segment with industry-co-designed curricula, though operating in a different Italian region (Puglia vs. Lombardy).
• Fondazione ITS D.E.M.O.S. Other Italian ITS foundation operating in the post-diploma technical training system co-funded by the Ministry of Education. Comparable as a national-network ITS peer, though focused on different technical domains — useful as a structural benchmark for funding and accreditation dynamics.

Broad incumbents

• Wageningen University & Research: Global benchmark institution for agricultural and food sciences education and applied research. Comparable in focus on agri-food technical training and industry-linked curriculum, but at a far larger scale and with university-degree credentials rather than post-diploma certifications.
• Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore (Piacenza campus): Italian private university with a well-known Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences based in Piacenza (Lombardy/Emilia region). Competes for the same Lombardy talent pool and overlaps with Agrorisorse in food-tech, dairy and sustainable agriculture curriculum.
• Università degli Studi di Milano — Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences: Major Italian public university offering degree programs in agricultural and food sciences. Overlaps with ITS Agrorisorse's curriculum domains (dairy, food tech, sustainable agriculture) but competes for the same post-diploma cohort via degree-track education.

Emerging players

• HAS University of Applied Sciences: Dutch University of Applied Sciences specializing in agriculture, food and life sciences with a strong practice-oriented, industry-linked curriculum. Comparable teaching model (experiential learning plus company internships) targeting applied technician-level talent in the agri-food value chain.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/agrorisorse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fondazione-its-agrorisorse
• Instagraminstagram.com/agrorisorse

Compliance1 record

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