“The demands of farmers will find a voice at the Ariston despite the extreme fragmentation of unions and associations,” said the statement.
“In the impossibility of hosting some representatives on stage, Amadeus will read a statement that will bring to the attention of the general public the problems, difficulties and requests coming from the agricultural world,” added Rai.
The presence at Sanremo of farmers protesting European and national agricultural policies and general hardship has been an issue of contention in recent days, with Amadeus saying he would be happy to host them and Rai denying that official contacts had been made.
On Thursday morning, a small group of farmers in tractors demonstrating under the banner of Agricultural Redemption, one of the groups behind the peaceful protests underway across Italy, arrived in Sanremo and said some of their members may take the stage.
ANSA
