The National Rural Development Programme (NRDP) Italy, outlining the priorities for Italy for the use of approximately 2.14 billion EUR of public expenditure (963 million EUR from the EU budget and 1.17 billion EUR of national co-financing) for the period from 2014- 2020, was formally adopted by the European Commission on 20 November 2015. The RDP addresses thematic areas relating to the farm risk prevention and management, conservation of farm breeds and efficiency in the use of water resources. About 90 000 Italian agricultural holdings will receive support to implement risk management tools; 395 000 hectares of land will be affected by more efficient irrigation infrastructure and systems, whilst those in relation to conservation of farm breeds will cover approximately 39 bovine breeds.