19.02.2013
ECONOMIST Conference in Thessaloniki, Greece
The true potential of agricultural production as a means for
economic recovery in Greece and Europe examined by a wide range of
speakers in the context of The Economist’s Agricultural Business Summit, that took place on February 7th 2013 at the Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki.
It is being held under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Rural
Development and Food, the Greek Ministry of Macedonia and Thrace and is
organised in association with the Embassy of The Kingdom of The
Netherlands in Athens.
Christos D. Katsanos (DKG Group Executive Director) interview
on the future of the Greenhouse Sector in Greece (Video: Courtesy of Agronews.gr)
At a period in which the Greek economy is seeking for solutions in both traditional and -in parallel- promising productive sectors, the business prospects in the agricultural sector are of extreme importance.
Furthermore, the conference sessions focused on the Common
Agricultural Policy (CAP 2020), the National Strategic Reference
Framework (NSRF), the contemporary methods of food production, young
entrepreneurs and on new proposals on regional development.
Emphasis was given on the parameters of business innovation and
extroversion, the role of the business sector and the protection of the
environment through appropriate reforms in the agricultural sector.
More than 30 prestigious speakers from Greece, the UK, the Netherlands, Belgium, Israel and Sweden
are part of this initiative, including the Head of the EU Task Force
Horst Reichenbach, the Greek Minister of Rural Development and Food
Athanasios Tsaftaris, the Greek Minister of Macedonia and Thrace
Theodoros Karaoglou, the Dutch Vice-Minister for Foreign Trade Simon
Smits, high-level representatives of the business sector, as well as
high-profile scientists from the Agricultural University of Athens,
Wageningen UR (University and Research Centre), Swedish University of
Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and the Centre for Research and Technology
Hellas.
Regional Governors of Thessaly, Western Macedonia and Peloponnese
set the new objectives for regional development and agribusiness
growth, while the Presidents of PASEGES (Pan-Hellenic Confederation of
Unions of Agricultural Co-Operatives), PENA (Pan-Hellenic Union of
Young Farmers) and the Federation of Organic Farmers of Greece shall
share their views on the new opportunities that agriculture and
agribusiness can offer.
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