With extremely important suggestions and a multitude of questions. aimed at better informing the public, the 2nd AGROWN continued in sections 15 to 20 and with a discussion with Konstantinos Papageorgiou, Vice President of Operations of the Hellenic Logistics Company on how the supply chain contributes to the smooth operation of the market.
The modules started with the targeting of healthy and sustainable foods and Mr. Geronikos Panagiotis, production manager of AMFIGAL handing over the baton to Mr. Aris Giannakas for food technology. Mr. Panagiotis Zafeiropoulos, Owner of the “Grandma’s Farm” business, also intervened, before the partner of the Region of Western Greece dr. Theofanis Zaharatos described the regional policy on the issue.
This was followed by the section on sustainable fisheries and environmental policies with dr. Dimitra Kogianou on behalf of ELKETHE to explain how the quality of Greek aquaculture gave the Greeks the opportunity for excellent fish, while the deputy president of OFYPEKA for the Marine Park of the Messolonghi Lagoon came to the surface with all the issues concerning it. At the same time, the biologist Ms. Panagiotis Stapa spoke about WWF’s sustainability policies in catches, while the professor at the Department of Sustainable Agriculture of the University of Patras in Agrinio referred to the microbiological dimension and the research center of the region that provides great solutions to businesses around the world .
This was followed by the 17th section of the 2nd AGROWN, which was dedicated to the local results of the CLLD/(LEADER PAA) program of the Aetolian Development Company, initially introduced by the General Manager of the company, who explained its local aim, and Mrs. Olympia Vikatu, General Director of Antiquities and Cultural Heritage, which focused on the inexhaustible cultural product of the wider region.
At the same time, Mr. Ath. Petropoulos, executive of the special regional management of PDE, Mr. Ap. Papaioannou from the Chamber of Etoloakarnania and president of the Nafpaktos Trade Association and Ger. Karatinos, president of the Group of Organic Growers of Western Greece, explained the progress that has been made under the responsibility of Aetolian Development.
As mentioned above, there was a discussion about the supply chain but before that, in the 18th session of the conference, the presentations and questions were about the supermarket shelves, the opportunities and the challenges that appear.
The financial analyst dr. Manolis Manioudis of INEMY and the Hellenic Confederation of Trade and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) explained the multitude of opportunities that exist, as well as the inherent problems of the Greek market, while the approaches of Marketing professor Mr. Prokopis Theodoridis, dean of the School of Social Sciences, were similar of the EAP. The producers were represented by the president of the Etoloakarnania Beekeeping Association, Mr. Dim. Nikolaos and Mr. Petros Paragyou from Gray Eminence BOTTARGA STEFOS.
This was followed by the analysis of the influence of the company “Trichonida S.A.” in the local Leader programs, with results and practices. Agronomist Ms. Ath. Kazana of Anaptixiaki started the presentations on the goals that have been achieved, while from the companies’ side, Mr. Theodoros Tsombos, owner of TROFIKO S.A., Mr. Andreas Blachouras, director of CORONA took the floor COOKIES and Nick. Skondras, owner of FROG SPORTS. The need for liquidity and easy access to international markets with extroversion is common.
Finally, in the last, 20th section of the second day of the 2nd AGROWN, the issue of production costs and the climate crisis that shrinks the income of the agricultural world was raised. On behalf of the government, the MP for Etoloakarnania, Mr. Than, spoke about the priorities that exist. Papathanasis, while a presentation followed and questions were asked to the head of the environmental economics department of IOBE, Mr. Ilias Demian, who extensively investigates the issue in all its dimensions. The floor was also taken by Mr. Pavlos Satolias, president of ETHEAS and Co. Slave producer of Sklavos Potatoes, who described the market and the challenges it faces.
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