Conference in Athens (Greece) – I

E1: Conference in Athens (Greece) region for awareness raising and dissemination purposes

Due to farmers’ protests in Greece and delay of the EU funding regarding the project’s time schedule, we split E1 conference (scheduled in April 2016, Athens) to two parts/events:

1st part: The organization of a workshop in 24th June 2016 at Athens, in which key stakeholders of the cereals and rice supply chain participated (e.g. rice/cereal cooperatives, intermediaries, wholesalers, storage & transportation firms).

There was a respective communication sponsorship from agrotypos web site (see relevant link http://www.agrotypos.gr/index.asp?mod=articles&id=98880)

The respective programme of the 1st conference was as follows:

  • Green logistics e-training Project’s outline (P. Trivellas, TEI of Sterea Ellada)

  • Cereals industry outline (S. Grigoratos, SEEDYZ)

  • Rice industry outline (E. Kontou, Kanaka Bros Ltd)

  • Sanitation of Cereals (A. Mpouchlas, Dimitriaki S.A.)

  • Pest control, debugging and conservation of cereals & rice (A. Mitseas, Apentomoseis Ellados, Ltd)

  • Certification – Monitoring (B. Sotiroudas, AGROSPECOM)

  • GTP COCERAL- GOOD TRADING PRACTICE HACCP – Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points (A. Dedeilia, SGS Greece SA)

  • Maritime & Land transportation- Freights (K. Antoniou, Dimitriaki S.A.)

  • Re-insurance (S. Jones, Shipserve International S.A.)

  • Land transportation (M. Chatzinikolaou)

  • Nutrition – Cereals (A. Giannakopoulos, Soya Hellas S.A.)

  • Business practices in Germany & Dual Education in Agriculture (M. Mpali, Representing Germany Trade and Invest)

  • Green practices in agro-food supply chain (G. Malindretos, Harokopeio University)

The presentations of the aforementioned 1st conference speakers are uploaded at the project’s site.