2024-06-13 01:38:03
The dedication to finance the Strategic Plan for Viticulture sealed the assist of the federal government and the Ministry of Rural Growth to the viticulture and wine sector.
This dedication was conveyed by the Deputy Minister of Rural Growth and Meals, Dionysis Stamenitis, on the convention on the sustainability and competitiveness of Greek viticulture, organized in Ioannina by the Department Nationwide Agricultural Cooperative of Vine Merchandise and the Nationwide Interprofessional Vine and Wine Group, in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture Growth and Meals.
It was preceded by a video message from Minister Lefteris Avgenakis, who additionally referred to the challenges and the necessity for the sector to transition to the fashionable period, with the intention to face the challenges and turn into extra aggressive, whereas the request for funding of the Strategic Plan was raised by the president of KEOSE Christos Marco.
In the beginning of the work of the convention, and likewise in his statements, the deputy minister targeted on the insurance policies designed and carried out by the HYPAAT, within the context of the Strategic Plan of the brand new CAP 2023-2027, to assist the viticulture sector to reply to the key challenges he’s going through, stressing that the sustainability and competitiveness of Greek viticulture is, no doubt, a giant problem.
Specifically, he referred to ecological packages and sectoral interventions, that are financed by the primary pillar, noting that, throughout the framework of the inexperienced structure of the CAP, viticulture is strengthened by way of ecological packages, whereas sectoral interventions concern the development of product high quality, the rise of standardization/certification and the strengthening of promotion actions in third international locations. Additionally, because the deputy minister famous, viticulture is financed by way of the environmental interventions of the second pillar, whereas as well as, each viticulture and the processing business are strengthened by way of funding interventions, completely for particular person traders, pure or authorized individuals, relying on the intervention.
Emphasizing the particular significance of viticulture, the deputy minister emphasised that the federal government has prioritized the event of the wine and viticulture sector very excessive on its checklist of priorities. “Viticulture has nice prospects, wherein we consider and make investments. There’s a whole lot of room for improvement, and we should make the most of it. That’s the reason it is extremely necessary, to look at all the problems, to presumably readjust political selections and practices, and on this option to deal with the weaknesses. However above all, let’s make the most of the comparative benefits we have now from different international locations. And on this endeavour, the important thing ingredient to success is collaboration. All collectively, the Ministry, the Interprofessional, the non-public initiative, the cooperatives, the producers should give the viticulture sector the enhance it wants”, he famous, amongst different issues.
The president of the Nationwide Interprofessional Vine and Wine Group, Konstantina Spyropoulou, described the dedication to finance the Strategic Plan as a optimistic improvement, noting that viticulture and winemaking are interrelated sectors. He identified the necessity for the cooperation of all concerned our bodies, in order that the Strategic Plan for viticulture results in the reversal of the abandonment tendencies and in the end to the event of viticulture within the nation.
ETHEAS Treasurer Diamantoula Kritikou referred to the purpose of the Nationwide Affiliation of Agricultural Cooperatives for wholesome cooperatives by way of schooling.
The convention was welcomed by the mayor of Ioannina, Thomas Begas, who referred to the function of the native authorities in supporting the business and the first sector on the whole, in addition to Iliana Tsoliou on behalf of GEOTEE.
The president of Zoinos Vineyard and honorary president of Interprofessional Wine and Vine Vangelis Argyris talked about the significance of the convention and particularly the conclusions that can comply with, in order that they represent a street map for the safety and improvement of viticulture.