PRIAevents organized the PRIA Agriculture Conference, accompanied by the PRIA Women in Agriculture Gala on March 22, 2018, at Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest, starting at 14:00.
The PRIA Agriculture Conference was the most important spring event for agriculture and it was a real platform for debate among farmers, authorities, and companies operating in the sector.
PRIAevents organized the PRIA Agriculture Conference, accompanied by the PRIA Women in Agriculture Gala on March 22, 2018, at Radisson Blu Hotel Bucharest, starting at 14:00.
The PRIA Agriculture Conference was the most important spring event for agriculture and was a real platform for debate among farmers, authorities, and companies operating in the sector.
The conference was accompanied this year by the PRIA – Women in Agriculture gala, where we recognized and awarded women’s efforts and contribution to this important sector of the Romanian economy. We had renowned lecturers, as well as unprecedented moments, meant to boost the activity of some sectors in agriculture.
Agriculture is vital to the whole world. The European Union allocates a large budget and special attention to this sector. Therefore, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) strengthens the competitiveness and sustainability of EU agriculture, through direct payments to farmers and market measures, and finances rural development programs in the Union.
Romania’s potential in the agricultural sector is very high and there is still room for growth. In the following we will see problems that we face, but also solutions or suggestions for the essential growth of Romanian agriculture, but also certain problems that we face.
It is very important to see how we can benefit from the CAP after 2020, how we attract more European funds, how can we have good results, constant and sustainability, how we can grow Romania’s agriculture.
It was the most important agricultural event of spring, debated the most important topics for Romanian agriculture with representatives of the authorities and press.
Because the agricultural sector is essential and because the number of women working in agriculture is very high, but also those working in the authorities and related fields, at the PRIA Agriculture conference we will award and applaud their work for the agricultural sector. We will also learn what challenges they are facing, why they need to grow their businesses and what are their success stories.
Among the topics we covered there are others:
• How will look like the Common Agricultural Policy after 2020? NRDP and the development of Romania’s agriculture How do we increase the absorption of European funds? How can banks, leasing companies and guarantee funds help increase the absorption of EU funds? What is the role of investment funds for agriculture?
• The work of AFIR and APIA agencies that play a key role in the implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy. What steps will be taken this year? What amounts are allocated to each one?
• National Cadastre. How should land fund law look like? Since when will the identification and delimitation of all mandatory agricultural parcels be based on cadastral data? What should be changed to the law that liberalized the land market?
• Food waste law. How will she apply in Romania? What do the authorities say? But all the other parties involved?
• How the chain works between manufacturers, processors and retailers
• The importance of Romanian products in the retailers’ strategy. What do manufacturers and processors need to know to have as many products as possible on the shelf? How can I have a long and fruitful collaboration?
• What is the long-term research strategy?
• Support investments to increase the competitiveness of agricultural holdings
• Increasing competitiveness, diversification of production, increasing the quality of the products obtained and improving the overall performance of agricultural holdings;
• Efficiency of production costs through promotion through efficient use of energy
• Support for the installation of young farmers in agriculture;
• State aids in agriculture – who can benefit from them? What subsidies do Romanian farmers receive for the 2018 Campaign?
• Lease of agricultural land to be merged;
• Rules on direct payments to farmers under support schemes under the Common Agricultural Policy;
• Allocation of additional Government funds for the payment of subsidies and irrigation infrastructure.
The invited lecturers are: Daniel Botănoiu – Secretary of State, Minister of Agriculture; Rovana PLUMB – Minister of European Funds; Valeriu TABĂRĂ – President, ASAS; Laurenţiu BACIU – President, League of Associations of Agricultural Producers in Romania (LAPAR); Mihaela POPA – Vice President, CEC Bank; Adrian PINTEA – General Manager, APIA; Irina FLOREA – Executive Director, Mere de Itesti; Maricica VRABIE – General Manager, Hort Altoi Focsani; Diana ZAHARIA – Purchasing Manager Vegetables-Fruits, Mega Image; Olga TĂLMACIU – Agronomist Engineer, Specialist Consultant for Mega Image; Maria PĂCUREANU – Principal Scientific Researcher, INCDA Fundulea; Iuliana IONEL – Scientific Secretary, Institute of Agrarian Economy of the Romanian Academy;
PRIA Agriculture brings together 250 participants, including: representatives of the Romanian Government; representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development; representatives of APIA and AFIR; representatives of ASAS, agricultural research institutes; members Pro Agro, LAPAR, but also other important associations, AMRCR, Romalimenta, Rompan, APRIL, UPCPR, ARC, APIMAR; representatives of the Chambers of Commerce; representatives of cereal producers and manufacturers of herbicides, pesticides and agro-chemical products; representatives of FMCG companies and distributors; representatives of the World Bank, Romanian banks, insurance companies, leasing companies, investment funds, guarantee and counter-guarantee funds; consultants, companies with IT services and solutions, as well as specialized press.
More details about the PRIA Agenda event and ways to register for participation can be found at https://priaevents.ro/pria-women-in-agriculture-2018/
Or contact: raluca.voivozeau@priaevents.ro / 0744 584 661