On the picture: Section C of the Conference, including two subsections (i) Promoting the consumption of agricultural products within the community / region, and (ii) The GREEN-AgriChains Project (from left to right: Petros Kazineris, Regios eG - Elisabeth Koch, Agriculturist in the Dachverein Unser Land e.V. - Erich Klas, GREEN-AgriChains Project Manager and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of A.U.Th. - Dimitrios Vlachos)

The GREEN-Agrichains project was officially presented to governement executives, members of business associations that deal with agriculture, media and public in the Conference under the Greek-German Assembly in the town of Lagadas (Greece) on the 3^rd of October, 2012.

This Conference was organized by the Regional Association of Municipalities of Central Macedonia (Greece), the Municipality of Lagadas (Greece), the Consulate General of the Federal Republic of Germany in Thessaloniki (Greece), the delegation of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in Athens (Greece) and the Office of the Greek-German Assembly (Deutsch-Griechischen Versammlung) in Thessaloniki (Greece). The topics covered in this Conference included aspects of knowledge regarding (i) the requirements of the European and German markets (quality criteria), (ii) the branding, marketing, and the globalization of markets, (iii) the promotion of agricultural products within the community / region, and (iv) the use of Municipal land for agriculture - German experiences (Berlin).

More information can be found in the website: http://www.grde.eu/el/component/k2/item/156-synedrio-proothisi-agrotikon-proionton

On the picture: GREEN-AgriChains Project Manager and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of A.U.Th. - Dimitrios Vlachos