Final conference

I am pleased to invite you to participate at the Final conference of the project "AgriShort - Establishing Short Food Supply Chains and Competitive Agricultural Sector in Cross-border Region through Institutional Cooperation" organized by the Public Institution for the Development of the Međimurje County REDEA.

The Final Conference will be held on August 30, 2018, starting at 10.00 am. Conference will be organized in Technology-information center Međimurje, Bana Josipa Jelačića 22b, 40 000 Čakovec.

The final conference on the AgriShort project will be held within European Co-operation Day. Within the conference, project partners will present implemented activities and achieved results of AgriShort project which is funded by Interreg V-A Hungary-Croatia Co-operation Program 2014-2020. A special focus of the conference will be on presentation of general objective of the project AgriShort which is aimed to connect representatives of institutions and services that support the process of agricultural development in cross border area, and enable a better transfer of knowledge and skills among all stakeholders. The achievement of the general project objective also contributed to improvement of existing institutional capacities, while the establishment of co-operation, joint engagement and team work resulted in development of new models of co-operation in the form of short food supply chains.

The participants of the Final conference will have the opportunity to get acquainted with results of activities of the Working Group consisting of selected representatives of institutions and services, who participated in establishment of the first short supply chains in cross-border area of Croatia and Hungary. The main focus in the process of short food supply chain establishment is raising awareness of importance of supporting local producers by choosing local and seasonal foodstuffs.

The main objectives of the Final conference are:
• Presentation of the AgriShort project, implemented activities and achieved results;
• Presentation of experience of Project partners related to establishment of short supply chains in the agri - food sector in cross-border area of Croatia and Hungary;
• Support the promotion of locally produced food.

Participation at the Final conference is FREE, but due to the limited availability of seats, early registration is strongly recommended. Please fill out the online registration form until August 28, 2018 at latest. 
Program of the AgriShort Final conference:

9.30 – 10.00 Arriving, registration, welcome coffee

10.00 - 10.15 Welcome speeches
- Maša Tomašić, Head of Department for Economy Projects, Public Institution for the Development of the Međimurje County REDEA
- Matija Posavec, Prefect of Međimurje County

10.15 - 10.25 „Interreg V- Hungary-Croatia Co-operation Programme 2014 - 2020“ Márton Szűcs, Head of Joint Secretariat, Budapest

10.25 - 10.35 „Role of Communication in the 2014-2020 Period“ Tvrtko Čelan, Programme and communication manager, Joint Secretaria Contact Point in Čakovec

10.35 - 11.05 „Steps in AgriShort project implementation and establishment of SFSC- Best of Međimurje” Jurka Topol, Senior Expert Associate, Department for Economy Projects, Public Institution for the Development of the Međimurje County REDEA

11.05 - 11.35 „Activities and effects of AgriShort project in Somogy county “ Károly Fekete, Balatoni Integrációs Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft.

11.35 - 12.30 Lunch

12.30 - 13.00 „Activities of PORA Regional development agency of Koprivnica Križevci County in Agrishort project and establishment of SFSC of Koprivnica Križevci County“ Saša Ozmec, Expert Associate for Development Projects, PORA Regional development agency of Koprivnica Križevci County

13.00 - 13.30 „ AgriShort project activities of Zala Termálvölgye Egyesület“ Tibor Szabó, LAG manager, Zala Termálvölgye Egyesület

13.30 – 13.35 Final word, Jurka Topol, Senior Expert Associate, Department for Economy Projects, Public Institution for the Development of the Međimurje County REDEA