AgriFood next is here, Serres-Greece, 1-3/11/2018
AgriFood next is here
AgriBusiness Forum (ABF) is held annually in Greece to integrating partnerships and advancing knowledge for the digitization and digital transformation of the Agri & Food value chain in Greece and beyond.
ABF is a network gathering for agribusiness leaders, VC investors, agtech innovators, farmers, producers and academia connecting the modules of sustainable bio-agriculture, cultivation-plant-nutrition protection, digital farming, bio-engineering, artificial intelligence, agriculture automation, livestock adaption, food safety, certification and agri-logistics.
ABF enhancing issues affecting the improvement of the level of cross-sectoral cooperation interconnecting research & development, technology, education, cultivation, processing, businesses while stimulating policies towards near-future agriculture & circular economy, being factors which determine the value-added production, supply-chain optimization, capacity building & ag-tech models transferability.
Innovation into the DNA of ABF
AgriBusiness Forum is consisted by 5 modules integrated into one event:
- A Masterclass to providing a 2-day immersive training to selected food & agtech scaleups
- The Scaleups Challenge, a pitching/competition event where best 3 scaleups will be panelists to the forum
- A Corporate Scaleups Engagement Program, where scaleups meeting with food/agri leading businesses
- The Forum, an 1½ day conference about enhancing issues for the digitization and digital transformation of the Agri & Food value chain and providing insights for the agri-sectoral policies in Greece and the EU
- Field Visits, as component about expanding knowledge, analyze elements onsite and point-out market opportunities of a specific agricultural project.
ABF2018 at a glance
Agribusiness Forum 2018: The Future of Greek & European Agriculture in the Digital Era
Agenda topics
Common Agricultural Policy in Greece and the European Union
Financial Instruments for smart agribusiness in Greece
Smart Plant farming
Smart Livestock farming
Agri & Distribution Logistics Chain in Greece and beyond
Smart Greenhouses
Private-Public Partnerships
Field visit, Nigrita village geothermal zone