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:

  1. A Masterclass to providing a 2-day immersive training to selected food & agtech scaleups
  2. The Scaleups Challenge, a pitching/competition event where best 3 scaleups will be panelists to the forum
  3. A Corporate Scaleups Engagement Program, where scaleups meeting with food/agri leading businesses
  4. 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
  5. 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