The event titled “The key points of the New CAP and the New Improvement Plans” was completed successfully. It took place on Monday, March 27, 2023, at the Chrysoupoli Municipal Amphitheater.
At this informational event, producers had the opportunity to learn about the new Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) 2023–2027 and to get to know the financing tools they can use to upgrade their farms, such as the Improvement Plans.
The audience was welcomed by Dimitris Bardakidis, General Manager and Head of Primary Sector Development Strategy at ena Development Consultants, who opened the event with a brief look at the many changes and difficulties the new CAP brings, and at how they can be addressed, armed with proper information and the sound development of producers' crop plans together with their specialized advisors.
Mr. Bardakidis, who also coordinated the event, then gave the floor to Maria Karatzoglou and Salomi Palamida, Primary Sector Development Consultants at ena Development Consultants and heads of the IACS teams at the Xanthi and Chrysoupoli offices respectively.
Maria Karatzoglou covered the key points of the new CAP and the ways it differs from the rules in force until the previous year, presented specific examples and use cases, and answered the producers' questions.
Salomi Palamida then covered the parts of the new CAP concerning the eco-schemes and this year's changes to coupled support.
After the presentations on the new Common Agricultural Policy, attendees had the opportunity to learn about the financing tools available to them. Special emphasis was placed on the “Improvement Plans” measure (Measure 4.1.5 – “Implementation of investments aimed at the resilience, sustainability and digital economic recovery of agricultural holdings” of Greece's Rural Development Program (RDP) 2014–2020), for which the application process is currently open until 16/05.
This section of the event was introduced by Lambros Exioglou, Development Consultant and Head of the Primary Sector at ena Development Consultants, who presented the main financing tools for the Primary Sector.
The key points of the Improvement Plans call, the eligible beneficiaries, the amount of funding and the eligible expenses were covered by Rafail-Nikolaos Giouzepas, Primary Sector Development Consultant and lead for the measure at the Chrysoupoli office.
The event was closed by Fanis Koutrouvelis, Primary Sector Development Consultant and the company-wide lead for the “Improvement Plans” measure, who presented the scoring criteria for applicants along with example cases.
Throughout and after the presentations, there was a creative dialogue between the ena Development Consultants team and the producers, who followed everything presented with great interest.
During the event, Mr. Bardakidis introduced attendees to the team that will serve producers at the Chrysoupoli branch. Alongside Salomi Palamida and Rafail-Nikolaos Giouzepas, who presented at the event, the team includes Christos Antoniou, Konstantinos Lepidas, Zoi Theodosopoulou and Maria Kiopektzi.
The event was organized by #enaevents, the new service of ena Development Consultants that designs and delivers corporate, educational, conference and informational events, in person, hybrid and remote, in the physical and digital world.
The #enaevents team would like to warmly thank everyone who honored the event with their presence.
