Moldovan agriculture minister attends International Green Week

Chisinau, 16 January /MOLDPRES/- Minister of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment Ion Perju participates on January 16-19, in the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, which is held in Berlin (Germany) and brings together government representatives from over fifty countries. The forum takes place within the International Green Week 2020.

Ministers will discuss how trade in food and agricultural commodities, including agricultural services, can contribute to achieving food security, improving nutrition, human health, livelihoods, farmers' incomes and promoting a sustainable food system for the preservation of the planet.

“The agenda of the event provides for several meetings, including bilateral ones. Ion Perju will attend a conference of relevant ministers and sign several collaboration agreements ”, sources in the Ministry of Agriculture, Regional Development and Environment said.

International experts from all fields of agriculture, forestry, horticulture and commercial fisheries, specialists in agricultural policy and management, representatives of the food industry, wholesalers, agricultural importers, as well as about 2000 exhibitors with over one hundred thousand products from all over the world meet in Berlin at the international exhibition of food, agriculture and horticulture International Green Week 2020.

At the same time, the program of this year's edition of the exhibition includes several thematic sections: wood and wood products; organic products; renewable resources; international food, agricultural events; innovation; agricultural industry; flowers; animals, as well as entertainment for the rural area. Manufacturers around the world consider this exhibition as an important market for sales and testing, as well as an opportunity to promote and strengthen the business image.

The first edition of the exhibition Green Week (then still not international) took place in February 1926, when an employee of the Berlin Tourist Office had the idea of combining the traditional winter meeting of the German Agricultural Society with an agricultural exhibition as a secondary showcase for fair participants. After the 90s of the last century, the event has developed significantly and within it special events are organized on topics such as German Cheese, and from 2005 - a technical program of over 250 lectures, seminars and symposia. It is the only international exhibition of this kind in the food, agricultural and horticultural industry.