As a flagship project and station on our country’s agri -food route, the head of the UK characterizedRural Development and Food Track (YPATA)Costas Tsiaras the new unit of receipt, storage and drying unit of rice “Agrino»In the Key of Imathia.
Agrino’s investment visited by the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of about 8m euros, was launched today, with Mr Tsiaras pointing out that “such investments are upgrading the supply chain, enhancing social cohesion and creating wealth for all”.
AGRINO’s new investment, as YPATA pointed out, “does not just add another link to the processing chain – is a reference point for how to invest in innovation, extroversion and quality”, adding “the investment enhances the implementation of a project that will have a project that will have a multiplicity project.
Indeed, especially for Agrino, he said that it is no coincidence that he has a leadership in his field, not only because of his production capacity, but also his overall storage capacity that, together with existing infrastructure in Sindos, make it pioneer in the Balkans.
Saying that the aim of the Greek Government is to support healthy entrepreneurship and innovation in the Greek region, the Ministry of Education emphasized that “supporting such investments is not only a matter of agricultural policy, but it is a matter of regional development, social cohesion and balanced progress” and explained that To have their product in better terms, directly, organized and with complete traceability.
At the same time, he stressed that the company’s new investment in the Key of Imathia creates conditions for collaborative schemes, for contract agriculture, for a new productive model that connects production with quality and market and noted that “the strengthening of the agri -food sector keeps the Greek countryside alive and giving the Greek countryside”. He emphasized that “the ultimate recipient of all this effort is the human factor whose cooperation is based on any correct business in the primary sector”.
Support of manufacturing and primary production
Completing that the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning will continue to stand by initiatives such as Agrino’s new investment in the Key of Imathia, Mr Tsiaras said that in this direction I would utilize any Union and National Resource in this direction to enhance investments that strengthen the primary sector all.
Among other things, he pointed out that the company’s investment in practice demonstrates the strategic objective of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning to direct resources to the most productive sectors of the Greek economy, such as processing and primary production. In this context, noting that the unit’s construction project was included in Measure 4.2.1. And in the PDP sub -section 4.2, he stressed that this concerns the maintenance and creation of jobs, food safety, integration of innovation and digital technologies, environmental sustainability and the provision of value added to the Greek product.
He explained that “through Action 4.2.1, only seven investments have been implemented in the Imathia Regional Unit, with a total budget of more than 11 million euros, of which public aid exceeds EUR 5 million.”
Concluding his position, Mr. Tsiaras said: “Greece is changing. The Greek countryside is changing. And together our productive model changes. Now, it is not enough to produce – we need to process, innovate, add value to our products.
That is why investments such as Agrino’s in the Imathia key is critical. They show us the way: collaboration, technology, quality, environment, man. A model of sustainable rural development, deserved to support everyone. “
Thousands of tones
Agrino’s new state -of -the -art unit in Imathia Key, was inaugurated today at the company of the company’s 70 years of operation, is budget of about 8m euros and is part of the company’s five -year investment plan of € 18m exhaling this year, and is located on a 25 -acre plot. In the area around the company’s new unit, about 100 producers cultivate about 12,000 acres of rice.
The company’s new state -of -the -art unit, which he said, can be doubled, consists of three independent funnels, six small silo of wet rice and 12 large final storage silo storage of 20,000 tonnes, as well as two technologically advanced drying. mesperms and offspring) of rice varieties.
Referring to the necessity of its erection, he said it was dictated by the need to control all levels of raw material, while stressing that the benefits of its operation are the faster transfer of rice during the threshing period and due to its proximity to rice.
For the construction of the unit, he pointed out that “its creation was really a challenge and the main problem that had to be resolved was a static nature, since in the end to implement the ground two meters was raised,” he said.
He stressed that a total of 46,000 tonnes of inert materials were used for the construction of the unit, 13,000 cubic meters of concrete, 1,100 tonnes of iron weapons and manufactured and placed 300 stakes to support the anodomy, where total measures are 5.7 kilometers, “he said.
Producers dedicated to the inauguration ceremony
Discarding today’s event to the paddy producers, Agrino’s president and chief executive, Anastasios Pistiolas, addressing the growers, said: “Without you there would be no meaning to do the project, I pledge to do our best to do our best to strengthen it.”
Making a historical overview of the Agrino course founded in 1955, Mr. Pistiolas, among other things, stood at the end of the 1960s when the company’s brand was developed in 1980 when she won the first place in the preference of the Greek consumer which she maintains for 45 years, but also in 1995, as well as in 1995, as well as in 1995. Immediate cooperation with the producers of the wider region (Thessaloniki and Serres), which cultivates 85% of the total rice production in our country, “he said.
He went on to say that in 1998 the company’s strategic selection of the company began to be implemented with the conclusion of the first agreements with the producers who were the first affiliated team of the company.
Among other things, he pointed out that innovation governs all the functions of the company and reflects on the products that launches and offers consumers and in this context it was mentioned in 2007, when Agrino introduced the EU first agricultural practice in rice cultivation, certifying its packaging, which ” He stressed.
The first 50 producers of the company were certified in accordance with the international model globalg.ap, covering 6,160 acres with four varieties of rice and today the corresponding numbers are over 300 paddy farmers, more than 20,000 acres and more than ten varieties of rice.
He stressed that today Agrino supports rice cultivation, absorbing 30,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to about 15% of Greek total paddling and in the long varieties most consumed in Greece, Agrino supplies more than 1/3 of total production.
Specifically with regard to the long varieties of rice, Mr Pistiolas stressed “we continue to support a category that would otherwise be in danger of disappearing due to the prolific imports from third countries of dubious quality and security.” He added that “unfortunately in a percentage, especially in long -haired rice, originating in the countries of the Far East, including by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by one by” this phenomenon, as well as by the distinction of the variety of other varieties, they are baptized. ” to Greek producers. ” In this context, he recalled the need for categorization of varieties, especially Carolina, but also the intensity of controls to combat or limit the Greeks.
At the event, one of the many producers who attended, Vasilis Tugos, spoke at the event, and saying that collaboration with Agrino has been counting for more than 25 years, he stressed “although we were cautious at first, we eventually feel like a family. Eventually we were justified and the crown is the new unit here in our region, but it is in the heart of mineralization in the prefectures of Thessaloniki, Imathia and Pieria. ” Thanks to Agrino executives for the “human” person who displayed the growers, he wished “good jobs” and with the hope “keeping you next to the growers and supporting them”.