Farmer of the Year-Stratakos: The foundations must be laid for the reorganisation of agriculture

“Agricultural development is entering a new era and the foundations of this reorganisation must be laid,” Secretary General of the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Food, Giorgos Stratakos, said on Saturday speaking at the opening of the conference in Xanthi for the awarding of the ” Farmer of the Year”. The conference is organised by the newspaper Agrenda in collaboration with Tsomokos Communication.

The profession of the farmer, the general secretary underlined, is now becoming more attractive and must be supported, while he also referred to the area of Xanthi, saying that the heart of tobacco farming still beats in this area.

Aiming at the best and most complete information of the agricultural world, the “Farmer of the Year” institution aims to highlight the personality and work of people involved in every form of agricultural production, the director and publisher of the newspaper Agrenda, Yiannis Panagos, said opening the proceedings of the conference for the awarding of the “Farmer of the Year” awards.