Project information

PROJECT TITLE: »Development of an innovative network for the promotion of extroversion of agro-food companies in Adriatic - Ionian Area«

Project duration: 24 months (1. 1. 2017 - 31. 10. 2019)
Project extension (1.1.2022-30.6.2022)

The main objective of the “INNOVAGRO” project is the development of an interregional system for the reinforcing of the interaction between research centers and universities, companies of the agro-food sector, as well as the rest of the institutions dealing with  promoting extroversion and entrepreneurship in the participating countries, so as to provide SMEs with  innovative services of marketing and management, in order to increase their extroversion and internalization. This main objective is further analyzed in the following sub-objectives:

1. development of innovative mechanisms and tools aiming at the amplification of the collaboration between the participant countries’ SMEs and the reinforcement of their ability to do business abroad
2. development of innovative transnational business networking
3. development and dissemination of knowledge, aiming at improving the competitiveness of agro-food SMEs
4. reinforcement of the services that promote the innovation and extroversion of agro-food SMEs
5. creation of co-operation network between professional associations from the agro-food and tourism sector, Research Institutions, and Public Authorities
6. link farmers, agro-food and agro-tourism companies, as a transnational vertically intergraded chain
7. create awareness about the implementation of environmentally – friendly farming practices.

The main project’s results:

1. the improvement of agrofood SMEs’ productivity, competiveness and access to the international market,
2. increasing the percentage of agrofood SMEs involved in networking, internalization and innovation process,
3. strengthening the links between R&D Institutes, SMEs, and Regional & Local authorities in the field of innovative entrepreneurship and
4. increasing the use of environment– friendly farming practices.

PROJECT PARTNERS:

1. ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΗΡΙΟ ΧΑΝΙΩΝ
2. ΠΕΡΙΦΕΡΕΙΑ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
3. ΠΟΛΥΤΕΧΝΕΙΟ ΚΡΗΤΗΣ
4. ΔΙΚΤΥΟ ΝΗΣΙΩΤΙΚΩΝ ΕΠΙΜΕΛΗΤΗΡΙΩΝ ΕΥΡΩΠΑΪΚΗΣ ΕΝΩΣΗΣ
5. PROVINCIA DI POTENZA
6. E-zavod, zavod za projektno svetovanje, raziskovanje in razvoj celovitih rešitev
7. Conferderazione Italiana Agricoltori
8. Bashkimi i Dhomave të Tregtisë dhe
9. Industrisë së Shqipërisë
10. Chamber of Serbia
11. Università degli  studi della Basilicata

Website: https://innovagro.adrioninterreg.eu/

INNOVAGRO Newsletter 1 (740 Kb) 

INNOVAGRO Newsletter 2 (774 Kb)

INNOVAGRO Newsletter 3 (750 Kb)

INNOVAGRO Newsletter 4 (738 Kb)

Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.