The fourth experiential three-day session of the Agrifood Leadership program, the first specialized leadership program in Agrifood implemented by the organization New Agriculture New Generation, has been successfully completed. The educational workshop took place in Chios from January 19th to 21st, 2024, sponsored by the Chios Mastiha Growers Association.
The goal of the Agrifood Leadership program is to provide participants with the opportunity to become members of a community of leaders, network with established professionals in the Agrifood sector, and discuss new trends in production, processing, and supply chain.
During the three-day session, participants gained valuable knowledge on the application of communication techniques such as active listening, public speaking, and non-verbal communication from their trainer Ms. Lia Sourla. They visited the Chios Mastiha Growers Association Mastiha Factory, the Mastiha Museum, and the Mastiha Research Center.
The Agrifood Leadership program of the New Agriculture New Generation organization is the first specialized leadership program in Agrifood in Greece. It lasts for 90 hours and includes 8 experiential three-day sessions with training, systematic networking activities, on-site visits to decision-making centers of the agrifood sector, leadership role-taking activities, as well as 2 online training sessions. The program modules include, among others, key concepts such as Leadership, Analytical Skills, Marketing Principles, Governance, Agricultural Economics and Policy, etc. The aim of the program is to empower future leaders of the Agrifood Sector to prioritize sustainability, technology, participation, market orientation, cooperation, adaptability, and resilience.
The Agrifood Leadership program is implemented by the New Agriculture New Generation organization through the founding donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF). The Technical and Strategic Advisor is Rutgers University in the United States.
Experiential Three-Day Sponsors include COMPO EXPERT, KOUIMTZIS Group, School of Meat Batsolakis, and DayGroup, the Chios Mastiha Growers Association, the Consortium of Cooperative Producer Groups of Imathia Prefecture, and the Messinia Union. The Program Sponsor is BAYER. The Program and Certification Sponsor is COSMOCERT. The airline sponsor is SKYEXPRESS. The program is under the auspices of the Ministry of Rural Development and Food.
The next Agrifood Leadership training will take place in Kalamata, between February 23rd and 25th, 2024, sponsored by the Messinia Union.
