New Agriculture New Generation: The 2023 report and 2024 goals
2023 is a milestone year for the organization New Georgia New Generation, as it celebrates five years of substantial contribution to the shaping of a modern landscape in the Greek agri-food sector.
Through the actions of the organization in the last five years, more than 30,000 people have benefited in the agri-food sector. At the same time, the total footprint of New Georgia New Generation and its beneficiaries in the Greek economy is close to 27 million euros. The organization’s significant socio-economic footprint is also confirmed by the finding that for every 1 euro invested, 3.6 euros are generated in the real economy.
Today, the people of the organization can claim to be co-shaping the future of the industry, highlighting georgia and the value chain of food as a career of choice for young. New Agriculture New Generation is now a European best practice, with international collaborations, multiple awards and catalytic collaborations with all the important actors of the ecosystem, it transfers know-how, develops synergies and practically supports the well-being of its communities countryside.
“The first five years of our offering has been a period of hard work, dedication, development and a substantial contribution to shaping a modern landscape in the Greek agri-food sector. We started 2018 with the critical initiative and donation of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, the strategic collaboration of Rutgers University in the USA and the support of those they wanted agriculture in Greece to evolve”, notes the CEO of the New Agriculture New Generation organization, Efi Lazaridou. “Our organization will continue in the coming years to plan and implement initiatives for a sustainable agriculture, connecting research with production, promote innovation, as well as entrepreneurship, with the aim of development and welfare of the communities of the rural“, she adds regarding the goals for 2024.
Goal of the organization New Agriculture New Generation
The aim of the organization is to create opportunities for employment and entrepreneurship as well as the revitalization of the industry as a whole. Through its actions and innovative programs it seeks the interconnection of research with production, the promotion of innovation and technological applications in agriculture for the purpose of development and well-being of rural populations. In this course the organization has the privilege to partner with:
- Greek and international academic institutions
- research bodies
- important companies in the sector
- prominent professionals
- cooperatives
- regional and local government
- as well as public institutions with which it shares the same vision for shaping a modern landscape in the Greek agri-food sector
It is worth noting that the sector of agriculture is of vital importance to the planet, humanity and the sustainability of rural communities, as well as the second largest employment sector in the country.
TheNew Agriculture New Generation organization was founded with the initiative and donation of the Stavros Foundation (SNF) within the framework of the Restart & Empowerment of Youth program, in 2018, led by Rutgers University, in collaboration with the Athens Agricultural University and the American School of Agriculture. In October 2020, it evolved into an urban non-profit company based in Greece, expanding its activities and partner network while maintaining close collaboration with Rutgers University as a strategic and technical advisor. The contribution and support of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF), as a founding donor of the organization, was a catalyst in the first steps of the organization and continues to be until today.