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A Memorandum of Understanding has been concluded between the Agricultural University of Athens and the Bakers Association of Greater Athens.

Date: 
Thursday 27 Jul 2023

Athens, July 19 2023

 

PRESS RELEASE

 

A Memorandum of Understanding has been concluded between the Agricultural University of Athens and the Bakers Association of Greater Athens.

 

On Tuesday, July 18 2023, a meeting was held at the Rectorate Office between the Agricultural University of Athens and the Bakers Association of Greater Athens (S.Α.Α.P.P.). The Rector of the Agricultural University of Athens, Mr. Spyridon Kintzios, Professor and the President of the Bakers Association of Greater Athens (S.A.A.P.P.), Mr. Panayiotis Saxinidis, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding about the strengthening of the mission and the role of the two Organizations upon the strategy making over the primary sector.

At the meeting, the Candidate for Regional Councillor in East Attica, Ms. Aggeliki – Loukia Petrou – Gkini, who had been actually in charge of the initiative of that meeting, the Vice President of S.Α.Α.P.P., Ms. Konstantia Konstantinou and the Treasurer of S.Α.Α.P.P, Mr. Petros Stratis, have given their presence.

Specifically, by the pertinent Protocol of Understanding, goals have been set jointly, such as highlighting the distinctive character of members of S.A.A.P.P. as unique on-site preparation, ripening, fermentation, baking and selling bread businesses on a daily basis, in addition to providing educational work, related to the objects of study for bakers and bakery workers, inasmuch enhancing research work and research products in the bakery sector, including the increase of the part played by the Greek wheat into the domestic bread production, as well as the reinforcement and prominence of the significant contribution of the two Institutions into the development within societies, as far as the agri-food domain is concerned, on a local, regional, national and european level.

In view of the aforementioned meeting, another meeting amongst the representatives of the cooperating agencies took place on Wednesday, July 19 2023, with the presence of the Regional Governor, Mr. George Patoulis, at the Region Offices, wherein the institutional framework of the collaboration has been elaborated, reaching an agreement on the principle, on the part of the highest local and regional authorities.