The group of experts is to work in the form of a think tank. The purpose of its activities will be to research and search for ways to solve the problems of the agri-food industry, as well as to develop proposals for solutions and present them to the Minister of Agriculture.
– I want the group to work on specifics of what can be done in a given situation. The opinions of people who have achieved success in this industry are important to me. Problems must be considered by experts, so I plan to invite washdepending on needs, specialists from various fields – informed Minister Siekierski.
Entrepreneurs propose the creation of a Food Industry Expert Group. The Ministry of Agriculture is ready to create a new department
– We are not dealing enough with the food industry and its problems. There is a problem with conducting scientific research in this area. Research centers are focused on analyzing agricultural markets, marginalizing the issues of this industry – Minister Czesław Siekierski announced during the meeting. Meetings of the Expert Group are to be held cyclically, every two months. If there is a need to familiarize oneself with the situation directly, meetings in the field are also possible.
The Minister announced that in order to comprehensively deal with the issues of the agri-food industry, he wants to establish a Department of Processing and Trade within the ministry in September.
Who will be part of the Expert Group? “Successful People”
The following persons expressed their willingness to participate in the expert group:
- Marek Marzec – Scientific and Technical Association of the Food Industry;
- Andrzej Gartner – Polish Federation of Food Producers;
- Witold Boguta – National Union of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Groups;
- Dariusz Sapiński – Milk;
- Paweł Wielgomas – Dawtona sp. zoo;
- Marian Owerko – Bakalland SA;
- Mariusz Jaroszewski-Colian.
Marek Marzec from the Scientific and Technical Association of the Food Industry, the initiator of Tuesday's meeting, emphasized that the people who expressed their willingness to create the Expert Group are a unique group of experts, including people with many years of experience in the industry. They represent companies operating on the market for a dozen or so years. – They are successful people. Over a dozen years of their activity, they have achieved good production and financial results – emphasized Marzec.