Invitation to join the Agricultural Department of the Chamber of Cyclades under establishment

The Cyclades Chamber announced its intention to create an Agricultural Department, in accordance with article 67 of Law 4497/2017, as amended and valid after the passing of Law 5087/2024, based on which those engaged in the primary sector are engaged in commercial activity and are already registered with GEMI.

As it states in its announcement, the Cyclades Chamber has always prioritized the promotion and exploitation of the primary sector of the Cyclades, through a series of initiatives, such as the Aegean Cuisine network, as well as the educational seminars that it has systematically organized in recent years in cooperation with the Agricultural University of Athens for the agri-food sector.

“The Cyclades region has remarkable agricultural production, which contributes to the local economy, but also unique quality locally produced products. However, the Agricultural Sector today faces many difficulties and challenges, such as the climate crisis and the environmental requirements of the Common Agricultural Policy, the high production costs and the lack of Labor Force in combination with the unique geomorphology and the diversity of the natural environment of the islands” , notes the Cyclades Chamber, adding that the main demand is to support and strengthen the primary sector, with the aim of creating a more balanced and sustainable development model in a tourist area like the Cyclades.

In this context, the Chamber of Cyclades can contribute to the strengthening of the primary sector through the provision of organized support infrastructures as well as through the design and promotion of practices that favor this sector. In particular, it can offer those members who register with the Agricultural Department the possibility to strengthen their business activity, to promote their requests to the State and also to take advantage of the various services and opportunities offered such as e.g. financial programs as well as education and training programs.

Businesses – members of the Chamber of Cyclades who are interested in moving to the Agricultural Department, as long as they meet the conditions of the law, are invited to fill in the expression of interest form and provide personalized information of the AADE where the KAD of the business (main and secondary) can be seen. The application with the attachments can be sent to the email [email protected] until 5/15/2024.

For more information, those interested can call 2281082346 ext. 104 (Mrs. Elena Dimakopoulou) during working days and from 09:00 to 14:00.