Belgium: The Flemish government helps in promoting the export of agricultural and horticultural products

Published 2021년 3월 1일

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Flanders is providing financial support to companies with innovative ideas to promote agricultural and horticultural products abroad, as a result of Brexit and the corona crisis. The Flemish Government, led by Minister Hilde Crevits, has allocated a budget of 3 million euros for this initiative, which will be implemented through VLAM. The focus will be on exports, trade missions, fairs, and image campaigns, with a specific emphasis on the United Kingdom. The funding will primarily support innovative export projects and smaller and start-up companies. Additionally, there will be increased communication to Flemish consumers to promote local products.

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This year and next, Flanders will assist companies with innovative ideas for the promotion of their agricultural and horticultural products abroad. The support comes as a result of Brexit and in the context of the Flemish Resilience recovery policy after the corona crisis. There will be concrete initiatives in the field of exports, trade missions and fairs, image campaigns and communication to the consumer. The implementation will be done via VLAM. The Flemish Government has approved the measures on the proposal of the Flemish Minister of Agriculture and Food Hilde Crevits. “Brexit and corona are a tough one for many agri-food and floriculture companies. Flanders is taking numerous initiatives in the context of the recovery plan. New ways are being explored through VLAM to safeguard exports to the UK and the rest of the world. With image campaigns we can also highlight our high-quality agricultural and horticultural products, "says Hilde Crevits. The agro-food chain and ...

Source: AGF