V Congress of Agro-food Cooperatives of Andalusia. Jaén

The next 4th and 5th October, Agro-alimentary Cooperatives of Andalusia celebrates its fifth Congress in the capital of Jaen, an unavoidable event for the Andalusian agrarian cooperative, which will be attended by more than 600 professionals from the autonomous community of Andalusia and the national level.

This outstanding event will be the setting for the reflection and debate on the present and future challenges of the agri-food and cooperative sector, in the hands of speakers of recognized prestige.

Since 2001, Agro-food Cooperatives of Andalusia has been holding this Congress every four years in a different province. With the motto of this edition, ‘Creating, Growing, Changing’, it is intended to transfer to the sector and public opinion in general, the contribution of the cooperative world not only to the development of the agri-food sector, but also to the economic, social and environmental; its constant and unstoppable growth; as well as its great capacity to adapt to changes and the demands of markets and consumers.

The topics to be addressed include the post-2020 CAP, tools for boosting integration, water use in the face of climate change and internationalization as a lever for growth. It will also discuss issues such as the rise of e-commerce in the agri-food sector, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) as an element of business competitiveness, the application of digitization applied to the agricultural sector, and analysis of global economic conditions and its repercussion in the short, medium and long term agri-food sector.