SME Organics

Project objective

The purpose of SME ORGANICS is to increase the innovativeness and sustainability of SMEs in the organic sectors of the participating regions by improving SME efficiency, in order to enhance the growth capacity of the whole regional organic sector within regional, national and international markets.

Project effects

Definition of appropriate measures to be integrated with regional policies, activities necessary for such integration, time framework and entities responsible.

Identification of synergies and complementarity between various policy instruments and financing instruments for the purpose of optimization of their common use at the regional level.

Development of a Regional Action Plan with customized financing and appropriate selection of political instruments.

Exchange of experiences and knowledge between project partners through participation in study visits.

Implementation of beneficial solutions and technologies for partners in their home region.

Partner regions

Switzerland – Argovia
France – Aquitaine
Finland – West Finland (Ostrobothnia)
Romania – North-West region
Spain – Navarra
Italy – Lombardy
Italy – Apulia
Poland – Łodzkie Region

Cooperation

We welcome institutions, SMEs, farmers and individuals from the Łódź region connected with the sectors of organic food, high quality food and traditionally manufactured food. Participation in the work of the Stakeholders Group opens up an opportunity for promoting one’s own brand in the region and at the forum of the European Union, in addition to participation in foreign study visits and the exchange of experiences in the field of high quality food.

The Stakeholder Group

Łódź Wholesale Market “Zjazdowa”
Vital Poland
AMKEZ
Organic Farm “Mrowisko”
Horticulture Institute in Skierniewice
Łódź University of Technology, Department of Biotechnology and Food Sciences
Municipal Office of the Łódź Region/Department for Entrepreneurship
Municipal Office of the Łódź Region/Department of Agriculture and Environmental Protection
Waldemar Fortuna
Social Co-operative “Owocni”
Agricultural Chamber of the Łódź Region
Arkadiusz Kartus
Łódź Agricultural Advisory Centre in Bratoszewice
Regional Beekeepers Association
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Lublinie

Project events

Establishment of stakeholder groups in eight partner regions
Study visits to: Switzerland (Argovia), Spain (Navarra), Italy (Apulia), Italy (Lombardy), Finland (Southern Ostrobothnia), France (Aquitaine)
Meetings of the stakeholder group
Development of a Regional Diagnosis
Commencement of work on the Organic Regional Action Plan

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