Also this year, the AGRA International Agri-Food Fair took place in Gornja Radgona.

The Ministry of Economy, Tourism and Sport and the Wood Industry Directorate were also present. The latter, in cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food, organised an expert consultation on “Challenges of implementing the new EU Deforestation Regulation”.

Dr. Andreja Kutnar, InnoRenew CoE director, presented the Sintetic project and the digital platform that will enable the broad management of forest value chain data. The project focuses on the recently adopted EU regulation on combating deforestation.

Representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food presented the new EU Regulation on products that do not cause deforestation and the challenges and opportunities that the implementation of the Regulation brings.