07 September 2019 g. at the platform of business incubators ZAO "MAP ZAO", ag.Kolodischi Minsk district hosted a mobile forum – "The local economy" festival of rural businesses.

The festival was held in the framework of ENI-LLB-1-117 «Green Agriculture without borders" Cross Border Cooperation Program Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus ENPI on 2014-2020 gg., which is funded by the European Union.

The event was attended by more 50 representatives of agricultural businesses, engaged in the production and processing of "green" and organic agricultural products in rural areas: farmers, owners of private farms (LPX), entrepreneurs, artisans took part in the festival, and even students from rural areas - participants of the training business of "Rhythm" from Krevsk school nursery. During the opening of the festival coordinator of the project Galina Matyushenko and Director of the "Innovation for Regions" Naydovich Marina, acquainted the participants and guests of the festival with the goals and activities of the project "Green Agriculture without Borders", He invited all participants to take an active part in the activities of the project.

Organizers of the festival:
Local Sustainable Development Fund "Innovation for Regions"
Incubator malogo predprinimatelʹstva ZAO "MAP ZAO"

partners of the festival:
JSC "Belagroprombank", Consulting Institution "Social Business technologies", Information portal Kolodishchi info.

Foundation "Innovation for Regions", Belarusian partner organization of the project "Green Agriculture without borders", at the expense of the project equipment was purchased, which allowed participants to provide convenient free market places to sell their produce. residents ad. Kolodishchi and guests of the festival were able to buy "green" vegetables, fruits, berries, bee products, ekocai, homemade bread, a variety of plants for the garden and other products with the personal subsidiary farms and of regions of Belarus. The most popular area, where production has been presented krolkovodov.

In the mobile forum - "Tuteyshaya gaspadarka" festival thematic seminar was organized for representatives of the agricultural business - discussions "Development opportunities for employment in rural areas, improving the entrepreneurial potential of farms and strengthening of cooperation in the field of organic agriculture in the transboundary region of the Latvia-Lithuania-Belarus ". project specialist in organic agriculture Hvaschevskaya Elena advised farmers on certification.

During the seminar, Naydovich Sergey - Director General of the Incubator of small business JSC "MAP ZAO" He shared the experience of the development of infrastructure to support business start-ups in Belarus. For questions and perspectives of the certification of organic products in Belarus panelists introduced in his presentation Klepach Lubomir - a specialist in organic agriculture. Specialist sales management JSC "Belagroprombank" Dmitry Shkredov He presented the program of support and services, to rural businesses "Belagroprombank". Andrey Titov - the owner of the family estate Titovs, in his presentation he showed the advantages and opportunities for organic producers in Belarus in organizing partnerships and cooperation on the principles of cooperation. He gave examples of successful national and international experience in the promotion of "green" products in the domestic and foreign markets, associations and cooperatives of farmers. The discussion was also attended by representatives of local authorities and management, non-profit organizations, the public and the business of the regions of Belarus.

In this way, forum allowed participants to discuss with its support mechanisms and opportunities for rural entrepreneurship; promote public awareness of the employment opportunities in the field of organic agriculture; It contributed to the popularization and promotion of "green" products of farmers and smallholders among consumers, contributed to the development of small and medium-sized businesses in rural areas in the field of "green" agriculture. At the forum, its participants were able to exchange practical experience., get to know your colleagues and discuss possible cooperation.

Specialists Kolodischanskogo Culture House music and entertainment program with competitions have been prepared to create a festive mood participants and guests – Festival "The local economy '. For children and adults in the Coworking - center "Ekomaysterne" held creative workshops.

The project will be carried out in Belarus a few mobile forums rural business, one of which will be international with the participation of farmers 'green' agricultural production from Latvia and Lithuania - partner countries of the project "Green Agriculture without borders". Read more about the project and the opportunity to take part in it here.

Photo by Galina Matyushenko, made at the address. Minsk 5 07.09.2019