EPP European Congress of Young Farmers 2023
The European People's Party is the largest political group in the European Parliament. The EPP is centre-right, a pro-European political party which gathers over 81 parties from 43 countries. Schuttelaar & Partners supported the organisation of the 9th edition of the European People's Party European Congress of Young Farmers, a unique event in Brussels which has for the last 10 years awarded the work and achievements of young farmers.
For the 2nd year in a row, we are proud to assist in the organisation of the “European Young Farmers Awards” as an external consultant. The Awards are an essential part of the event, and rewards young farmers for sustainable and innovative ideas and practices that address the challenges facing the agricultural sector. The responsibilities of the external consultant, among others, are to carry out the eligibility check of all received project applications, to establish a short-list of selected projects and to assist the Jury in its deliberations during the selection process. In this context, we leverage our 27 years of experience in the agrifood sector to carry out this crucial check for the jury of the awards.
This year, we received 13 projects from 13 countries. On 6th December, Margaux Plurien, Junior Consultant at our agrifood team in Brussels, introduced our methodology to the attendees of the event. We would like to congratulate the winners Matěj Sklenář, from the Czech Republic, Koutsouradi Argyro, from Greece, and François Lejeune, from Belgium!