PARTNERSHIP EVENT Agro Food Processing SUMMARIZATION OF SWG REZULTS Sofia, 15 16 June 2011 First SWG Meeting, November 2010, Sofia: Presentations on the clusters and clusters structures in the agro-food processing sector in the participating countries and regions Best practices in clusters organization: Agro-food Networks in Veneto Region: the wine case cluster (LP) Agro-food Cluster in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (PP1) Bulgarian Dairy Processing Sector (PP4) Agro Machinery Industry & Pole Program and cluster development in Hungary (PP6) First SWG Meeting, November 2010, Sofia: First versions of SWG documents/outputs PEV leaflet & registration form, customization of cluster manager profile, advantages for the organizations joining the future agro-food network, types of cooperation for the transnational cluster agreement on agro-food Choosing the sub-sectors for transnational clustering: production of fine quality wines dairy production agro-food processing machinery Second SWG Meeting, February 2011, Udine: Presentations of best practices: the Emilia-Romagna agro-industry cluster and the fruit and vegetable chain (PP2) agro-food industry in the Molise Region (PP3) agro-food industry in Romania (PP8) Adding the fruit and vegetable processing to the subsectors for transnational clustering Second SWG Meeting, February 2011, Udine: Discussion on the preparation of PEV event: involvement of agro- food sector stakeholders of each partner country/region, and organization of the data base of clusters/sector organizations/SMEs in order to be shared by all project partners First draft of the transnational cluster agreement for comments by the partners (LP) PEV flyer (PP4) Second SWG Meeting, February 2011, Udine: Visit to San Daniele agro food Cluster: cheese production: Caseificio Di Bidino from Coseano smoked trout: Friultrota from San Daniele ham production: Prosciuttificio Dok Dall'Ava from San Daniele Third SWG Meeting, April 2011, Dubrovnik: Transnational cluster agreement (TCA) on agro-food: final version, initial list of signatories Presentation of best practices: Podravje Agro-Food Network (PP6) Food processing industry in Republika Srpska Entity in BiH (IPA PP3) Third SWG Meeting, April 2011, Dubrovnik: Preparation of PEV: selection of best practices to be presented publicity measures recruiting participants - data bases business match-making sectoral round tables ideas for future projects Third SWG Meeting, April 2011, Dubrovnik: Visit of the Business and Innovation Center for Aquaculture (MARIBIC) Local conference on clusters: Clustering in Croatia Policies and Procedures Agro-food cluster development: the experience of Emilia- Romagna Cluster "Slavonian Apple San Daniele Agro-food cluster Benefits of mergers in terms of market competition