Meeting with cooperatives mark the beginning of the preparation for Agroponte 2025, commemorative edition to the centenary of Criciúma

The afternoon of this Monday, 30 of June, was marked by an important step towards the realization of Agroponte 2025. Family Farming Cooperatives from all over the southern region of Santa Catarina gathered at Criciúma City Hall for an organization and alignment meeting on the participation in the Fair, what happens to 13 a 17 of August, at the José Ijair Conti Pavilion.

During the meeting, guidance on the operation of the fair and the importance of ensuring the quality of the products and the presentation of the spaces. “The presence of cooperatives and exhibitors of livestock is what humanizes agroponte. They are the ones who bring life to the fair. That's why, We need to be present with responsibility and care in every detail ”, stated Edson Borba, EPAGRI Regional Manager.

The director of NossaCasa Fairs and Events, Willi Backes, stressed that the success of Agroponte, that reaches its 14th edition in 2025, It is the result of collective construction. “The fair happens because it is done with many hands, with entities, companies, exhibitors and partners. It is a cooperative work, like the one that everyone here already knows well in everyday. Cooperation is what the success of the event is. ”

The meeting was also attended by the mayor of Criciúma, Vagner Espíndola, which highlighted the importance of family farming to the region and announced that this year's agroponte is part of the centenary of the Criciúma political-administrative emancipation of political-administrative emancipation. “We will not be celebrating just another edition of the Fair, but performing the agroponte of the century. Our cabinet will be present with a booth at the fair, serving and dispatching directly from there. ”

Also present at the meeting were the Director of Agriculture and Agribusiness of the City Hall of Criciúma, Vanderlei Zilli, Mariana Francisconi Moro, Unimed Criciuma Representative, New Partner of the Fair, In addition to representatives of Epagri and Cidasc, that follow as fundamental institutions in the construction of the fair. At AgroPonte 2025 happens to 13 a 17 of August, in Criciúma, Bringing together sectors such as family farming, agriculture, Industry and Technology, in a historical edition in honor of the 100 Years of Emancipation of Criciuma.