The first event focuses on storage and pre-processing – two areas in which regionally and organically operating farms often encounter limited capacities or missing infrastructure. Central questions include:

• Which measures and investments are needed to close processing gaps in peeling, cutting, cooling, or storage?
• Which cooperation and funding models are suitable for jointly developing such infrastructure?
• How can existing capacities be better utilised and new structures efficiently established?

Using examples from vegetable, grain, niche crop and legume processing and storage, the event highlights concrete solution pathways. The format also aims to:

• connect stakeholders from farming, processing, logistics, and retail,
• foster knowledge and experience exchange, and
• stimulate innovation for strengthening regional value chains.