GEFA welcomes pioneering BMLEH export strategy

Export promotion becomes a top priority at the BMLEH

With its export strategy announced today, the Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) is sending a pioneering signal to the agricultural and food industry to support the export sector. The change of direction announced in the coalition agreement in favour of export support for the sector to increase the competitiveness and resilience of agricultural exporters is now taking the desired shape. Federal Minister Rainer is thus sending the desired clear signal to the sector. The Federal Minister is delivering, said Jan-Bernd Stärk, spokesperson for GEFA e.V., Head of Export Sales Third Country, Westfleisch SCE mbH, following today's press conference at the BMLEH.

BMLEH implements new form of business orientation

GEFA very much welcomes the fact that Federal Minister Rainer is making export promotion a top priority. This will give export promotion activities new vigour and send the desired signal to the industry.

The BMLEH's changed, proactive economic orientation runs like a red thread through all the measures presented. Not only are new strategic priorities being set, they are clearly being implemented with consistent seriousness across all departments and divisions of the organisation. Numerous new measures were presented and some of the previous activities were completely reorganised.

BMLEH sets the right priorities for export support

The announced acceleration of market access procedures, the stronger business orientation of the EL officers and the appointment of a new Chief Veterinary Officer were also welcomed. The exporters affiliated to GEFA hope that this will lead to a greater emphasis and acceleration of activities relating to market access procedures. Other key aspects include the expansion of the foreign trade fair programme and the significant reduction of bureaucracy in connection with market access and export activities.

We are very much in favour of these steps and offer the BMLEH our support on the way forward. As already shown during BM Rainer's last trip to the USA, the BMLEH can count on the committed support of GEFA members in the next steps, says Paul Berghuis, deputy spokesman of GEFA and managing partner of Berghuis GmbH. Photo: Fotolia