In his speech, Minister Etgen paid tribute to Naturata's efforts to offer certified organic food and beverages to their customers in their restaurants and cafeterias.
In addition, Minister Etgen honoured the initiative of Mrs. Fabiana Bartolozzi to open an organic restaurant in the station area in Luxembourg City.
The "Bio-Agrar-Präis", awarded for the first time in 2009, aims to reward merits in organic farming. This award, with a prize of €4,000, is intended for individuals, organisations and companies active in the organic farming sector (production, processing, trade, research, NGOs, ...) or having given special support to organic farming in Luxembourg.
The award is part of the National Action Plan for the Promotion of Organic Agriculture, which aims to actively support the development of organic farming in Luxembourg. The funding of various research projects as well as the network of demonstration farms are other actions of the current year.