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“The political experience of K. Navickas, his ability to work with communities, his competence in the matter and especially the knowledge of the European Green Course, I believe, will help agriculture to take advantage of new opportunities in the European Union, to move towards greater agricultural competitiveness and greater added value, “said the report. Ingrida Šimonytė appointed Prime Minister.
According to her, in addition to the introduction of advanced technologies and other smart agricultural and business management solutions (robotics, artificial intelligence), it is necessary to provide more effective support to medium-sized family farms, increase the attractiveness of rural areas, create better conditions for young farmers and local communities.
K. Navickas is the second Conservative nominee for agriculture. President Gitanas Nausėda rejected the candidacy of the current Chancellor of the Ministry of Agriculture, Dalia Miniataitė, previously proposed on Friday.
The head of state praised D. Miniataitė for his expertise in the agricultural sector, but said she expected “not only short-term actions, but throughout the term” as well as the vision to implement the idea of ”Green Lithuania” .
In 2016–2018, K. Navickas served as Minister of the Environment in the Government of Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis.
At the end of 2018, S. Skvernelis, motivating the need to “reload” the Cabinet of Ministers, dismissed K. Navickas together with the Ministers of Education and Culture – Jurgita Petrauskiene and Liana Ruokyte-Jonsson.
At that time, K. Navickas had also stated that he did not see the opportunity to continue working with S. Skvernelis.
K. Navickas, 50, has a BA in history from Vilnius University and an MA in public administration from Mykolas Romeris University.
For almost a decade, he worked as an expert at the Baltic Environmental Forum, headed the office of the Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe in Lithuania, and most recently served as the Deputy Department for Development and Innovation of Vėjo projektai.
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