The potential to unify the measurement of organic consumption behaviour across countries
11 am to 11.45 am, Room Helsinki (NCC East), BIOFACH exhibitor presentations
The organisers will give an overview of existing survey tools used at national level to measure organic consumption behaviour. The potential of a unified survey tool will be discussed.
Presenter
- Bernadette Oehen, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland
Speakers
- Claudia Meier, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland
- Dorian Flechet, Agence Bio, France
- Alexis Carey, Organic Trade Association
Link
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Organic policy and sector development in Central Eastern Europe, Ministerial overviews
11.00 am to 12.30 pm, Room Budapest (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Ministers, deputy ministers and business sector representatives of selected CEE countries will present their organic policies and results achieved.
Presenter
- Dr. Dóra Drexler, Managing Director, Ungarisches Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau ÖMKi, Hungary
Speakers
- Dr. István Nag, Ministry of Agriculture, Hungary
Link
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How is fraud (not) addressed nowadays?
11.30 am to 12.30 pm, Room Istanbul (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
With organic markets growing exponentially worldwide, the organic sector is again confronted with potential food fraud. The speakers will present in brief statements their approaches to address organic fraud, tackling also the role of residue testing as a fraud prevention and detection measure, at source and when entering the market.
Presenter
- Bo van Elzakker, Louis Bolk Instituut, The Netherlands
Speakers
- Beate Huber, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Karst Kooistra, Sourcing Development, Director
- Dr. Jochen Neuendorff, Gesellschaft für Ressourcenschutz mbh
- Michael Bain, European Court of Auditors, Principal Manager
Link
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Embedding diversity in food value chain: Strategies to valorize agrobiodiversity
3 pm to 3.45 pm, Room Oslo (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Increasing agrobiodiversity is essential to rise the resilience and health of our food systems. To achieve this it is important to look at consumer preferences and define a suitable marketing strategy. In the session, we present different approaches for the valorisation of food diversity and the results of two representative surveys on consumer preferences for food diversity in the EU.
Presenter
- Bernadette Oehen, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
Speakers
- Claudia Meier, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Philipp Holzherr, Pro Specie Rara
Link
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The World of Organic Agriculture
4 pm to 4.45 pm, Hall Shanghai (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
The latest data on organic agriculture world-wide, regulations and organic markets will be presented and the 20th edition of The World of Organic Agriculture - Statistics and Emerging Trends 2019" the yearbook on global organic agriculture will be launched.
Presenter
- Louise Luttikholt, IFOAM - Organics International Head Office
Speakers
- Dr. Helga Willer, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Julia Lernoud, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Beate Huber, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Amarjit Sahota, Ecovia Intelligence
- Monica Rubiolo, SECO
Link
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The European Market for Organic Food
5 pm to 6 pm, Hall Shanghai (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
The latest (2018) data and trends for four selected European markets will be presented including the overall trend in Europe.
Presenter
- Dr. Susanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre, UK
Speakers
- Diana Schaack, Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH
- Dr. Francesco Solfanelli, Universitá Politecnica delle Marche
- Dr. Helga Willer, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Dorian Fléchet, Agence bio
- Martin Sawyer, Soil Association
Link
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Organic Breeding
10 am to 10.45 am, Meeting Point Organic right from the start (Entrence "Mitte"), Meeting Point Organic right from the start
Why does organic farming necessarily need more varieties from organic breeding?
Presenter
- NN
Speakers
- Prof. Dr. Urs Niggli, Direktor, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
Link
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Global Organic Market Overview
10 am to 11.30 am, Hall St. Petersburg (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
The global organic market develops dynamically. Organic 3.0 postulates further growth, inclusiveness and orientation towards a more differentiated sustainability products market. We deepen the market information from the IFOAM – Organics International/FiBL statistics book and reflect about trends and strategic market positioning.
Presenter
- Louise Luttikholt, IFOAM - Organics International
Speakers
- Dr. Helga Willer, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Laura Batcha, Organic Trade Association, USA
- Jianping Xing, Chief Operating Officer / Organic and Beyond Corporation (OABC), China
- Dr. David Amudavi, Executive Director / Biovision Africa Trust
- Julia Lernoud, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
Link
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Regulatory Aspects of the Organic International Trade
12 pm to 12.45 pm, Hall Shnaghai (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
An exchange with experts and stakeholders from all the world starting from the New EU Organic Regulation and the latest developments related to the US standards. The session will also explore the possibility of a multilateral agreement which would facilitate the trade of organic products among all the countries.
Presenter
- Emanuele Busacca, IFOAM EU
Speakers
- Alia Atitar de la Fuente, EU Kommission
- Michael Reynaud, Ecocert S.A.
- Beate Huber, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
Link
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Welchen Mehrwert bieten Bio und Vegan?
3 pm to 3.45 pm, Room Oslo (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Vegane Lebensmittel haben in den letzten Jahren weitere Verbreitung gefunden. Doch welche Erwartungen haben Verbraucher an vegane Biolebensmittel? Und wie kann die Biobranche auf den Vegan-Trend reagieren? Um Antworten zu erhalten, wurden Befragungen mit Verbrauchern sowie Akteuren aus Landwirtschaft, Herstellung und Handel durchgeführt. Ergebnisse werden präsentiert und zur Diskussion gestellt.
Presenter
- NN
Speakers
- Eric Gall, IFOAM EU Group
- Ralf Mack, Bioland e.V., Germany
- Lin Bautze, Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, Switzerland
Links
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Science Day organized by TP Organics
10 am to 3 pm, Room Oslo (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
TP Organics’ Science Day will shape the new Strategic Research & Innovation Agenda for organic and agroecology in Europe. Participants will have an opportunity to discuss priority topics to address current research needs. Policy makers taking part in the event will provide feedback and highlight the opportunities for organic in the EU’s new Research and Innovation Programme Horizon Europe.
Presenter
- Bram Moeskops, Senior Scientific Coordinator, TP Organics
- Silvia Schmidt, Food Policy Officer, IFOAM EU
Speakers
- Dr. Hanns-Christoph Eiden, Präsident, Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung (BLE), Germany
- Dr. Helga Willer, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland
- Acuña Miguel Angel de Porras, Co-Director, FiBL Europe
- Prof. Dr. Raffaele Zanoli, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
- Karin Ulmer, Senior Policy Officer, ACT Alliance EU
- Lizzie Melby Jespersen, Manager, LMJ Eco-consult
Links
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Impact, measuring organic performance
10 am to 11.30 am, Hall Shanghai (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Turnover and areal are common measures to look at progress of organic. However, how do we measure the contribution of organic agriculture, e.g. to the SDGs? Can everything we’d like to see as impact be measured? How do we look at performance? What needs still to be done to get the full picture. Where are the limitations and where is organic performing differently from what is commonly believed?
Presenter
- Louise Luttikholz, IFOAM - Organics International Head Office
Speakers
- Dr. Christian Schader, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerlan
- Dr. Verena Seufert, Postdoctoral researcher, Land Use Change and Climate Laurence Beck, Director for Sustainability, Quality and R&D / Wessanen Nederland Holding B.V.
Link
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Weshalb ist die Bio Züchtung so wichtig für den Bio Landbau?
1 pm to 2.30 pm, Room Budapest (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Wo steht die Bio Züchtung heute? Wo liegen die Chancen und Risiken bzw. was sind die Herausforderungen in der Zukunft? Kann sich die Bio Züchtung gegenüber den großen Saatgutmultis noch behaupten? Weshalb haben es Sorten, Rassen aus der Bio Züchtung so schwer, sich am Markt durchzusetzen? Was müsste für eine bessere Marktdurchdringung unternommen werden?
Presenter
- Marcus Johann, Bioverita
Speakers
- Elke Röder, Bundesverband Naturkost und Naturwaren (BNN) e.V., Germany
- Lukas Nossol, dennree GmbH
- Dr. Felix Prinz zu Löwenstein, Bund Ökologische Lebensmittelwirtschaft (BÖLW), Germany
- Prof. Dr. Urs Niggli, Direktor, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau FiBL, Switzerland
- Boris Voelkel, Voelkel GmbH
Link
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Internal Control Systems, relevance, status and future perspectives
1 pm to 2.30 pm, Room Istanbul (NCC East), BIOFACH Congress
Internal Control Systems (ICS) are an important tool for certification of smallholders. The importance of ICS will increase with the new EU regulation where ICS will also be possible within the EU from 2021 onwards. The results of study on the importance and effectiveness of ICS for the global organic trade will be presented followed by a panel discussion on pathways for its further development.
Presenter
- Beate Huber, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL), Switzerland
Speakers
- Florentine Meinshausen
- Toralf Richter, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL), Switzerland
- Johan Blockeel, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau (FiBL), Switzerland
Link
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International breeding projects outside the EU
4.45 pm - 5.30, Meeting Point Organic right from the start (Entrance Mitte), Meeting Point Organic right from the start
Practical example Cotton in India
Presenter
NN
Speakers
- Dr. Monika Messmer, Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau, Switzerland
Link
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