BIOACADEMY 2009 - Conference for Practitioners
Topic: Land-use systems and economic strategies in organic farming against the background of current global developments
EN:Detailed program of the conference A and the plenary meetings
DE:Ausführlich Programm der Praxiskonferenz A und der Plenarsitzungen
DETAILED PROGRAM AND SPEAKERS PRESENTATIONS
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Wednesday June 24th 2009
Introductory Plenary Meeting
Presenters: Michael Piatti, Katerina Nesrstova
9:30 am – 9:35 am Opening - A representative of PRO-BIO Association of Organic Farmers and a representative of the Mendel University of Agriculture and Forestry, Welcome of President IFOAM EU Group Christopher Stopes
9:35 am – 9:55 am New priorities and challenges for the EU, the economic crises and the role of organic farming
Nic Lampkin, Director, Organic Research Centre, Elm Farm, Newbury.
nic_lampkin_new_challenges_bioacademy_a_24_6_2009.pdf
9:55 am – 10:20 am Research and Practical Knowledge – Sources of Innovation for Organic Agriculture
Urs Niggli, FiBL, Switzerland
Conference for Practitioners (A)
Garant: Urs Niggli a Andreas Kranzler
Block 1: Theme: Intensification or considerate use of land
Presenter: Alexandra Pohl, Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL) Austria
10:30 am – 10:50 am Future development of organic farming in Denmark
Niels Halberg, International Centre for Research on Organic Food Systems (ICROFS), Denmark
niels_halberg_icrofs_danish_organic_knowledge_synthesis_bioacademy_a_24_6_2009.pdf
10:50 am – 11:10 am Experience of soil protection in Austria with focus on organic farming
Alois Posch, Ministry of Agriculture and Environment, Austria
alois_posch_boden-bio_bioakademie_a_24_6_2009.pdf
11:10 am – 11:30 am Can organic farming solve the problems of soil overuse and soil degradation in the Czech Republic?
Bořivoj Šarapatka, Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic.
borivoj_sarapatka_bioakademie_a_24_6_2009_.pdf
11:30 am – 11:50 am Problems of soil overuse in organic farming in Slovakia
Juliana Schlosserová, Department of the Environment and Organic Farming, Slovakia.
juliana_schlosserova_bioakademie_a_24_6_2009.pdf
1:30 pm – 3:30 pm Workshops
session 1: Technology Platform Organics “Empowerment of rural areas”
Presenter: Marco Schlüter, IFOAM – EU, Belgium
session 2: Technology Platform Organics “Eco functional intensification”
Presenter: Niels Halberg, ICROFS, Denmark
niels_halberg_tp_organics_nha_workshop_bioacademy_a_24_6_2009.pdf
Block 2: Clear economic relationships in organic farming as a response to the global crisis
Presenter: Marco Schlüter, IFOAM – EU, Belgium
4:00 pm – 4:25 pm Region organic producers and processors based on the example of regions producing organic hay (Salzburg and Mühlviertel in Upper Austria)
Ernst Miglbauer, Invent GmbH, Ottensheim, Austria
ernst_migelbauer_bioacademy_a_24_6_2009.pdf
4:25 pm – 4:50 pm Fair relationships at all levels of the production chain based on the project “Fair and Regional Charter Bio Berlin-Brandenburg”
Axel Wirz, F.A.M. – Food & Agrar Marketing Service, Germany
axel_wirz_vortrag-fairundregional_bioakademie_a_24_06_2009.pdf
Thursday 25th June 2009
8:45 am – 10:00 am EVALUATION OF SOIL QUALITY IN ORGANIC ENTERPRICES
Workshop organised by Bioinstitut CR and Bioforsk Norway
Conference for Practitioners (A)
Block 3: The significance of soil fertility in terms of the value of organic farming Presenter: Reinhard Gessl, Research Institute for Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Austria
10:30 am – 11:05 am Systems of considerate soil-tilling and organic farming. A conflict of values?
Flurina Schneider, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
flurina_schneider_werte_bioakademie_a_25_06_2009.pdf
11:05 am – 11:50 am Values of organic farming – organic and social action in specific situations
Martin Ott, FiBL, Frick, Switzerland
11:50 am – 12:15 pm Protection of soil fertility in terms of practice
Andreas Sarg, Biogetreidestation Krachbüchler, Austria
Closing Plenary Meeting
Presenter: Marco Schlüter
Block 1: Support of organic farming on national and European level
2:00 pm – 2:05 pm Biodiversity - a new challenge for EU; the contribution of organic farming
Petr Dobrovský, Ministry of Environment of the Czech Republic
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm EU promotional campaign for organic food and farming
Aleksandra Mecilošek, European Commission
alexandra_mecilosek_eu_of_promotional_campaign_bioakademie_a_25_06_2009.pdf
2:15 pm – 2:25 pm Presentation of technology platform for organic food and farming in the Czech Republic
Josef Dlouhý, Bioinstitut, o.p.s., Czech Republic
josef_dlouhy_tp_pro_ez_a_biopotraviny_bioakademie_a_25_06_2009.pdf
2:25 pm– 2:45 pm Trends in organic production in Slovakia
Juliana Schlosserová, Ministry of Agriculture / ÚKSUP, Slovakia
juliana_schlosserova_sr_ep_bioakademie_a_25_06_2009.pdf
Block 2: The new political framework for organic farming in the EU
3:20 pm – 3:40 pm The new Organic regulation: achievement and development
Jean-Francois Hulot, European Commission, Head of Organic Unit – DG Agri
jean-fransois_hulot_eulegislation_bioacademy_a_25_06_2009.pdf
3:40 pm – 4:00 pm Perspectives for organic farming within the framework of the CAP after 2013
Franz Fischler, former European Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development
franz_fischler_bioacademy_a_25_06_2009.pdf
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm A new action plan and a consistent policy for organic farming in Europe
Christopher Stopes - President IFOAM EU Group
4:50 pm – 5:10 pm Summary and outcomes of Bioacademy 2009
Conference A: Alexandra Pohl
Conference B: Bořivoj Šarapatka
5:10 pm – 5:30 pm Closing of Bioacademy 2009
Jiří Urban, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Czech Republic
