Also this year IFOAM EU Group will be present at BioFach 2013 with several workshops and seminar sessions with topics ranging from GMOs, EU Organic Regulation, US/EU Equivalence, organic wine, climate change, rural development and the sustainability challenge.
Below you can find a chronological overview of all events organised by the IFOAM EU Group.
For more general information about the BioFach Congress please click here.
WEDNESDAY 13.02.2013
11:00 - 12:30: Organic Market Data Networks
(Room Athen)
Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, DIIGA - Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. Martin Timmermann, otx AG
Vladimir Masar, www.organic-bio.com
Bernhard Jansen, EkoConnect e.V.
Fabio de Bravo, ISMEA - SINAB
Dr. Helga Willer, FiBL
15.00 – 15.45: How to deal with pesticide residue in organic products: guidelines.
(HongKong Room)
The EU organic regulations don't detail the level of pesticides tolerated in organic food or how to deal with them. Member States,and certification bodies around Europe set their own level, thatdiffer from region to region.. What is the responsibility of the operator? what is the role of the certification body? The recently revised guidelines prepared bu the IFOAM EU group provide guideance to all parts of the organic sector.
Bram Moeskops, IFOAM EU Group
Kirsten Arp, BNN (presentation)
Bavo van Idsert, IFOAM EU Group
Guenter Lach, Lach & Bruns (presentation)
Elke Denys, BioForum
16.00 – 17.30: The European Market for Organic Food - Recent statistics and how to improve data quality
(Room Hongkong)
Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, DIIGA - Università Politecnica delle Marche
Camille Moreau, L'Agence BIO
Dr. Susanne Padel, The Organic Research Centre
Diana Schaack, Agrarmarkt Informations-Gesellschaft mbH (AMI)
Corinna Feldmann, Universität Kassel
Dr. Burkhard Schaer, Ecozept GbR
Marco Schlüter, IFOAM EU Group
Dr. Helga Willer, FiBL - Forschungsinstitut für biologischen Landbau
17:00-18:00: Members meeting: EU Regulation Review and 10 years Anniversary
(NCC Mitte -Room Mailand)
This is a private event. To register please click here and bring a printed copy of your registration with you.
THURSDAY 14.02.2013
10.00 – 11.30: The review of the EU Organic Regulation
(Copenhagen Room)
In 2012 the European Commission announced a review of theCouncil Regulation (EC) No 834/2007.The three main steps of the process are the Report to the Council on the application of the organic regulation, presented in May 2012, the impact assessment, started in Autumn 2012 with stakeholder consultation, and the evaluation of the regulation subcontracting an external body. At the end of 2013 a legal proposal to amend the organic regulation can be expected. The main topics are the scope of the Regulation, control and import activities, flexibility and GMOs.
Marco Schlüter, IFOAM EU Group
Christopher Stopes, IFOAM EU Group
Alex Beck, AOEL
Joao Onofre, European Commission
Jürn Sanders, Thünen-Institut
Michelle Renaud, EOCC
12.00 – 12.45: One year after US/EU equivalency agreement: experiences, challenges and outlook
(Copenhagen Room)
During the last Biofach 2012, an organic equivalence agreement between the two biggest organic markets in the world, US and EU, was signed. Besides the big advantages for involved certified operators , previously overburdened by papers, additional inspections and costs, some concern has been expressed by the European stakeholders.
Michel Reynaud, EOCC President
Christina Gerstgrasser, European Commission
Christopher Stopes, IFOAM EU Group
Jake Lewin, EOCC
Robert Anderson, OTA
13.00 – 13.45: EU implementing rules: organic poultry, greenhouse, feed and production inputs
(Prague Room)
Specific areas of the organic production rules laid on in the Commission Implementing Regulation (EC) No 889/2008 need to be further developed. Organic production in poultry and greenhouse, feed and production inputs are examples. What happened during the 2012 and what is still under discussion.
Emanuele Busacca, IFOAM EU Group
Marian Blom, Bionext
Alex Beck, AOEL
Sybille Kyed, Organic Denmark
Maria Fladl, European Commission
Chris Atkinson, Soil Association
14.00 – 15.30: Climate Change: organic strategies to meet a global challenge
(Prague Room)
The workshop will update on the global IFOAM climate change campaign and make the link to action and policies with a focus on EU member states: What policy frameworks are currently discussed on EU level with an emphasis on climate change adaptation and mitigation in agriculture? How can organic food and farming be brought in as a solution? What are the strategic points and timelines? How to campaign for organic as a best climate change solution?
Stephen Meredith, IFOAM EU Group
Andre Leu, IFOAM
Basiel De Bruyne, Provamel
Urs Niggli, FiBL
Kriton Arsenis, MEP
15.00 - 15.45: Green Public Procurement
(Krakau Room)
Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU Group (presentation)
Niels Heine Kristensen, Aalborg University (presentation)
Mark Stein, Salford University Business School (presentation)
15.00-17:00: TP Organics Workshop: Preparing the organic and agroecological sector for the new EU research and innovation policy
NCC West - Room Dublin
For this event it is necessary to register. Please for further information click here
The workshop will discuss the importance of Producer-led research for agro-ecology. Moreover it will be investigate how facilitate exchange of information and knowledge at Member States level and how the organic sector can become a key EIP stakeholder in all member states.
Marco Schlüter, IFOAM EU Group (presentation)
Hans-Jörg Lutzeyer, DG Research & Innovation (presentation)
Bram Moeskops, TP organics (presentation)Susanne Padel, Organic Research Centre
16:00 - 16:45: Organic Horeca Certification
(krakau Room)Prof. Dr. Carola Strassner, Fachhochschule Münster
Emanuele Busacca, IFOAM EU Group
Valerie Monnin, Bio Suisse
Michael Baker, Biological Farmers of Australia (BFA)
Cristina Vicente-Almazán Castro, DYNAMIS
18:00 - 21.00: Making Europe More Organic - 10 Years of Advocacy for Sustainable Food and Farming
Stand Party
Hall 1, stand 1-240
FRIDAY 15.02.2013
10.00 – 10.45: Environmental performance in the organic food processing
(Budapest Room)
Organic farming and environment sustainability are strongly related and the organic sector asks for specific rules on the environmental impact of the operators, in particular processors, certified according to the Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007. IFOAM EU Group already published its proposal in 2012.
Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU Group
Alex Beck, AOEL (presentation)
Rosi Fritz, Lebensbaum (presentation)
Maria Fladl, European Commission
10.00 -12.00: Organic aquaculture rules – in the conflict between feasibility and credibility
(Room Prague)
Chris Atkinson, Soil Association
Udo Censkowsky, Organic Services
Michèle Stark, IMO
Schmid Otto, FiBl (presentation)
Pino Lembo, EGTOP (presentation)
Hanspeter Schmidt, Freiburg im Breisgau (presentation)
11:00 - 12:00: European Organic Wine: the first vintage!
(St.Petersburg Room)
After years of discussions, at the end the term "organic" can be today associated to the wine. In fact the Implementing Regulation (EU) No 203/2012 took into force and the first vintage was carried out in summer-autumn 2012.In this way European Organic Regulations cancel the gap existing with other big organic market as US and Canada
Andrzej Szeremeta, IFOAM EU Group
Cristina Micheloni, AIAB (presentation)
Uwe Hofmann, Ministry of Environment, Agriculture and Viticulture, RLP, Unit 4 Viticulture (presentation)
Denis de Froidmont, European Commission DG Agriculture and Rural Development Unit C3
14.00 – 14.45: GMO - a trade obstacle in the food chain
(HongKong Room)
The pressure on the organic food chain is increasing: GMO contamination is a source of costs. The workshop develops strategies on how to keep GMO out of the food chain in cost-efficient ways and formulates demands to policy makers.
Antje Koelling, IFOAM EU Group
Arjon Kalter, Tradin
Thomas Fertl, Bio-Austria
Dorota Metera, Bioekspert
