Organic Policies Driving Market Development, Innovation and Organic Conversion
10 December | 11:00 - 13:30 CET | Virtual Event
Organic Policies Driving Market Development, Innovation and Organic Conversion
We will hold a virtual meeting to discuss how governments can implement organic policies, national or regional action plans and other supporting measures for boosting the development of the organic sector and thus contributing to the transformation of our food systems and the achievement of several SDGs.
Policy makers and advisors from Uganda, Sikkim, Nepal and Denmark will share their direct experiences in setting up and implementing different types of policy frameworks supporting producers and consumers in their respective countries.
Agenda of the event
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Time |
Topic |
Presenter |
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11:00-11:10 |
Welcome speech |
Karen Mapusua Vice President |
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11:10-11:20 |
Round of presentation of participants |
Moderator |
|
11:20-11:40 |
Determining the right mix of support measures: National/Regional action plans and other supporting policies for the organic sector |
Cristina Andrei IFOAM – Organics international |
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11:40-12:00 |
Sikkim: the journey of the first organic state |
Sundar Anbalagan |
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12:00-12:05 |
Break |
|
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12:05-12:25 |
Organic policy as catalyst for market development, innovation and farm conversion: The case of Denmark |
Paul Holmbeck Policy advisor Holmbeck Eco - Consult |
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12:25-12:45 |
Uganda: its first organic policy |
Alex Lwakuba Commissioner Crop Production Department within the Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries |
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12:45-13:05 |
Nepal: the transition of the Karnali province towards 100% organic |
Dhan Bahadur Kathayat Agri Extension Officer, Ministry for Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperative, Karnali Province |
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13:05-13:30 |
Discussions and conclusions |
Moderator |
- Provide deeper understanding of existing approaches and legal frameworks to operationalise organic principles at the policy level with a focus on organic action plans and other type of supportive policy frameworks.
- Inspire key decision makers on creating conducive policy frameworks for organic agriculture and sustainable and resilient food systems.
- Facilitate and connect policy makers in order to exchange and innovate on how to move towards true sustainability in agriculture.
Besides learning from their experience, this first session is an opportunity to share ideas, questions and concrete suggestions among panelists and participants on how to design and implement such policy frameworks to maximise impact by using synergies among the different elements. We will also explore the main challenges and possible ways to overcome them.
Available in English, French and Spanish
If you would like to join, please get in touch with us.
