Celebrating 50 years of IFOAM - Organics International
We were part of the 2022 IFOAM-Goesan International Organic Expo + Industry Fair that started on 30 September 2022 and ran to 16 October 2022, World Food Day. During this event, from 1-3 October we hosted a conference for our 50-year anniversary to reflect on the past, present and future of our organisation.
We co-organised these events together with Chungbuk Province, Goesan County in South Korea, IFOAM – Organics Asia who implemented the event by providing its expertise and support, and ISOFAR who organised a parralel program.
A special thanks to Above Farm for supporting the congress.
Our 50th Anniversary Commemorative Conference
Here, we saw organic pioneers and the younger generation coming together to reflect on what we have achieved and what to look forward to in the next decades.
- 01 Oct: Opening ceremony of our anniversary celebration with keynote addresses
- 02 Oct: Parallel sessions from ISOFAR and IFOAM - Organics International
- 03 Oct: Parallel sessions from ISOFAR and IFOAM - Organics and official closing ceremony
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Navigate through the agenda
Take a closer look at the agenda and click on the available links to directly watch that item in our recordings.
Part 1: Opening Ceremony
Moderators: Julia Lernoud, Vice-President, IFOAM-Organics International and Li Feng Co-President, Young Organics Global Network
Activities:
- Opening remarks and introduction of VIPs
- Message of greetings
- Message of congratulations
- IFOAM recognitions
Part 2: Our Past & Future
Moderators: Marco Schluter, World Board Member & Interim Executive Director, IFOAM - Organics International
Activities:
- Keynote speech - "Learning from the past, making us strong for the future" by Hardy Vogtman, Honorary President, IFOAM - Organics International
- "Looking back" with Former Presidents/World Board Members
- "Looking forward" with Young Organic Leaders
- Setting the scene - Organics For All - Karen Mapusua & Niamh Holland-Essoh
Part 3: Dialogue Between the Generations
Moderators: Zhou Zejiang, Former President, IFOAM - Organics Asia and Sarah Compson, World Board Member, IFOAM - Organics International
Activities:
- Moments of inspiration by Bob Quinn
- A discussion between generations
- Start of official 50th anniversary party at the Goesan Organic Theme Park
Morning Parallel Session: A Celebration of the Global IFOAM Community
Moderators: Marco Schluter, World Board Member, IFOAM - Organics International and Karen Mapusua, President, IFOAM - Organics International
Activities:
- Moments of inspiration from the Japan Organic Agriculture Organisation
- Panel discussion between the IFOAM Regional Bodies
- Session discussion between the IFOAM Sector Platforms
Afternoon Parallel Session: The Future we want! Growing together!
Activities:
- Moments of inspiration by Knut Schmidtke, FiBL
- 10 actions for Organics For All
- All gather in the main hall to share and report back on action points
Parallel Sessions: The Future we want! OrganicsForAll!
Moderators: C.K. “Bablu” Bablu Ganguly and Julia Lernoud, Vice-Presidents, IFOAM - Organics International
Activities:
- Moments of inspiration by Zhou Zejiang, President, IFOAM - Organics Asia Advisory Board
- Panel discussion on how to change the world I
- Panel discussion on how to change the world II
- World Cafe on strategising for the future
- Moments of Inspiration by Members of the Asian Organic Youth Forum
- Approval of Organics for All Declaration
- Conference wrap up
- Joint closing ceremony
Joint closing ceremony
Moderators: Miyoshi Satoko, World Board Member, IFOAM-Organics International and Vic Tagupa Jr Chief Operating Officer, IFOAM - Organics Asia
Activities:
- Report from the IFOAM & ISOFAR Conferences
- Adoption of the Conference Declaration - OrganicsForAll
- Closing Messages
- Conference Closure
About the Year of Organics
In 2022, IFOAM - Organics International will turn 50, IFOAM Organics Europe 20, and IFOAM Organics Asia 10. To mark these milestones, we’re celebrating 2022 as the Year of Organics!
The aim of the Year of Organics is to raise awareness of how organic agriculture can be a pathway to addressing not only hunger and malnutrition, but also other challenges including poverty, water use, the climate crisis, as well as unsustainable production and consumption.
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