DATE
23.09.2024 (Monday)
Format
hybrid – physical attendance with possible online attendance (simultaneous translation (UA-EN))
Venue
First Conference Hall, 25 Khreschatyk St, Kyiv
Time
09:00 – 14:00 (Brussels time)
Ukraine and the EU celebrate Organic Day
Program
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
| 08:30 – 09:00 | Registration (physical attendance)
Technical joining of participants (online attendance) |
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| WELCOME WORDS AND COOPERATION IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR
Moderator: Olena Deineko, Chairman of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association |
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| 09:00 – 09:40 | Vitalii Koval, Minister, Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine (TBC) | |
| Elena Panichi, Head of the Organic Unit, Directorate Quality, Research & Innovation, Outreach, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission | ||
| Christian Hell, Agriculture Sector Manager, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine | ||
| Andrii Remizov, Director, State Institution “Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office” (EEPO, Ukraine) | ||
| Serhiy Tkachuk, Head, State Service of Ukraine on Food Safety and Consumer Protection (SSUFSCP) (TBC) | ||
| Viktor Shutkevych, Assistant Director of Cooperation, Embassy of Switzerland in Ukraine | ||
| Oleksandr Kaliberda, National Expert, German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Agriculture (COA) | ||
| INTRODUCTION OF THE NATIONAL ORGANIC LABELLING IN UKRAINE
Moderator: Olena Deineko, Chairman of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association |
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| 09:40 – 09:55 | Prospects of the domestic organic market in the process of the EU integration. The importance of national organic labelling. Monitoring. | Maryna Kyslytska, Head of the State Policy Division on Organic Production, Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine |
| International experience: successful cases of support for the introduction of national organic labelling in Europe: | ||
| 09:55 – 10:15 | Germany | Dr. Stefan Dreesmann, Team Leader, German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Agriculture project (COA) |
| 10:15 –
10:35 |
Switzerland | Tobias Eisenring, Program Director, Swiss-Ukrainian Program Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine” (QFTP), Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) |
| 10:35 –
10:55 |
France | Laure Verdeau, Directrice, Agence BIO, Agency for the Development and Promotion of Organic Agriculture, France |
| 10:55 – 11:20 | Break | |
| ANALYTICS OF THE ORGANIC MARKET OF UKRAINE — STATUS AND PROSPECTS
Moderator: Natalia Cholovska, President, Ecoterra Lviv city non-governmental organisation |
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| 11:20 – 11:45 | Organic market study in Ukraine (2023-2024): export and domestic market, TOP-10 organic brands | Sergiy Galashevskyy, General Manager, Organic Standard LLC;
Olena Manziuk, Deputy Head of the Certification, Standardisation and Quality Department, Organic Standard LLC |
| 11:45 – 12:00 | Сonsumer Survey “Awareness and Perception of Organic Products in Ukraine” | Kateryna Shor, Project Manager, Information Center “Green Dossier”; Coordinator of OrganicInfo.ua |
| 12:00 –
12:15 |
Opportunities and support for organic operators in Ukraine: support programmes in 2024-2025, announcement of new programmes | Olena Deineko, Chairman of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association |
| EDUCATION AND SCIENCE IN THE ORGANIC SECTOR OF UKRAINE: CURRENT STATUS, CHALLENGES AND PLANSModerator: Eugene Milovanov, Chairman of the Board, Organic Federation of Ukraine |
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| 12:15 –
12:35 |
Organic knowledge platform — for science and practice | Eugene Milovanov, Chairman of the Board, Organic Federation of Ukraine |
| 12:35 -12:50 | Organic farmer of the future: training in biodynamic agriculture | Yevgeniia Yushchenko, President of Biodynamic Association of Ukraine |
| 12:50 -13:05 | Prospects of new training services for the organic market development — to increase sales and improve skills. | Olena Korogod, President, Organic Ukraine NGO |
| 13:05 –
13:20 |
Cooperation between organic business and educational institutions in Rivne region | Svitlana Roik, Chief Specialist in Public Relations, International Cooperation, Investment and Project Management, Pryvilne Territorial Community, Rivne Oblast |
| 13:20 – 14:00 | AWARD CEREMONY
Presenting the awards for the significant contribution to the development of the organic market and the organic sector of the Ukrainian economy |
Andriy Pyvovarov, Director, Department of State Policy in the Field of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine |
| ORGANIC BUFFET AND COMMUNICATION | ||
During the event the participants will be able to:
Learn about the latest news and analysis of the organic sector in Ukraine, including the news from the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Hear the latest analytics on the current state of the organic market from top experts.
Learn about the state and trends of education and science in the organic sector in Ukraine.
Award the organic business and sector personalities who have made a significant contribution to the development of the organic market and the organic sector of the Ukrainian economy.
Organisers and partners
The conference is organised by the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine and Organic Initiative Public Association in partnership with Ekoterra Lviv city non-governmental organisation, Information Center “Green Dossier”, Organic Ukraine NGO, Organic Federation of Ukraine and Biodynamic Association of Ukraine
with support of Switzerland in the frame Swiss-Ukrainian program “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine”, implemented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) in partnership with SAFOSO AG (Switzerland) (QFTP)
And with support of Germany in the frame of the German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Ukraine project (COA), which is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture.
Informational partner
Contact person
Olena Deineko, Chairman of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association, email: coordinator@organicinitiative.org.ua, +38 067 1039694.