Programme

Share knowledge, innovations and experiences with organic farmers, producers, researchers, advocates and policy experts from around the world.

Below you will find an overview summary of the program. For the detailed program please click here.

6 September 2021

Time

Pre-Conference

Organiser

Format

08.00 - 12.15

30 Years of PGS Development: A Root and Branch Appraisal

IFOAM - Organics International

Digital

08.00 - 19.30

Seed Ambassadors: Building an International Network to Advance Organic Seed Systems

FiBL, OSA, ITAB, INRAe

Hybrid - Field visits

08.30 - 22.30

Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Ways to Improvement

FiBL

Hybrid

7 September 2021

Time

Pre-Conference

Organiser

Format

09.00 - 16.15

Organic Animal Husbandry Systems – Their Performance, Potential, Possibilities, and Challenges

FiBL

Hybrid

09.00 - 17.30

Seed Ambassadors: Building an International Network to Advance Organic Seed Systems

FiBL, OSA, ITAB, INRAe

Hybrid

09.00 - 17.30

Publish or Perish – Intensifying and Qualifying Scientific Publication of Organic Agriculture Research

ISOFAR

Hybrid

12.00 - 17.45

30 Years of PGS Development: A Root and Branch Appraisal

IFOAM - Organics International

Digital

14.00 - 17.30

Policy day: Policies Driving Sustainable Food Systems

IFOAM - Organics International

Digital

18:00-20:00

Opening Ceremony

8 September 2021

Time

 

9:00

Science Forum - Sessions
1 to 4

Culture & Education Forum - Session 1

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
1 & 2

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
1 & 2

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
1 to 3

Leadership Forum - Session 1 

100% online

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Science Forum - Sessions
5 to 9

Culture & Education Forum - Sessions
2 & 3

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
3 & 4

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions 3 & 4

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
4 to 6

Leadership Forum - Session 2 

100% online

12:30

Lunch Break

13:30

Plenary Session 1: The Need to Transform Agricultural and Food Systems: what organic agriculture can bring


Keynote Speakers: 

Phil Howard, Professor of Community Sustainability, USA

Ruth Richardson, Executive Director, Global Alliance for the Future of Food

Johan Rockström, Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, Sweden

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30

Science Forum - Sessions
10 to 14

Culture & Education Forum - Session 4

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
5 & 6

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
5 & 6

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
7 to 9

Leadership Forum - Session 3 

100% online

17:00

Coffee Break

17:30

Science Forum - Sessions
15 to 18

Culture & Education Forum - Sessions
5 & 6

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Session 7

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
7 & 8

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
10 & 11

Leadership Forum - Session 4 

100% online

9 September 2021

Time

 

9:00

Science Forum - Sessions
19 to 21

Culture & Education Forum - Session 7

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
8 & 9

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
9 & 10

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
12 to 14

Leadership Forum - Session 5 

100% online

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Science Forum - Sessions
22 to 25

Culture & Education Forum - Sessions
8 & 9

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
10 & 11

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
11 & 12

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
15 to 17

Leadership Forum - Session 6

100% online

12:30

Symposium 

13:30

Plenary Session 2: Agents of Change. Let’s accelerate transformation: Who can lead change and how? Cities, companies, social movements...


Keynote Speakers: 

Olivier Clanchin, Triballat-Noyal and the Association Bretonne des Entreprises Agroalimentaires ABEA

Katrin Kaeufer, Presencing Institute, Germany & USA

Shashi Kumar, AKSHAYAKALPA, India

15:00

Coffee Break

15:30

Science Forum - Sessions
26 to 29

Culture & Education Forum - Sessions
10 & 11

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
12 & 13

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
13 & 14

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
18 to 20

Leadership Forum - Session 8 

100% online

17:00

Coffee Break

17:30

Science Forum - Sessions
30 to 32

Culture & Education Forum - Session 12

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Session 14

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
15 & 16

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
21 & 22

Leadership Forum - Session 8 

100% online

10 September 2021

Time

 

9:00

-

Culture & Education Forum - Session 13

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Session 15

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
17 & 18

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
23 & 24

-

10:30

Coffee Break

11:00

Science Forum - sessions
33 & 34

Culture & Education Forum - Sessions
14 & 15

Farmers & Advisors Forum - Sessions
16 & 17

Supply & Value Chain Forum - Sessions
19 & 20

Stakeholder Forum  - Sessions
25 & 26

Leadership Forum - Session 9

100% online

12:30

Lunch Break

13:30

Plenary Session 3: A New Narrative and Call to Action: How should policies change? What investments are needed? What homework does the organic movement need to do? 


Keynote Speakers: 

Helmy Abouleish, SEKEM, Egypt

Aïssata Yattara, Copaden, Guinée Conakry

Sandrine Le Feur, Député et Commissaire au Développement durable et à l'Aménagement du territoire à l'Assemblée Nationale, France

15:00

Closing Ceremony