Regenerative agriculture

Programme

09:30  | Opening remarks

• Arnold Puech d'Alissac, EESC Member   

9:45 | Keynote speeches 

• Erik Mathijs, Professor in Agricultural Economics UK Leuven – Opportunities for Carbon Farming and Regenerative Farming in Europe
• Jana Epperlein, Director of ‘Gesellschaft für konservierende Bodenbearbeitung (GKB) eV’, Humboldt-University, Berlin - Regenerative agriculture in practice: experience from 17 farms in Germany 
• Daniel Sacristan, Associate Professor, University of Valencia – Results of a study on Spanish regenerative farms 

Q&A

10:30 | Panel 1 – How to define “regenerative agriculture” and which criteria to measure it, based on current production and contractual practices

Moderated by Piroska Kállay, EESC member  

• Meghan Sapp, Advocacy and External Relations Director, the European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture – Enabling the transformation of agrifood system through accountable ecologic, economic and social regeneration
• Dionys Forster, Director General, SAI Platform — Sustainable Agriculture Initiative Platform
• Casper Zulim de Swarte, Senior Manager, Agriculture and Food & OP2B, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) -OP2B’s Framework for Regenerative Agriculture
• Marianne Ketunnen, Ellen MacArthur Foundation and Coordination Group member of the European Circular Economic Stakeholder Platform (ECESP) – Linking circular economy and regenerative production in the Big Food Redesign Challenge

Q&A

11:30 | Coffee break

11:50 | Panel 2 – Recommendations supporting the transformation of EU agri-food systems towards regenerative agriculture, in the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) and beyond

Moderated by Joe Healy, EESC member 

• Mathieu Courgeau, European Coordination Via Campesina 
• Oana Neagu, Director, COPA-COGECA 
• Lena Girard, Food Drink Europe – Commitments of EU food processors towards regenerative practices
• Ivan Ivanov, Political Secretary Agriculture Sector, European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT) 
• Ana Rocha, Director - EU's Agri & Forestry-related policies, European Landowners' Organization (ELO)

Q&A

12:50 | Closing remarks 

• Stoyan Tchoukanov, EESC member, rapporteur of NAT/948 on Regenerative agriculture as a target towards sustainable agriculture and food production, supporting climate and biodiversity objectives   

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