Managing Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean

Managing Organic Agriculture in the Mediterranean

Managing Organic Agriculture in
the Mediterranean: Key Success
Factors for Market Development
In collaboration with EKOLOJI Izmir
FUAR IZMIR / Turkey, 28 to 29 April 2016
PROGRAM
(Online Registration: LINK NEEDED )
Thursday, 28 April 2017
10:00
registration & welcome tea
28 April - DAY 1
10:30 Opening Session Welcome notes

Zafer Göynügür, President ETO

Elisabeth Rüegg, Coordinator German-Turkish Bilateral Cooperation - Organic Agriculture

NN, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock Ankara

NN, German Consulate, Izmir
11:00 Session 1 Farming strategies
1.
Moderation: Prof. Ahmet Altindisli
Charikleia Minotou, President IFOAM
Organic agriculture in the Mediterranean
AgriBioMediterraneo (requested)
Panel discussion:

Prof. Dr. Uygun Aksoy , EGE University Izmir – research and development

Meltem Isildak, certifier IMO-CONTROL Ltd., Izmir - standards and certification
 NN, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock, Ankara – policies and government initiatives
12:30
lunch break
13:30 Session 2 Marketing solutions I
2.
Dr. Thomas Bernet, Market Development &
Market Chain Management Department of
International Cooperation Research Institute of
Organic Agriculture (FiBL), Switzerland
Moderation: Atila Ertem
Successful business development in the organic
sector
Panel discussion:

Mustafa Can Zaimoğlu /Serdar Ali Mansour Azar, owner MEANDMUESLI Gıda Ltd., Istanbul –
entrepreneurship & national market development
 NN, GAP administration, Sanliurfa – branding and capacity building for marketing
 NN, EGE Ihracatci Birlikleri, Izmir – trade promotion
15:00
tea break
15:30 Session 3 Best-practice I
3.
Moderation: Prof. Bülent Miran
Elisabeth Rüegg, project coordinator
Best-practice results & experiences in the organic
sector from Turkey
German-Turkish Cooperation – Organic
Agriculture, Izmir
Panel discussion:
 Zafer Göynügür, ETO president, Izmir – ETO as a service provider to the organic sector

Dr. Aysen Vural, Ministry of Food Agriculture and Livestock (TAGEM), Ankara – organic research
 Mustafa Avci, Ecocert, Izmir – organic integrity
16:30
end of day 1
Friday, 29 April 2017
09:45
Summary of day 1
10:00 Session 5 Market solutions II
4.
Moderation: Prof. Uygun Aksoy
Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, Polytechnic University
Market & Consumer Research
of Marche, Italy
11:00 Session 6 Education and extension
5.
Günesin Aydemir, co-president Buğday
Moderation: Prof. Uygun Aksoy
The importance of public awareness for ecology
Association (requested)
Panel discussion:

Akin Kayandan, Birlik A.S., Izmir – farmer trainings and advise
 Dr. Şule Azak, EGE University, Izmir – consumer behavior
 Ümit Evren , ETO project coordinator “Innovative channels for consumer awareness for organic
products”, Izmir – consumer issues
12:00
Tea break
12:30 Session 7 Best-practice II
6.
Moderation: Prof. Ibrahim Duman
Atila Ertem, national long-term expert
German-Turkish Cooperation – Organic
Agriculture, Izmir
The innovation & leadership force of bestpractice performance
Panel discussion:

Best-practice farmer 1 , Turkey
 Best-practice farmer 2 , Turkey

Best-practice farmer 3 , Turkey
13:30
Turkish – English translation will be provided
FiBL/ETO/ER: 29.02.2016
Wrap-up & end of meeting