Local Food Matters

Trnovo, Bitola (MK)

20 Marzo 2014 - 22 Marzo 2014
Organizza: Forum Synergies, Slow Food Bitola; in collaborazione con PREPARE, Terra Madre Balkans, The Regional Rural Developing Working Group South Western Europe (SWG), Essedra Project
Categoria: Incontro

Workshop internazionale

This 3 days workshop will bring together farmers, consumers, processors, civil society organisations, food administrations and responsible staff from the European Commission. Since it will take place in Macedonia in the heart of the Western Balkan region, we will analyse potential threats and opportunities for local and sustainable food systems in a region which is preparing for accession. We will organise field visits, exchange of good practices and hold panels on good administrative and legislative practice.

 

PROGRAMME

20 March 2013

Arrival of participants at Trnovo
 
- Evening presentation
Official opening
Presentation of the workshop by FS / SF Macedonia
Presentation of participants
 
- Evening dinner organised by Slow Food Macedonia with tasting of local products
 
21 March 2013

- 9:00 - 13:00: "Macedonian Food Realities"
Field visits: problematic and expectation of honey, cheese, red paprika and sausages producers from Pelagonja region.
 
- Lunch at a local food restaurant
 
- 15:00 - 16:30: Panel “Better rules for local products and local food chains: how to preserve local food quality and diversity?
Lessons learnt in member states and on the European level. Action needed in new member states and accession countries.
- Alina Ujupan, Cabinet of Commissioner Ciolos – DG Agri, European Commission
- DI. Christian Jochum, Head of Agricultural marketing and special crops, Chamber of Agriculture.(specialised on hygiene guidelines for direct marketing), Austria
- Bruno Bebić, Region Dubrovnik-Neretva, Croatia (tbc)
- Valentina Stojanovic Tufa, Cabinet of the Minister, Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Water Management, Republic of Macedonia (tbc)
- Aris Adler, Latvian Rural Forum
- Michele Rumiz, Slow Food Balkan / Essedra project

- 17:00 - 19:30 "Understanding & Improving rules for local and sustainable food systems "
Working groups
 
- 19:30 - 21:00 Dinner
 
22 March 2013

- 9:00 - 13:00: What's shaping up? Negotiation process and role of stakeholders
Feed-back from working groups
Common analysis and proposals
Exchange of best practices
 
Conclusions
 
- 13:00: Lunch at Trnovo

 

Deadline for registration : March 5th, 2014

 

INFO
Marina Guedon - Forum Synergies
mguedon@forum-synergies.eu