{"id":17598,"date":"2026-01-22T10:20:49","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T08:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/organicinfo.ua\/events\/biofach2026-conference\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T15:30:07","slug":"biofach2026-conference","status":"publish","type":"events","link":"https:\/\/organicinfo.ua\/en\/events\/biofach2026-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeds of Peace: Voices from Ukraine Shaping their Future with Organic Agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ukrainians share how organic agriculture fosters resilience, food security, and community rebuilding during and after extremely challenging conditions. As of the end of 2024, organic and in-conversion farmland in Ukraine covered nearly 350,000 hectares, with 436 certified organic operators actively working in line with Ukrainian, EU, and other international standards. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite significant constraints, Ukraine exported 243,000 tonnes of organic products to 31 countries in 2024, ranking 3rd among EU organic suppliers by volume. These facts and stories shared by the speakers will illustrate how organic practices can inspire hope and provide sustainable paths toward peace, while offering a vision for a just and secure food system in Ukraine and beyond. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BIOFACH participants are invited to engage directly with Ukrainian organic market players and institutions during this session and at the <a href=\"https:\/\/organicinfo.ua\/en\/news\/ukraine-at-biofach-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Pavilion of Ukraine in Hall 4A, Stand 625<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Date and time:<\/strong> 11 February 2026, 10:00-11:00 CET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Venue<\/strong><strong>:<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>Germany, Nuremberg, N\u00fcrnbergMesse, NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Oslo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Working language:<\/strong> English.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Speakers of the session:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Valentyna Liashenko,<\/strong> Project Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/export.gov.ua\/import\/office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Institution \u201cEntrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office\u201d<\/a> (EEPO, Ukraine);<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Olena Deineko, <\/strong>Chairperson of the Board, <a href=\"https:\/\/organicinitiative.org.ua\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Organic Initiative Public Association<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Andrii Vlasov, <\/strong>Head of Export Department, <a href=\"https:\/\/dunagrarian.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Danube Agrarian LLC<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Ol\u0435ksii Kosobokov,<\/strong> Co-founder, <a href=\"https:\/\/foodforthoughts.com.ua\/en\/holovna-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Food for Thoughts LLC<\/a>;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Vadym Vasyliev, <\/strong>Export Manager, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dyvoyahoda.com\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dyvo Yahoda LLC<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Moderator:<\/strong> Anastasiia Pivniuk,\u00a0Senior Consultant,\u00a0Organic Component, <a href=\"https:\/\/qftp.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swiss-Ukrainian Programme \u201cHigher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine\u201d<\/a> (QFTP).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Organisers:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/export.gov.ua\/import\/office\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">State Institution \u201cEntrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office\u201d (EEPO, Ukraine)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/qftp.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Swiss-Ukrainian Programme \u201cHigher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sectors\u00a0in Ukraine\u201d\u00a0(QFTP)<\/a> funded\u00a0by Switzerland\u00a0and implemented by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fibl.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland)<\/a> in partnership with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.safoso.ch\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAFOSO AG (Switzerland)<\/a>. <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ukrainians share how organic agriculture fosters resilience, food security, and community rebuilding during and after extremely challenging conditions. As of the end of 2024, organic and in-conversion farmland in Ukraine covered nearly 350,000 hectares, with 436 certified organic operators actively working in line with Ukrainian, EU, and other international standards. 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