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Second Round Table of the Eastern European countries;Organic agriculture and legal framework

The Second Round Table of the Eastern European countries ‘Organic Agriculture and Legal Framework’ was conducted in Kyiv, Ukraine on November 5 and 6, 2008. Participants of the public and private sector from eleven countries discussed the opportunities of organic agriculture.

Furthermore Ukraine participants discussed the current draft of the organic agriculture law which is expected to be passed by the Parliament in 2009. In a closed workshop representatives of the Ministries exchanged their experience in the implementation of legal frameworks and explored the potential for further cooperation. It was agreed that further exchange between authorities and certification bodies on the regional level should be supported.

The participants and speakers represented the public and private sector from Ukraine, Albania, Czech Republic, Macedonia FYROM, Moldavia, Montenegro, Poland, Slovenia, Switzerland and the European Union.

The Round Table was organized by FiBL and the Ministry of Agrarian Policy of Ukraine and supported by the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) and the National Association of Agricultural Advisory Services of Ukraine.

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  • Natalie Prokoptschuk (MSc)
    Development and Cooperation
    FiBL
    16, Nezalezhnosti Boulevard
    Ukraine-Brovary Stadt, Kyiv Gebiet, 07400
    Phone +38 67 232 65 99
    Fax +38 44 945 14 42
    natalie.prokopchuk(at)fibl.org
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