Webinar: The EU organic market explained - Opportunities and new rules
Starting on January 1, 2025, all certified suppliers must comply with new European Union (EU) organic rules. These rules affect the production of organic grains, pulses, and oilseeds. Often involving small-scale farmers, it may become more difficult for farmer groups and exporters to keep their organic certification.
In this webinar, we will present the opportunities for organic grains, pulses and oilseeds in Europe. We will discuss the reasons to join the organic community or reasons to stay out. Most importantly, you will learn:
- how to manage the new organic rules;
- how these new rules affect your business.
EU market rules for organic grains, pulses, and oilseeds
During this webinar, we will look at the following questions:
- What opportunities does the EU organic market offer?
- What motivates suppliers and buyers to focus on certified organic products?
- How has the EU regulation changed?
- How can you comply with the new EU organic rules?
For whom?
This webinar is for producers and exporters of grains, pulses and oilseeds interested in the EU organic market. Other food-related businesses and business support organisations are welcome to join.
Agenda
- 15:00 – 15:10 – Introduction by Hans Mensah from CBI;
- 15:10 – 15:30 – The opportunities in the EU organic market, by Michel Peperkamp;
- 15:30 – 15:35 – Questions & Answers (Q&A)
- 15:35 – 15:55 – Complying with the new EU organic regulation, by Florentine Meinshausen;
- 15:55 – 16:10 – Q&A and panel discussion.
Presenters
Hans Mensah will host this webinar. Hans is programme manager market intelligence at CBI. Presenters include:
Michel Peperkamp, market specialist at ICI Business
Michel is a researcher and export consultant in the food (ingredients) and oilseeds industry. He has guided companies looking for new markets in Europe. For the past 10 years, Michel has also been CBI's lead researcher in the grains, pulses and oilseeds sector. In this webinar, Michel will provide insights on the opportunities of the EU organic market and share his views on the do's and don'ts.
Florentine Meinshausen, project manager and senior expert Group Certification at FiBL
Florentine is a senior expert at FiBL, where she focuses on organic certification for smallholder groups and the new EU regulations for imported products. She has more than 25 years of experience in international organic certification, training, and developing standards. For the past three years, she has worked on understanding and explaining the new EU organic rules, especially how they affect smallholder producer groups.
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