AgroEcologyForum AgroGreenDeal 2021
The international forum "AgroGreenDeal-2021" took place in Kyiv on February 25, 2021.
The event was with the online broadcast.
The forum was initiated by the Professional Association of Ecologists of Ukraine and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Ukraine, with the support of International Chamber of Commerce of Ukraine and European Business Association.
More than 30 Ukrainian and European experts spoke during the event. They discussed the impact of the EU Green Deal on the agricultural sector and solutions for businesses to address key challenges.
Jouke Knol, Farm to Fork Project Manager of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, shared Dutch vision on sustainable food systems and EU Green Deal.
Janjo de Haan of Wageningen University told about Dutch experience of sustsainable soil management from the standpoint of agroecology and the approaches applied in the Netherlands to improve farmers’ responsible treatment of soil. Special attention was given to practical examples of integration of the building blocks of agroecosystem.