„CAP 2020. Towards sustainable agriculture“
Conference programme
1-2 September 2017
Hotel Euroopa (Paadi 5, Tallinn, Estonia) and Penijõe
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Friday, September 1, 2017
09.30 – 10.00 Registration and welcome coffee
10.00 – 10.10 Opening and welcome
Kärt Vaarmari, board member, Estonian Fund for Nature
Introduction by the moderators
Lennart Gladh, Senior Baltic Specialist Advisor, Gladh et Plana
Aleksei Lotman, Expert on agri-environment (ELF)
10.10 – 10.30 Welcome and introductory address: CAP future - a view from the Council Presidency
Marko Gorban, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Rural Affairs
10.30 – 10.50 CAP and environment - introduction to the topic
Harry Liiv, Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of the Environment
10.50 – 11.10 CAP and the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea
Ottilia Thoreson, Programme Director, WWF Baltic Ecoregion Programme
11.10 – 11.25 Baltic Sea Farmer of the Year 2018
Ottilia Thoreson, Programme Director, WWF Baltic Ecoregion Programme
11.25– 11.55 Coffee break
11.55 – 12.15 What kind of CAP would ensure the development of organic production?
Juhan Särgava, Baltic Sea Friendly Farmer of the Year 2013, Saidafarm OÜ
12.15 – 12.35 Modernising CAP from the view of agriculture- and food production.
Roomet Sõrmus, Chairman of the Board, The Estonian Chamber of Agriculture and Commerce
12.35 – 12.55 What kind of CAP would keep family farms alive?
Kaul Nurm, Member of the Council, Estonian Farmers Federation (ETKL)
12.55 – 13.15 Farmers on CAP - a view from Sweden
Sofia Björnsson, Expert on agricultural policy and rural development, The Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF)
13.15 – 13.30 Questions and Answers
Panel of speakers and the moderator
13.30 – 14.30 Lunch at the restaurant
14.30 – 14.50 Is CAP sustainable? A view from the environmental side.
Aleksei Lotman, Expert on agriculture and environment, Estonian Fund for Nature (ELF)
14.50 – 15.10 Is CAP contributing to the clean Baltic Sea
Mikhail Durkin, Executive Secretary, Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB)
15.10 – 15.30 CAP and farmland birds
Inés Jordana, Senior Agriculture and Food Policy Officer, (SEO/ Birdlife)
15.30 - 15.50 Is CAP fit for purpose?
Faustine Bas-Defossez, EEB Policy Manager for Agriculture and Bioenergy
15.50 – 16.10 Reforming the CAP to facilitate the transition to sustainable food and farming in Europe
Jabier Ruiz, WWF EPO Senior Policy Officer, Agriculture and Sustainable Food System
16.10 – 16.30 The Public Goods Bonus - A new approach for remunerating environmental services by farmers as part of the CAP post 2020
Sönke Beckmann, Senior Policy Manager for CAP post 2020, Landcare Germany
16.30 – 16.45 Questions and answers
Panel of speakers and a moderator
16.45 – 17.05 Conclusions
moderators
17.30 – 19.00 Dinner
Saturday, September 2, 2017
09:00 Bus departure from the Hotel Euroopa
10:00 – 11.00 Visiting Saidafarm OÜ (Lehetu, Nissi vald, Harjumaa)
11.00 – 12.00 Bus ride to Matsalu Nature Centre
12.00 – 13.00 Lunch in Matsalu Nature Centre (Penijõe, Lihula vald, Läänemaa)
Seminar in Matsalu Nature Centre:
13.00 – 13.20 Nature friendly agriculture in European protected areasKaja Lotman, Counsellor, Environmental Board, Europark
13.20 – 13.40 Is CAP good for High Nature Value Farming?
Gwyn Jones, Chief Executive, European Forum of Nature Conservation and Pastoralism (EFNCP)
13.40 – 14.00 Reflections on nature and farming from two sides of the sea
Lennart Gladh, Senior Advisor, Gladh et Plana
14.00 – 14.20 Did the CAP pull a bird out of a hat?
Jaanus Elts, Member of the Council, Estonian Ornithological Society (EOÜ)
14.20 – 14.40 Does the CAP deliver on pesticide reductions?
Henriette Christensen, Senior Policy Advisor, Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN-E)
14.40 – 14.50 Questions and answers
Moderator and speakers
15.00 – 15.15 Bus ride to Mätiku farm
15:15 – 16.00 Visiting Mätiku farm (Oidrema, Koonga vald, Pärnumaa)
17.45/ 18.00 Arriving at Tallinn Airport and Hotel Euroopa