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INTRODUCTORY PLENARY MEETING ON THE SUBJECT OF ORGANIC FARMING AND ITS POSITION
IN THE AGRARIAN CONCEPT OF THE ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION

Blake, F.- Results of the meeting of the IFOAM EU Group in Lednice and the necessity for an all-European representation of organic farmers; Reactions to the concept for organic agriculture in the EU

Felix, P.- GMO – Threat for organic agriculture in Europe. Proposals for common steps of organic farmers in the enlarged Europe. Is a co-existence possible and what rules should apply?

Orbán P.- Support to the Hungarian organic agriculture after the accession to EU; The system of support and the proposals for its improvements

CONFERENCE A: ORGANIC FARMING, GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE, PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Topic A1: Organic farming and good agricultural practice

Hass, G.- Impact of best management practice in organic agriculture on aquatic resources

Kromp, B.- Self-regulation in agro-ecosystems - The backbone of plant protection in organic farming

Sukkel, W.- Good organic farming practices, between intentions and label regulations

Topic A2: Quality of the soil

Ball, B.C., Watson, Ch.A.- Soil quality and greenhouse gas emissions in organic farming systems

Fließbach, A.- Productivity, soil fertility and biodiversity in organic agriculture

Granstedt, A.- Improvement of soil fertility and nature resource conservation by organic recycling agriculture practices

Hartl , W.- Soil fertility and organic farming

Šarapatka, B.- Soil quality indicators in organic farming

Topic A3: Water quality

Heß, J.- Plant production strategies in organic farming and their impact on ground water protection

Höllein, K., Schuchardt, J.- Water resources engineering - experiences in voluntary approaches

Kristensen, E.S., Knudsen, M.T.- The environmental impact of organic farming in Europe - Status and need for development with special reference to the aquatic environment

Rozsypal,R., Klír,J.- The directive EU 91/676 EEC (Nitrate directive) application in the organic farming in the Czech Republic

Zídek, T.- Support to organic farming in agro-environmental measures in the new EU countries

CONFERENCE B: ORGANIC FARMING AS A BUSINESS

Topic B1: Farm economics

Jánský, J., Živělová, I. - Economic evaluation of the production of the selected organic products in the Czech Republic

Kratochvil, R.- Farm management and regional economic aspects of a widespread adoption of organic farming

Nieberg, Z., Zander, K.- Profitability of organic farming: Results from different European countries

Topic B2: Marketing

Hamm, U.- Analysis of the European organic food market and conclusions for market actors

Liebing, R. - Importance of the diversity of organic food marketing channels with special emphasis on the organic retailing sector

Schmidt, O. - Organic market initiatives and rural development perspectives and potential

Slabe, A., Supan, A.L.T. - Challenge of supermarket for small Slovenian organic farms: an experience with project - Good food from Slovenian farms

Václavík, T.- Importance of the diversity of organic food marketing channels with special emphasis on the organic retailing sector

Zakowska, S. - Opportunities and barriers to developing organic markets in the central and eastern European new EU member states - Polish experience in building information systems for organic market

Topic B3: Policies and institutions methods

Beckmann, V.-Institutional aspects of organic food production

Dosch, T.- The role of politics for the development of organic farming

Moschitz, H.- Making politics - Institutions involved in organic farming policy

Sanders, J.- The future policy environment of organic farming and its impact on the economic performance against the background of the ongoing trade liberalisation