Ukraine at BIOFACH 2024
BIOFACH is an annual international and the largest trade fair in Europe for organic products and beverages, which takes place in Nuremberg, Germany. The trade fair will take place on 13-16 February 2024 at the NürnbergMesse exhibition centre.
This year, 38 Ukrainian companies are participating in the event.
During the trade fair the exhibiting companies will have the opportunity to present their own organic value-added products to the foreign visitors and discuss the latest developments and trends in the organic sector with international colleagues.
Ukrainian exhibitors at BIOFACH 2024
The range of presented products from the companies includes organic grains, cereals, honey, flour, legumes, baby food, vegetables and fruits, berries, herbs, poultry meat, eggs, oil, sweets, mushrooms, juice, nuts, milk, chocolate, cocoa, tea, coffee, and other products.
The National Pavilion of Ukraine at BIOFACH 2024 is organised by the State Institution “Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office” (Ukraine), the state project Diia.Business, under the patronage of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, in partnership with NGO Organic Ukraine and Organic Initiative Public Association, supported by:
- Switzerland within the framework of the Swiss-Ukrainian Program “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine” (QFTP), implemented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) in partnership with SAFOSO AG;
- EBRD and funded by Switzerland through the EBRD’s Small Business Impact Fund (donors to the SBIF are Italy, Ireland, Korea, Luxembourg, Norway, US, Switzerland, Sweden, Japan and TaiwanBusiness – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund)
- Western NIS Enterprise Fund;
The National Pavilion is organised under the patronage of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, with the support of the German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Agriculture Project (COA), funded by the German Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, in cooperation with the Innovative Farming and Cooperation NGO and the Ukrainian Berries Association.
The stand is organised by Import Promotion Desk.
Additionally, the following companies will have their own stands at the exhibition
| List of companies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Eco Berry (Ivano-Frankivsk region) | Rivneholod ALC (Rivne region) | Honey Alliance LLC (Lviv region) |
Catalog of Ukrainian exporters of the National Pavilion of Ukraine
The catalog contains detailed information about the Ukrainian companies participating in BIOFACH 2024. It will present their export potential within the National Pavilion of Ukraine.
Presentation of Ukraine within the Congress
On February 14, 2024, at 1:00 PM (Shanghai Hall), a congress will be held, which this year will take place under the slogan "Food of the Future: Women's Impact on Sustainable Food Systems" and will be dedicated to the transformative power of women in the agri-food sector and their role in creating a sustainable future for the organic food system.
Location: NCC Ost | Level 3 | Room Shanghai
Room: Shanghai (NCC Ost, Level 3) Moderators:
Elisabeth Rueegg, Strategic Expert, COA;
Anastasiia Pivniuk, Organic Component Advisor, QFTP. Six female leaders of the Ukrainian organic sector, representing business, industry, and politics, will share their insights on the achievements and challenges facing the sector in the context of full-scale war. Organized by “German-Ukrainian Cooperation in Organic Farming” COA and Swiss-Ukrainian Program “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sectors in Ukraine” QFTP
Conference program
At the front-line – Women in Ukraine are changing the world
Time
Speakers and topics
13:00-13:05
Introduction by the moderators
13:05-13:15
Maryna Kyslytska, Head of the Division for State Policy in the Sphere of Organic Production of the Food Security and Excise Products, Department of the Directorate for State Policy in the Field of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine.
Ukrainian organic sector – status quo, implementation of the law and adaptation to Regulation (EU) 2018/848
13:15-13:30
Olena Deineko, Head of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association.
Results of the Gender Study of the Ukrainian Organic Sector
13:30-13:42
Video: Ukrainian women power in the organic sector
13:42-13:56
Panel discussion I
13:56-14:10
Panel discussion II
14:10-14:25
Closing
14:25-14:30
Joint photo with all participants. End of event.
Programme
Day One: February 13
Time
Speakers and topics
10:00-11:00
Official opening of the Ukrainian National Pavilion.
11:45-13:00
Latest facts, figures, and prospects of organic agriculture in Central and Eastern Europe.
12:00-13:00
Good practices for official investigations in case of presence of pesticide residues.
17:15-18:00
Empowering Change: Women Leading Transformation in Central East Europe’s Organic Sector.
Day Two: February 14
13:00-14:30
Conference “At the front-line – women in Ukraine are changing the world”.