08:30-09:45 Presentation (FiBL)
‐ Swiss Organic Action Plan Guide – Production measures
‐ Examples of regional OAP in Switzerland: Fribourg, Jura
‐ SME ORGANICS activities planned for canton Aargau incl. good
practice examples
Good Practice Examples:
Projects for Regional Development (Federal Office for Agriculture)
The New Regional Policy (Aargau Services location promotion, canton
Aargau)
09:45-10:10 Coffee
10:10-12:00 10:10- 11:20: Parallel workshops on the thematic areas with focus on
addressed policies (each partner should be represented at all sessions,
either by a partner or by a local stakeholder):
‐ Ws 1: Production and processing (70` workshop) (Interbio)
‐ Ws 2: Training and advice (70` workshop) (FiBL)
‐ Ws 3: Organic value chain efficiency and governance (70`
workshop) (SEUAS)
‐ Ws 4: Commercialization and marketing (70` workshop) (FiBL)
11:20- 12:00: Plenary session: 4 workshop presentations of 10` each
12:00-13:15 Lunch (at FiBL)
13:30-18:30 Visiting competitive organic SMEs – selected success stories
1. Zentrum-Metzg (Aargau, Windisch): meat processing and sales
2. Biopartner (Aargau, Seon): Trading with (regional) organic products
18:30-22:00 3. Visit and Dinner Eichberg (Aargau, Seengen): organic farm & more
(incl. stakeholders and guests from canton Aargau)
‐ Handicraft products: cookies and cakes, marmalade, pralines
‐ Organic Farm estate: crops (a.o. spelt), free-range eggs, cattle
(Angus-beef)
‐ Organic vegetable production: a.o. salad, vegetables, herbs
o Own and purchase produce is directly sold in a farm shop
and delivered to village shop
‐ Restaurant
‐ Health and leisure hotel; Health Department with physio- and
physical therapy; Residence apartments
1st Field visit- Aargau (Switzerland) - AGENDA
Friday, 9. September 2016
08:45-10:00 FOR PROJECT PARTNERS ONLY:
Consortium meeting: progress and next steps
‐ Progress and next steps on exchange of experiences, Leire Iriarte,
GN (30`), incl. discussion on the diagnosis with partners.
‐ Policy advice & development of project outputs, Stephen Meredith,
IFOAM EU (15’)
‐ Communication, Iñaki Goñi, INTIA (15`)
‐ Management and financial issues, Nancy Tarjenian, SODENA (15`)
10:00-10:30 Coffee
10:30-12:00 Production/processing standards and guidelines of Swiss organic and Bio
Suisse
‐ What kind of additives are allowed in organic production and how
do these restrictions influence the sensory characteristics of
organic products
‐ Communicating organic products
Background information Bio Suisse: umbrella organisation of the Swiss
organic farmers counting 32 organic farmers associations and the
Research Institute of Organic Agriculture FiBL, has common and uniform
standards for agriculture and processing, a common lable the “Bud” with a
market share of 60%, more than 800 processing and trade companies
have a licence contract with BioSuisse to use the label.
12:00-12:30 How product innovation and SME competitiveness can be promoted by
public policy (Hightech Center Aargau)
12:30-13:45 Lunch
13:45-14:30 Market development and consumer trends
‐ Marketing strategies and potentials for sustainable, organic,
regional and fair products
14:30-15:45 Guided Tour and Wine Tasting FiBL
