Poznań University: The Future of Agriculture, Farming and Food Security

The NPCC, the Netherlands Embassy and the Poznan University of Life Sciences invite you to an event focusing on the future of agriculture, farming and food security. One of our aims is to bring together the experience and knowledge in this area from a business and educational perspective. This event is one in the series of 'Connecting Business, Science, Education and Government'.

The event will be attended by Dutch as well as Polish members of the business comunnity, University lecturers and students from the Poznan University of Life Sciences, students from Collegium Da Vinci and lecturers and students from the Green Academy (HAS) from Den-Bosch.

Among the key note speakers will be Carolien Spaans, agricultural councillor of the Dutch embassy in Warsaw, and Michiel Melse, Dutch entrepreneur in Poland.

You and your business partner(s) are very welcome to join the meeting, which starts October 27 at 14.00, at the Poznan University of Life Sciences.

Make sure you register for the event here.

Friday 27.10.2023 at 14.00 h 
BIOCENTRUM of Poznan University of Life Sciences, ul. Dojazd 11, Poznan

Program:

14:00 -14:10 Welcoming the guests and introducing the moderators:
prof. UPP dr hab. Zuzanna Sawińska
NPCC regional board member Kasper Vencken  

Moderators:
UPP dr Stanisław Świtek, RDH Urban Sylwia Mikołajczak 

14:10-14:25 Experience from the Dutch perspective in Agro business in Poland

• Nitrogen problem in the Netherlands
• Milk production in Poland
• Future for food: how to make money as a farmer without destroying the environment? 

Mechiel Melse: CEO and co-owner of different businesses in Agriculture, steel processing and real estate in Poland

14:25-14:35 Discussion

14:35-14:50 Directions of changes in agricultural policy in Poland
prof. UPP dr hab. Arkadiusz Sadowski 

 14:50- 15:05 Directions of changes in agricultural policy in the Netherlands
Carolien Spaans, Agricultural Counselor of the Dutch Embassy in Warsaw

15:05-15:30 Discussion and Snack brake

15:30-15:45 Experiences in the youth educational model – perspectives for the future
Paul van der Donk (Dutch Green Academy/HAS) 

15:45-16:00  Didactic and experimental facilities of our university
prof. UPP dr hab. Tomasz Piechota 

16:00-16:10 Discussion

16:10-16:40 Student session (PULS & Green Academy/HAS)

16:40-17:00 Discussion and summary of the meeting
dr Stanisław Świtek, Sylwia Mikołajczak