A project idea with deadline 12th of december
PROPOSAL
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
LINKING CONSUMERS AND FARMERS OF THE FUTURE
GREEK CONSUMER’S ORGANIZATION -ATHENS ,GREECE
Introduction
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the step forward for the future of agriculture in an enlarged Europe. As a political text is making specific choices for the agricultural model of the future by decoupling state aid to producers and the market oriented production and by linking growth and employment. But most importantly by linking consumers needs and farmers supply of products.
After the decision on the new CAP a large debate was generated within EU for the future of farming in Europe. Especially after the integration of the new member states plus the applying future members (mainly Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM) . The estimations are defining a complete of the map of farming in Europe. In the future especially the young farmers have to face major challenges and restructuring and innovation is the key word for them. Additionally to that, consumer’s pressure for new standards concerning the quality f agricultural production will move things to new innovative, “green” and with stricter health standards production.
In that sense the discussion among young farmers is one of great importance for shaping the future landscape of agriculture and the discussion between farmers and consumers is even of more importance for a more market oriented production.
Under this framework a common network of Consumer’s organization and young farmers associations and cooperatives would be useful for further understanding, consultation and information iniatives. That is the main goal of our project.
AIM OF THE PROJECT
Information meeting of young farmers and consumer’s associations for understanding the framework of new CAP and creating conditions for future consultations.
OBJECTIVES
Involving all partners in discussing the future after the implementation of new CAP.
International meeting of young farmers and young consumers in Greece for exchanging ideas, forms of future cooperation and discussing the developments in the related actions.
Inviting also science community to present perspective technological changes for satisfying both ends-criteria (farming and consuming).
Actions :
I. Collecting presentations related to initiatives implementing CAP’s objectives for the future from young farmer’s side and consumer’s side.
II. Collecting comprehensive presentations by scientific community relating science - farming -consuming
III. Implementing an international meeting with the following agenda :
Young farmers and their initiatives
Consumer’s and their initiatives
Academic community and their projects for the future
Workshop for linking all parts
Communication of the results
Methodology of actions :
Electronic collection of presentations
Posting on the web for preparation
Organizing round tables on :
the production of the future
the consuming of the future
the farmer’s and consumer’s cooperation and education
the researcher’s progress considering new forms of farming and new forms of consuming
the intervention of food processing companies and distributing networks
The discussions will be recorded and video taped for a final production promoted through consumer’s and farmers communication channels.
Partners
Youth organizations from all member states and associated members(25)
Consumer’s Associations from all member states and associated members (10-15)
Technological Agents (5-10)
Budget : approx. 150000 euros
Timetable : According to EU’s financing decision but mainly will be implemented by July- September 2006
The exact role of partners
1. The collection of presentations in their region.
Every partner will collect initiatives on local or regional level linked with the farmers side or consumer’s side. The main idea is to link youth farmers and their initiatives and youth consumer’s and their initiatives.
Sectors to be presented : education, farming techniques, employment and micro business, cooperative movement, organic farming, quality of production (Agro HACCP).
Academic Community must prepare presentations on new research projects linked with farming or consuming of agro products in the future. The research could be on :
Consumer’s economics, consumer’s behavior, organic farming, farming management, farming techniques, farming marketing, farming planning and evaluation, demand driven farming, collective forms of farming, clean energy in farming, “green” products, spatial planning and farming, employment and agriculture.
2. Participation in the meeting
Every partner must send maximum two participants in the meeting. One participant would make the relevant presentations.
3. (Optional) Promoting the material
Every partner could secure with an agreement the final production of the material. The form would be short to be displayable by local media (mainly TV) in a documentary form not more than 10 minutes. The main idea of our production is to generate further discussion with a local panel etc.
partners with expressed interest so far :
http://www.euragri.org/uk
http://www.ceja.org/
and some minor farmer's unions and only one consumers association.
I would ike to have your ideas
Sotiris
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF CONSUMPTION OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS
LINKING CONSUMERS AND FARMERS OF THE FUTURE
GREEK CONSUMER’S ORGANIZATION -ATHENS ,GREECE
Introduction
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is the step forward for the future of agriculture in an enlarged Europe. As a political text is making specific choices for the agricultural model of the future by decoupling state aid to producers and the market oriented production and by linking growth and employment. But most importantly by linking consumers needs and farmers supply of products.
After the decision on the new CAP a large debate was generated within EU for the future of farming in Europe. Especially after the integration of the new member states plus the applying future members (mainly Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Croatia, FYROM) . The estimations are defining a complete of the map of farming in Europe. In the future especially the young farmers have to face major challenges and restructuring and innovation is the key word for them. Additionally to that, consumer’s pressure for new standards concerning the quality f agricultural production will move things to new innovative, “green” and with stricter health standards production.
In that sense the discussion among young farmers is one of great importance for shaping the future landscape of agriculture and the discussion between farmers and consumers is even of more importance for a more market oriented production.
Under this framework a common network of Consumer’s organization and young farmers associations and cooperatives would be useful for further understanding, consultation and information iniatives. That is the main goal of our project.
AIM OF THE PROJECT
Information meeting of young farmers and consumer’s associations for understanding the framework of new CAP and creating conditions for future consultations.
OBJECTIVES
Involving all partners in discussing the future after the implementation of new CAP.
International meeting of young farmers and young consumers in Greece for exchanging ideas, forms of future cooperation and discussing the developments in the related actions.
Inviting also science community to present perspective technological changes for satisfying both ends-criteria (farming and consuming).
Actions :
I. Collecting presentations related to initiatives implementing CAP’s objectives for the future from young farmer’s side and consumer’s side.
II. Collecting comprehensive presentations by scientific community relating science - farming -consuming
III. Implementing an international meeting with the following agenda :
Young farmers and their initiatives
Consumer’s and their initiatives
Academic community and their projects for the future
Workshop for linking all parts
Communication of the results
Methodology of actions :
Electronic collection of presentations
Posting on the web for preparation
Organizing round tables on :
the production of the future
the consuming of the future
the farmer’s and consumer’s cooperation and education
the researcher’s progress considering new forms of farming and new forms of consuming
the intervention of food processing companies and distributing networks
The discussions will be recorded and video taped for a final production promoted through consumer’s and farmers communication channels.
Partners
Youth organizations from all member states and associated members(25)
Consumer’s Associations from all member states and associated members (10-15)
Technological Agents (5-10)
Budget : approx. 150000 euros
Timetable : According to EU’s financing decision but mainly will be implemented by July- September 2006
The exact role of partners
1. The collection of presentations in their region.
Every partner will collect initiatives on local or regional level linked with the farmers side or consumer’s side. The main idea is to link youth farmers and their initiatives and youth consumer’s and their initiatives.
Sectors to be presented : education, farming techniques, employment and micro business, cooperative movement, organic farming, quality of production (Agro HACCP).
Academic Community must prepare presentations on new research projects linked with farming or consuming of agro products in the future. The research could be on :
Consumer’s economics, consumer’s behavior, organic farming, farming management, farming techniques, farming marketing, farming planning and evaluation, demand driven farming, collective forms of farming, clean energy in farming, “green” products, spatial planning and farming, employment and agriculture.
2. Participation in the meeting
Every partner must send maximum two participants in the meeting. One participant would make the relevant presentations.
3. (Optional) Promoting the material
Every partner could secure with an agreement the final production of the material. The form would be short to be displayable by local media (mainly TV) in a documentary form not more than 10 minutes. The main idea of our production is to generate further discussion with a local panel etc.
partners with expressed interest so far :
http://www.euragri.org/uk
http://www.ceja.org/
and some minor farmer's unions and only one consumers association.
I would ike to have your ideas
Sotiris
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