5 June, 2020
Web conference

Representatives of the Association EPEKA, Soc. Ent., and members of the consortium of the project Farm – A Space of Diversity, funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, will take part in an online debate HOW THE EU PROMOTES AGRICULTURE AND FOOD SELF-GUILDING, which will take place on Friday, 5 June 2020, at 11:00.

With us will be:

  • Franc Bogovič MEP (ELS),
  • Dr Jože Podgoršek, State Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food
  • Prof. Aleš Kuhar, agrarian economist at the Faculty of Biotechnics, University of Ljubljana,
  • Branko Ravnik, Director of the Slovenian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry.

In the debate, we will discuss how the pandemic has contributed to a greater awareness of the importance of local food and self-sufficiency and touch on the following key issues:

  • To what extent are the EU and Slovenia self-sufficient, for which type of food is the level of self-sufficiency the highest? and where is it lowest?
  • How does the EU concretely promote agricultural development and self-sufficiency?
  • How can these programmes concretely benefit Slovenian farmers and consumers?
  • Is the crisis an opportunity to develop domestic food chains?

If you would like to take part in the Zoom debate, you can register here.