The RUSTICA Final Conference: “From research to practice: implementing circular bio-based fertilisers” will mark the closure of the project and the commencement of the dissemination and exploitation of results.
Interested in attending the RUSTICA Final Conference?
Register below:
AGENDA
09:00 Registration
09:15 Welcome
Prof Liesbet Vranken, KU Leuven (BE)
RUSTICA in a nutshell – technological and market challenges
09:25 RUSTICA technologies
Nathan Deman, DRANCO (BE) & Daan Kuiper, CROPEYE (NL)
Overview of the RUSTICA technologies – focus on results
10:10 RUSTICA market development
Dominik Jasinski, Particula (HR) & Erika De Keyser, KU Leuven (BE)
Overview of market development – focus on results
10:40 Coffee break
Exhibition visit
11 :10 The RUSTICA perspective: political and legal aspects of bio-based fertilisers
Adelheid Wiedemann, WIEDEMANN (DE)
11:30 Embracing regional diversity: European RUSTICA regions
Hanne Cooreman & Fien Amery, EV ILVO (BE)
Federica Cisilino & Claudio Mondini CREA (IT)
Céline Marjolet, CRAPDL (FR)
Guadalupe Lopez, TECNOVA (ES)
The four European regions at a glance, learnings from regional stakeholders, field trial results
12:30 Lunch
13:30 Panel debate on the key outcomes of the RUSTICA project
Fien Amery, EV ILVO (BE)
Daan Kuiper, CROPEYE (NL)
Dominik Jasinski, Particula (HR)
Moderation: Tessa Avermaete, KU Leuven (BE)
14:30 Reflections from dialogue with DG AGRI
Benjamin Van Doorslaer, DG AGRI
14:45 Q&A
15:00 International perspective: case of Valle del Cauca
Mirjam Pulleman & Guillermo Pena Chipatecua, CIAT (CO)
Followed by FAO perspective on bio-based fertilisers – Mohamed Eida, FAO
16:00 Coffee break
16:30 Stakeholder reflection debate on opportunities
Bram Van Hecke, Kabinet Jo Brouns (BE)
(tbc) Omar Zidarich, GITC (IT)
Filip Velghe, Mirom Roeselare (BE)
Dominique Helaine & Leila Bourdier, Suez (FR)
17:00 Closing of the conference
Reception
