Generational Renewal in Agriculture

09h00 Attendee registration 

09h00 – 09h20 Press statements 

 

PROGRAMME

09h25 – 09h35 Institutional Opening

• Mr. Fernando López Miras, President of the Region of Murcia

09h35 – 09h45 Opening Speech

• Piotr CAŁBECKI (PL/PPE), President of the NAT Commission (CoR) and Marshal of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship

 9h45 – 10h45 ROUND TABLE 1

Threats and Challenges for Generational Renewal in the Agricultural Sector

Key Issues:

• Aging workforce: only 12% of EU farmers are under 40
• Challenges: low profitability, bureaucracy, climate change, water scarcity, international competition
• Specific risks in Murcia: desertification, reduction of the Tajo-Segura water transfer, arid climate

Setting the scene: EU Strategy for generational renewal in agriculture

• • • María Gafo Gómez-Zamalloa. Head of Unit. Social Sustainability. DG Agriculture. European Commission (online)

Speakers:

• Carmen Crespo Diaz, Member of the European Parliament
• Jan ZÁMEČNÍK, Member of the Regional Assembly of South Moravia

• 2 young local farmers (to be confirmed)

• Patrick Pagani, Deputy Secretary General of COPA COGECA

10:45 – 11:15 Interactive Q&A session with attendees

11:15 – 12:00 Coffee break – networking

12h00 – 13h00 ROUND TABLE 2

Generational Renewal as an Opportunity for Agricultural Innovation and Sustainability in European Regions

Key Issues:

• Irrigation technology for greater efficiency
• Reuse of treated water
• Youth familiar with sustainability
• Agricultural research
• Training and education centers
• Leadership in agrotechnology

Speakers:

• Alexander Bernhuber Member of the European Parliament
• Thibaut Guignard, Municipal Councillor of Ploeuc-l'Hermitage
• 2 young farmers (to be confirmed)
• Patrick Pagani, Deputy Secretary General of COPA COGECA

13h00 – 13h30 · Conclusions and Guided tour of the Siyâsa Museum