Organic Services GmbH, Mildred Steidle, organizes on behalf of NürnbergMesse the BioFach Congress 2006 with about 120 events, presentations, panel discussions, company proceedings and a lot more. Around 33.000 professionals visit the congress every year. The BioFach Congress is worldwide the biggest event with proceedings on topics regarding trade of organic products and the organic food industry.
BioFach Congress,
Events of Organic Services GmbH or with participation of Organic Services GmbH
BioFach Congress,
Events of Organic Services GmbH or participation of Organic Services GmbH
- Practical implementation of traceability systems (German only)
- Inspection and Certification with e-cert
- BioFish: Market trends and social responsibility
- Rückverfolgbarkeit und Herkunftssicherung als Unternehmensstrategie für die Fleischbranche (German only)
- Fresh money for the organic sector
- Organic Food Market Development in China
- Regionalität und Herkunftssicherung als Unternehmensstrategie – Praxisbeispiele aus den Neuen Bundesländern (German only)
Thursday 16.02.: 15.00-16.00; Room Krakau, Company Presentation, German language
Practical implementation of Traceability
The medium sized company “Intact Consult Lebensmittelsicherheit GmbH” based in Austria is specialized in consultancy for companies of the food industry in quality assurance and traceability. The strategical and conceptional consultancy of Intact is supported by a special own developed computer software.
• Franz Rauch, Intact Consult LMS GmbH
• Practitioners
Organic Services GmbH is sales partner of Intact Consult LMS GmbH in Germany and other countries.
Friday 17.02.: 10.00-11.00; Room Krakau, Company Presentation, English
Inspection and Certification with e-cert
e-Cert - the innovative multifunctional software for use in inspection and certification has been implemented in several national and international inspection and certification bodies. Practical examples, functionality and advantages will be presented by current e-Cert user.
• Moderation Gerald A. Herrmann, Organic Services GmbH
• Companies working with e-Cert
Organic Services GmbH is the international sales partner for e-Cert IT GmbH
Friday 17.02.: 11.00-13.00; Room Oslo, English
BioFish: Market trends and social responsibility
Welcome address and introduction: Udo Censkowsky, Organic Services GmbH
Peter Bridson, Aquaculture Programme Manager, Soil Association: Organic Aquaculture Market in the UK
• Andreas Lippmann, Marketing , Deutsche See GmbH & Co. KG: Social Responsibility in Product Sourcing
• Rupert Howes, Chief Executive, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC): Promoting sustainable seafood - Introduction and Overview of the MSC's Ecolabelling and Certification Programme
• Nicolas Guichoux, Europe Sales Manager, Marine Stewardship Council (MSC): Promoting sustainable seafood - Introduction and Overview of the MSC's Ecolabelling and Certification Programme
Further participants of the subsequent panel discussion:
Stefan Bergleiter, Aquaculture Programme Manager, Naturland e.V.; Szilágyi Csaba, Bio Bavaria/ Hortobágy AG (Hungary); John Arnold, Fairtrade Foundation (UK); Markus Ballauf, Binca Seafood – Organic Pangasius (Vietnam)
At the end of the conference DEUTSCHE SEE invites participants to a tasting of fish and seafood products.
Friday 17.02.: 11.00-15.00; Room Seoul (only with registration), German language
Traceability and security/proof of origin as strategy for company in the meat sector
Exemplary Meat-traders and -processors proof daily, how to produce highest quality and
provide consistent proof of origin throughout the food chain. We want to discuss the challenges and chances of the meat sector with regard of risk minimizing and turnover growth through a consequent quality assurance system.
• Franz Rauch, Intact Consult LMS GmbH
• Karl Schirnhofer, Schirnhofer Gesellschaft m.b.H.
To register, please contact f.gerriets@ organic-services.com.
Friday 17.02.: 14.00–16.00; Room Kiew, German/English
Fresh money for the organic sector
An improved access to capital for investment will contribute to the further establishment and future dynamic growth of the organic sector. To achieve that, the organic and the financial sector need a strategic alliance. This issue is the topic of a panel discussion with experts, to which Organic Services GmbH and the magazine ‘BioHandel’ invite at the BioFach congress. Different strategies for financing the organic sector will be discussed.
Welcome address: Sabine Kauffmann, bio verlag gmbh
Moderation: Gerald A. Herrmann, Organic Services GmbH
• Peter Blom, Triodos Bank
• Thomas Jorberg, GLS Bank
• Theo Häni, GHP Financial Services AG
• Michael Radau, SuperBioMarkt AG
Friday 17.02.: 16.00-18.00; Room St Petersburg (German/English/Chinesisch)
Organic Food Market Development in China
Recent developments, export potential, constraints for the further organic market development in China as well as perspectives for small farmer groups to enter the organic market will be presented and discussed.
Welcome address and introduction: Udo Censkowsky, BioFach China Project Co-ordinator, and Claudia Wink, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft (DEG):
• N.N., Ministry of Agriculture, People's Republic of China (MoA)
• Dr. Siegfried Ganser, Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, (BMELV)
• Thomas Lin, O-Store: Organic Supermarket Initiative in Shanghai
• Xiao Xingji, Organic Food Development Center (OFDC) / Marco Stark, Center for Mountain Ecosystem Studies: Poverty alleviation and organic agriculture in China
• N.N., Certification and Accreditation Administration of the People's Republic of China (CNCA): Organic Legislation and Management in China
Further participants of the subsequent panel discussion:
Chai Yongcheng, Heilongjiang Green Gold Group Stock Co., Ltd.
Tradin Organic Agriculture B.V.
Saturday 18.02.: 12.00-13.00; Room Krakau, German language
Proof of origin and regionalism as company strategy – practical examples from former East Germany
Proof of origin can be used -if implemented consequently- as marketing instrument for customer loyalty. This concept is being implemented currently in regions of former east Germany in the context of a support project. Concept and goals will be introduced by the participating companies.
Moderation: Frieder Rock, … fhochx, Institut für zukunftsfähiges Wirtschaften e.V.
• Matthias Brock, Feindura: Regionales Produktionsnetzwerk BioFleisch
• Meinrad Schmidt, Terra Naturkost
• Frank Gerriets, Intact Consult Lebensmittelsicherheit GmbH