Seminar “Land for family farming ?” – Speakers’presentations

AEIAR

07/10/2014 – Namur (Belgium)

This event was a success. About 200 people attended this seminar.

Farmers, surveyors, notaries…had a nice opportunity to debate. Members of AEIAR took stock of the situation of agricultural land regulation in Europe.

You will find here after the speakers’presentations:

• Spatial issues (environment, land use, ecosystem services) – Mr. Rastislav STANIK – Project manager –  EEA – European Environment Agency.
• Issues related to young farmers setting up – Mr. PLUNUS, responsible for agricultural policy monitoring – FJA – Federation of the Young Walloon Farmers (Belgium)
• Issues related to production and food sovereignty  – Mr.  VERLINDEN –  MAP – Peasant Movement representing the European coordination of Via Campesina
• Land : key production factors for farmers – Mr. Yves SOMVILLE – Deputy Secretary General – FWA – Walloon Federation of Agriculture representing Copa-Cogeca
• Issues related to property  – Mr. Thierry de l’ESCAILLE – CEO – ELO – European Landowners’ Organisation
• Country overview of the land market, European frames – Mr. Robert LEVESQUE – Director – SCAFR/ Terres d’Europe (France)
• Launching of the Walloon agricultural land policy – Mr BAIWIR – Cabinet of the Walloon Minister of Agriculture (Belgium)
• Panorama of existing regulation tools – Mr. Michel BAYLAC – President – AEIAR – European Association of Land Management Institutions
• Integrated land management – Ir. Karl-Heinz GOETZ – Director – BLG – Federation of nonprofit rural associations (Germany)
• Vigiefoncier : a tool for monitoring the farmland market – Mrs BARRAQUE – FNSAFER – National Federation of Land Agencies (France)
• Hungarian landmarket in connection with the new law – Dr. Tàmas ANDREKA – Deputy Head of the Legal Department of the Ministry of Rural Development (Hungary)