From Fields to Shelves: Plant Based Food Chains

An inspiring afternoon with farmers, the industry, and policy-makers,  exploring the path to a more plant-based future. Starting with a welcome by Gunther Coppens, provincial deputy for the economy and chair of POM Vlaams-Brabant 

• 🌱 Farmers' practical experiences with investing in plant-based food chains
• 🔗 Cooperation across the food chain
• 📈 Insight from the Danish Action Plan for Plant-Based Food and the 170 mill EUR Plant-Based Food Grant
• 💡 Panel discussion with among others Justine Arkens (Groene Kring) and Niels Peter Nørring (Danish Agriculture & Food Council, Danish farmers organisation) 

PROGRAM

14:30 Doors open & welcome coffee

15:00 Setting the scene & welcome
Tessa Avermaete, Run and Harvest
Welcome by Deputy Gunther Coppens, Province of Flemish Brabant

15:05 Keynote 
Minister Jo Brouns, Minister for Environment and Agriculture

15:15 The Danish Action Plan for Plant-Based Food: What's in it for Farmers?
Niels Peter Nørring, Danish Agriculture & Food Council

15:30 Panel discussion - Moderated by Nele Kempeneers 
From Policy to Plate. Building Strong Local Plant-Based Food Value Chains. 
Panelists:

• Justine Arkens, Groene Kring
• Esther Monard, Arvesta
• Isabelle Colbrandt, Lidl Belux
• Niels Peter Nørring, Danish Agriculture & Food Council

16:30 Q&A
Questions and discussion with the audience

16:50 Reflections from Guy Vandepoel - Executive Board Boerenbond and Chair VLAM - Vlaams Centrum voor Agro- en Visserijmarketing - Flanders Agricultural Marketing Board

17:00 Networking reception

Registration: Free -  If you wish to cancel your registration, we kindly ask you to inform us at least one week before the event.

Partners for this initiative are Run and Harvest, Agentschap Landbouw en Visserij, Green Deal Eiwitshift op ons bord 2.0, POM Vlaams Brabant, Smart Hub Vlaams-Brabant and Next Food Chain and Danish Plant Based Diplomacy