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Table of Content
Abstract ........................................................................................... 2
1. Organizers ........................................................................................ 4
2. Sponsors .......................................................................................... 5
3. Speakers .......................................................................................... 6
4. Programme ....................................................................................... 8
5. Exhibition .......................................................................................... 9
6. Research and Innovation Workshop ...................................................... 9
7. Congress Report .............................................................................. 10
Plenum, 24.11.2016 ........................................................................ 10
Research and Innovation Workshop ................................................... 14
Plenum, 25.11.2016 ........................................................................ 16
8. Participants ..................................................................................... 22
9. Media Coverage ............................................................................... 33
10. 5th International Donau Soja Congress ................................................ 33
11. Annex ............................................................................................. 33
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Abstract
The Donau Soja Congress 2016 was held on November 24th – 25th at the Sofitel in
Budapest, Hungary under the main topic “Sustainable Soya – Sustainable Europe”.
288 participants took part to discuss possible developments of a sustainable
European protein supply for the future. The Congress was opened by the Vice
Minister for Agriculture Mr. István Nagy, Ministry for Rural Development, Hungary
and Matthias Krön, President and Founder of the Donau Soja Association (DS).
After the opening ceremony, the first two keynote speeches and a policy forum,
consisting of five official representatives of the countries Hungary, Slovak Republic,
Germany, Republic Srpska and Moldova, as well as Matthias Krön and Dr. Gunther
Schall (ADA), were held. Parallel to the continuing plenary, a Research and
Innovation Workshop took place in the afternoon of the first day. The Workshop was
divided into two different sessions: “Session A – Europe and China working together
to develop soya” and “Session B – Practical experiences of developing soya cropping
in Europe”.
On the second day, all presentations were held at the plenary and no separate
sessions took place.
In the evening of November 24th, all participants of the congress were invited to
reception and dinner at the Residence of the Austrian Embassy in Budapest.
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1. Organizers
The main organizers of the event were the Donau Soja Association, funded by
Austrian Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture Hungary.
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2. Sponsors
The Donau Soja Association likes to thank all sponsors of the congress for their great
support and help.
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3. Speakers
The opening and closing session as well as the plenary sessions were moderated by
Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch.
The Research and Innovation Workshop was opened by Leopold Rittler.
Dr. Volker Hahn was the chair in the first session of the Workshop.
Dr. Jerzy Nawracała was the chair in Session B.
The results of the Research and Innovation Workshop were presented at the closing
ceremony by Dr. Volker Hahn.
In total, 57 speakers presented a wide range of topics at the Congress.
Speakers of the Donau Soja Congress:
Firstname Lastname Organisation
Stephan Arens UFOP
Ursula Bittner Donau Soja
Bernd Bodiselitsch Imprint Analytics
Patrick Boone GroupVandamme
Emese Brosz Fenaco
Martijn Buijsse Dutchsoy
Piero Ciriani Soia Italia
Ronan Conroy Agribusiness Partner
Ignace Debruyne IgnaceDebruyne& AssociatesConsultancy
Jovana Djisalov Donau Soja
Vuk Djordjevic Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad
Florian Faber ARGE Gentechnik-frei
Elisabeth Fischer Cook BookAuthor
Augusto Freire Proterra Foundation
Susanne Fromwald Donau Soja
Helmut Gaugitsch Environmental Agency Austria
Thorsten Haase LandesbetriebLandw. Hessen
Volker Hahn University Hohenheim
Hans Herren Biovision
Alexander Hissting Verband Lebensmittel
ohne Gentechnik
Belinda Howell SoyaRetailerGroup
Inna Illienko Donau Soja
Patrice Jeanson Euralis
James King
Levente Körösi MinistryofAgricultureHungary
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Matthias Krön Donau Soja
Christian Krumphuber AustrianChamberofAgriculture
Bertalan Kruppa Donau Soja
Jonathan Latham BioscienceResourceProject
Bernhard Mayr Saatzucht Donau
Inna Meteleva SVAROG
Rosmarie Metz GIZ
Jegor Miladinovic IFVC NoviSad
Dmitry Motuzko AdampolSoja
Kai Mueller Agrohorizon
Donal Murphy-Bokern
István Nagy MinistryofAgricultureHungary
Jerzy Nawracała Poznan University of Life
Sciences
Gergely Pókos BonafarmGroup
Norbert Potori AKI
Li-Juan Qiu Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Leopold Rittler Donau Soja
Andrew Saunders Waitrose
John Schillinger eMerge Genetics
Arnold Schori Agroscope
Barbara Schwarz Sojarei
Marco Signor ERSA
Duncan Sinclair Waitrose
Peter Stoll Agroscope
Zoltán Szabó Ethanol Europe
Ildikó Tikász AKI
Simone Ungersböck ADA
Anton Van den Brink FEFAC
Johan VanWaes ILVOBelgium
Dirk Vollertsen Donau Soja
Lukas Weiss Sojarei
Markus Wolter WWF
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4. Programme
November 24th:
The Congress was opened by the Hungarian Vice Minister for Agriculture, Mr. István
Nagy of the Ministry for Agriculture, Hungary.
After the first two keynote speeches about the general risks of genetic engineering
and the need for transformation of the agricultural and food system, a policy forum
with high-level (political) representatives of five different countries took place. The
forum was attended by:
István Nagy (Vice Minister for Agriculture Hungary)
Iurie Usurel (Vice Minister for Agriculture Moldova).
Stefan Ryba (Director General of Agriculture Section, Ministry of Agriculture
Slovak Republic)
Horst Becker (Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Environment
Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany)
Dr. Gunther Schall (ADA)
Matthias Krön (President Donau Soja Association)
In the afternoon of November 24th, two sessions with the two main topics
Transforming the European Soya Market – Donau Soja & European
Soya Strategy
GM-free Labelling
were held at the plenary. The programme was very tight and diversified with 14
interesting speeches and discussions on the podium, which were well received by the
audience.
At the same time, the Research and Innovation Workshop, which was divided into
two sessions took place:
Session A – Europe and China working together to develop Soya
Session B – Practical experiences of developing soya cropping in
Europe
Ten presentations were held in the framework of the two different sessions.
November 25th:
On the second day, all presentations were held at the plenary and no parallel
sessions took place. The programme on the second day was also divided into two
main topics:
Donau Soja and Europe Soya: Its system – its market
Soya products and their market –current situation, trends and
development.
The second main topic was then divided into two sub-topics: “New markets and
products for soya in Europe” and “Future trends for soya beans”. 16 presentations
and discussions took place. The results of the Research and Innovation Workshop
were presented by Dr. Volker Hahn, before the Congress was closed by Matthias
Krön, Founder of Donau Soja Association.
The summarised outcome of all forums and Workshops can be found in chapter 7 of
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5. Exhibition
For the third time after 2013 and 2015, the participating companies were given the
opportunity to rent a booth and present their work to the other attendees of the
Congress. The exhibitory companies were ADA, AgCo doo, ARGE Gentechnik-frei,
Cereal Docks, EnviroLogix, Environment Agency Austria, Euralis, Farmet a.s., GIZ,
Group Vandamme, Imprint Analytics, Insta-Pro International, Inedit – Dr. Oetker
Romania, T-1 abraziv doo, Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik and Donau Soja
Association.
Interested participants had the opportunity to get detailed information about the
companies. The exhibition was well attended and was considered a great success by
the participants as well as the exhibitors.
6. Research and Innovation Workshop
The Research and Innovation Workshop took place in the afternoon of the first day
and participation was on invitation only. Ten speakers of different countries
represented their work on the field of soya development in Europe and the
cooperation with China.
The goals of the workshop were:
Giving an overview of European and Chinese soya bean breeding activities
Discussing experiences in exchanging resources
Identification of common ground for cooperation
Identification of joint research topics
For more detailed information, look at chapter 7.
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7. Congress Report
Plenum, 24.11.2016
Moderator: Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch
In Europe, the demand for non-GM (no genetic modification) production – whether
for food or for feed – is increasing. As soya plays a very important role in European
agriculture, especially when it comes to animal feed, this increasing demand
subsequently impacts non-GM soya production. To meet this demand and promote
non-GM protein plant production, a common European agriculture for food is
required to provide additional funds for farmers who grow protein plants.
When Donau Soja was established in 2012, the goal was to improve the ecology of
farming by better crop rotation (nitrogen-fixation), not building a soya lobby but
instead using DS as a platform for exchange. Through an increasing soya production,
jobs have been created, especially in rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe.
Also, due to the work of the Donau Soja Association, for example Hungary was able
to almost double the acreage for soya from 42.000 ha in 2014 to 73.000 ha in 2016.
Donau Soja promotes a non-GM, sustainable production and no land use change. The
quality of the products is guaranteed by two certification systems: Donau Soja and
Europe Soja. Future goals are -among others - to produce more legumes in Europe
and subsequently reduce the import of soya beans between 20%-30% over the next
10 years. To further develop the market, it is important to also look into new
markets for soya products, besides from animal feed, such as human consumption
and the promotion of the lecithin and further markets.
Today’s agricultural food systems are characterized by a triple burden – hunger,
micronutrient deficiency and obesity and additionally they are characterized by
environmental unsustainability. The problem is the political economy in food systems
and the measures of success: High export quotas and cheap food are often
considered as something positive.
A paradigm change and a transition to agroecology are needed, and soya can play a
very important part in that system. 80% of the consumed soya in Europe for
example is being imported. However, if all necessary aspects are considered,
regional products are always cheaper than products from overseas. Therefore, the
focus should obviously be on promoting the usage of regionally grown soya.
Donau Soja Association’s strong promotion of non-GM production is of a high
importance. Growing GMO should be avoided because of several chemical hazards
and hazards occurring by the usage of GMO’s. This can be, for example, increased
herbicide residues and metabolites in food, or foreign genes, which can have
unexpected effects on human health. Due to the complex crystallized structure of the
Bt-proteins, the active toxin is hidden and not directly toxic to human, but can be
processed into a toxic substance through plant digestion. Probably all of these
genetic changes in food products enhance and broaden toxicity.
A European-wide consistent protein strategy with collaboration between participating
actors can be considered as a very important element to solve abovementioned
problems and achieve set targets, such as increasing the regional production of soya
Opening Ceremony of the Congress and Keynote Presentations
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A higher demand for quality products has to be developed and the challenge is not
only to promote one crop, but to transform the whole Agricultural system. Therefore,
all stakeholders on the market – including businesses, the governments and the civil
society have to pull on one string. Multi-stakeholder partnerships like Donau Soja can
promote the collaboration of these partners by building a communication platform.
Communication and information between governments, businesses and consumers is
significant when it comes to promoting sustainable European and non-GM production.
The implementation of labels such as Donau Soja can lead to greater transparency and
higher acceptance on the market.
From the EU-side, incentives have already been made to assist countries in
implementing better systems and inter-country coordination and policy meetings will
be of a high importance in the development of a common European agricultural policy.
Chair: Dr. Donal Murphy-Bokern
European cropping systems have exceeded their limits and the yields have stagnated
in recent years. Europe’s problem is, that wheat can be grown extremely well –
which leads to competition of land to grow soya in Europe, not a competition of the
soya market between Europe and Brazil.
To reach the target of a balanced and sustainable European agricultural system, five
pillars can be identified:
1. Generating long-term demand for a large quantity of sustainable and non-GM
soya and soya products imported into Europe
2. Increase the production of European soya certified with Donau Soya or/and
Europe Soya
3. Facilitate a dietary change that is more efficient in the use of Protein (direct
use of vegetable protein for human consumption)
4. Optimize the use of other sources of protein
5. Research for the reduce used of supplementary protein components in feed
The vision of Donau Soja is to achieve an annual European production-level of 15
Mio. tons within the next 10 years, which means a soya bean cultivation on 5% of
Europeans arable land. Additionally, alternative drive and packaging technologies
with regional value chains have to be found. European Soya in general is not more
expensive than soya from overseas, but can be produced more sustainably for
European demands.
Consumers play a key part when it comes to increasing the future soya bean supply.
Therefore, labels are required to guarantee the transparency and sustainability of the
produced products. The establishment of stable relationships with present and new
partners is also of a high importance to change the market. A lot of companies are
already feeding only non-GM European soya.
From the economic point of view, soya production and trade currently works quite
fine. However, due to massive social (e.g. land grabbing) and environmental threats
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(e.g. (rainforest-) deforestation), a change has to be made. Another major problem
of today’s agricultural system is the massive overproduction of food which is
currently theoretically able to nourish 10 billion people. Due to inefficiencies much is
lost in the production line. This significant overproduction, especially of animal
products, leads to human health issues, land use change, loss of biodiversity and
climate change. The three main fields where areas can and should happen are on the
level of retailers & industry, politics & research and civil society.
A change of diet (as e.g. 50% less animal protein) not only leads to a significant
reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but also to a cut of nitrogen emissions and
feed demand. As soya in Europe is predominantly used as animal fodder, by
decreasing the feed demand in this field has great potential to reduce the amount of
soya imports, especially from overseas. Additionally, the recommended protein
amount in animal nutrition is probably too high and could be reduced. Therefore, the
amino acid-content in the fodder should be reduced during breeding to around 85%.
Grassland-based livestock production systems face a lot of challenges and are not
expected to increase in the future. Mixtures between grass-legume (e.g. white or red
clover) swards would be greenhouse gas and energy neutral and can for example
lead to an increased forage production, a reduction of N-fertilizers and better animal
health through reduced medication.
The full grazing system for milk production is sustainable and has the lowest fodder
costs per litre milk, but it depends on the policy if it is accepted.
Today, 90% of the products are contributing to loss of biodiversity, so more certified
sustainable products are highly needed. This should also result in a significant
reduction of imports, because Europe only produces currently a fifth of its consume
on its own – leading to several ecological problems. As abovementioned, the price
obviously plays a key part when it comes to buying more sustainable products. To
raise consumer’s awareness on this topic, sustainable production must be verified by
certification and the benefits of these products have to be well communicated.
Within 10 years only sustainable products should be sold and bought on the market.
Both, retailers and consumers, have the responsibility to change the system. We are
currently moving towards the goals on consumer level, however not on policy level.
The consumer cannot solve the problems of public goods alone and it is the
responsibility of policy-makers to set the guidelines and provide a well-structured
support to build a fundament on which all other stakeholders of the soya market can
build.
Therefore, for example FEFAC (European Feed Manufactures Federation) have
designed soya sourcing guidelines, of which aim it is to reduce the amount of feed
and enhance the quality of the products. The guidelines, followed currently by 24
members, provide a feasible supply of responsibly produced soya for the European
demand.
Additionally, more local initiatives can be the key to change the current market. In
Switzerland, for example, 94% of soya was certified by Donau Soja or ProTerra in
2015.
However, due to the highly competitive nature of the market, it is very difficult to
change for retailers and maintain their economic competitive ability. To achieve a
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Chair: Florian Faber and Alexander Hissting
Non-GM labels are there to enable and promote non-GM agricultural production. It
can be difficult to reach the right balance when it comes to labelling. If the criteria to
meet the requirements are too high, then no one can implement it. If they are too
low, on the other hand, the label has no credibility. The pressure from the ‘outside’ –
consumers and environmental organisations – is important, otherwise existing labels
may not be useful.
The soya supply chain is very complex and it is necessary to find the right balance between credibility and feasibility of the monitoring system. Monitoring concepts
have to be HACCP-based (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), being a well- structured tool that is designed to prevent the risk of food-based hazards that may lead to a disease or injury to the consumer. Therefore, strip tests or PCR-tests are
taken on different production levels (after the harvest, before crushing, before and after loading of the meal etc.), in order to provide analytical control of the non-GM production.
The basis for the non-GM certification system of Donau Soja are the VLOG Standard,
Austrian Codex standard implemented by ARGE Standard, and the non-GM Danube
Region Standard. The non-GM Danube Region Standard is a regionally harmonized
non-GM labelling standard and control system for the Danube region. Donau Soja is
doing inspections from the farmers to the final product and participating farmers
have to declare accordance with the DS standard. Other standards will be accepted
by Donau Soja, as long as they are in line with DS-criteria. The DS Standard has
been handed over to governments of countries who have not provided a non-GM
standard yet.
In 2006, a resolution was made by the Hungarian parliament for non-GM production
in Hungary. In 2016, a ministerial decree entered into force building a basis for
regulation for non-GM labelling of products, applicable for food of plant an animal
origin, feed etc.
There is no established label yet but Hungary is currently working on building a
trademark system.
It is subsequently expected to reduce the dependency on import feed and increase
the consumer’s awareness to further develop the non-GM market.
The ARGE non-GM system has been established in Austria as a reaction to a strong
wish from both, the political side and the society, leading to a wide acceptance on
the market. ARGE Gentechnik-frei is an Austrian organisation promoting food without
GMO on the basis of clear standards for production and labelling. VLOG, founded in
2010, presents the equivalent standard in Germany. As key success factors can be
considered on one hand the promotion of selling these products in the most
important supermarket chains from the very beginning and the result-orientation of
the different partners of ARGE Gentechnik-frei.
One of the main soya processors for human nutrition in Austria is “Sojarei”, which
produces mainly tofu and other soya-based products. For the company, quality
assurance is an important point, therefore “Sojarei” purchases only non-GM soya
beans produced in Austria. Suppliers have to send certificates confirming and end-
products are analysed.
GMO-free Labelling
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Research and Innovation Workshop
The inputs of the oral presentations in Session A revealed that soya bean breeding in
Europa is following a promising development. European breeders brought up that a
diversification of the genetic resources available for breeding soya bean would
significantly benefit from a diversification. To this end, a cooperation with China for
exchanging germplasm was realised as a promising step forward although an
implementation requires careful consideration.
Chair: Dr. Volker Hahn
The soya production area in China is decreasing over the last years, however the
production is steady due to higher yields per hectare.
Through advanced breeding techniques, varieties with a 10-20% higher yield rate have
been developed. The role of gene banks is very important for this development: 33.500
soya bean germplasms are currently held in gene banks.
Due to the work in these gene banks, different varieties with special characteristics to
satisfy certain requirements such as a desired protein/oil content can be discovered,
further developed and be brought into the fields.
Especially in the northern parts of the country, the conditions for soya cultivation are
better, which results in higher yields. Though, the total yield per hectare is with 1.9
tons/ha still significantly lower than in other soya growing countries (e.g. the European
average is 2,76 tons/ha). Nowadays, approximately 80 per cent of the total consumption
(around 100 million tons) is being imported, making China the greatest soya bean
importers on the global market.
EURALIS Semences is with over 50% market share the leader of private soya bean seed
company sector in France and has been breeding non-GM soya bean since 1975.
Through the GIE SOJA (Group Interest Economical), private French seed companies are
working together to improve cooperation in research.
One main target is to improve the correlation between oil and protein content, however
the research and breeding is very costly. To speed up the soya bean genetic progress, it
is necessary to use diversified source of genetics and use certified seeds to finance
research and breeding. If farmers used certified seeds, the research budgets would
highly increase and would be followed by significant genetic progress, higher soya bean
yields and proteins for farmers.
Saatzucht Donau started breeding in 1990 in Austria with own crosses and a small soya
bean breeding programme. The target is to develop new feed and food soya bean
varieties, which:
- provide high and stable yields,
- are resistant to biotic and abiotic stress factors,
- have improved quality parameters,
- can be adapted to different maturity zones in Austria and neighbouring countries.
Exotic germplasm is useful for a further development of soya bean varieties, for example
in the area of earliness by Canadian and Chinese crosses.
An essential research aim of Soia Italia is to find new soya bean products for the EU
market with improved nutritional value such as a higher protein content and a reduction
of anti-nutrients, combined with better field performance. Key development tools such as
molecular markers or near infra-red analysis are necessary to identify the desired genetic
control factors in each plant. However, there are several critical factors which have to be
Session A: Europe and China working together to develop soya
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considered, such as the difficulty to select yield- and nutritional improvements
simultaneously.
New factors in soya bean composition in the future will include:
- Improved amino acid content such as high taurine and threonin
- Removal of lipoxygenase for unheated food/feed uses
- Increased oleic and lower linolenic content and combination with improved feed
value.
The objectives of the IFVNS (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad, Serbia)
breeders have not changed much since 1975 when soya bean varieties from the USA
have been introduced for the first time. Each variety should have resistance to lodging,
pod shattering and from the economical view most important diseases such as stem
canker or bacterial blight. IFVNS has developed around 200 registered varieties, most of
them for the Serbian market but also for far away countries such as Kazakhstan.
Probably, China will be reached in the near future.
The key to success of a breeding programme is to create variability, however, the
genepool of soya beans is very narrow. Therefore, the cooperation between different
institutions (such as the United States Department of Agriculture, the Vavilov Institute of
Plant Genetic Resources, the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Heilongjiang
Academy of Agricultural Sciences) is very important. In 2016, a new record yield of 3.4
tons/ha has been reached in Serbia.
Most of the germplasm exchange in Switzerland is made with China. It takes about ten
years between two cycles of selection (extract the new material and record the best one
with the new material).
The soya bean breeding agreement between Agroscope and China is based on reciprocal
trust and can be considered a great success. The intellectual property rights for the
material remains with the donor institute and the common list of the shared material is
constantly updated. Due to the great success of the collaboration, the agreement has
been extended as well as a wheat breeding programme.
Chair: Dr. Jerzy Nawracała
The challenge of soya bean cropping in Europe is to further develop suitable varieties
with – depending on the region - different characteristics (cold and drought tolerance,
protein content, oil-protein relation etc.) and also for a rather low price. Due to climate
change, soya bean cropping faces new challenges but also new possibilities.
The soya bean production in Serbia in 2016 has been highly increased in comparison to
the previous year (1.9 tons/ha) to around 3.3 tons/ha due to challenging weather
conditions in 2015.
Serbia is doing regional cooperation to mitigate the negative effects of global climate
change on soya bean production through selective breeding with several partners of
Germany (GIZ), Croatia (IOS), Austria (University of Natural Resources and Life
Sciences) etc., by field trials and genetic sequencing.
The Belgian ILVO (Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research) is working since 2013
within a four-year research project with the involvement of early-adopter farmers,
focusing on screening early maturing varieties of the European catalogue, efficient N-
fertilization, crop protection, information for farmers, studying of cost-effectiveness etc.
The goal is to set up demonstration platforms next year in three different locations with
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coordination with agricultural centers and farmers. Climate change offers the potential for
Belgian farmers to grow “exotic crops” such as soya beans. But the establishment of a
Belgian soya bean production requires also a development on the demand side such as
logistics and processing.
In Austria, soya bean cultivation already plays a very important role, is strictly GM-free
and soya beans are grown on 50.000 ha in 2016 – with a 70.000 ha potential in total.
The growing conditions in general are quite good (especially in southern regions) and the
techniques and methods of cultivation are with 30 years of experience well-known to the
farmers. The yields have been slowly but steadily increasing over the last 20 years (with
small fluctuation) and 2016 was with an average 3.4 tons/ha very successful.
Due to its high content of protein (3 tons/ha results in approx. 1.2 tons of protein), its N-
fixation, the low input required and the suitability for crop rotation based on maize and
cereal, soya beans are an interesting crop which can play an essential part in sustainable
farming. However, soya is extremely weak in competing weeds, so weed control must be
done consequently. Christian Krumphuber noted and highlighted the role of the CAP rules
and projected that a change could cause a sharp reduction in grain legume area in EU.
The cultivation area in Italy is now about 300.000 ha with an average yield of 3.6 t/ha,
mostly in the northern parts of the country. The ERSA soya bean genetic improvement
programme started in 1987 with the objective to create new varieties with a low content
in antinutritional factors. The selected soya bean varieties are GMO-free and suitable for
animal nutrition in organic animal production farming systems. This leads to several
benefits for participating farmers such as the independence from market price
fluctuations, a low energy input for transport and processing and the matching of
consumers concerns for food safety and quality. As a result, 21 new varieties have been
selected over the last 20 years with 14 of them already marketed. In the future, the
selection of new varieties for food (high protein content, high biological value etc.) and
varieties that match specific requirements for exotic farming are further goals.
Plenum, 25.11.2016
Moderator: Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch
Donau Soja provides standards (non-GM, no land use change, ban on aerial spraying
and siccation etc.) that meet consumers wishes and concerns and guarantee
traceability of the product through labelling to give information to the consumers.
The compliance with the standards is controlled by a three-stage inspection system.
Cooperation with other organisations working on this matter, rather than working
individually, is very important to improve the impact on stakeholder. Additionally,
the first comprehensive global isotope database of soya beans has been developed to
verify the geographical origin of soya beans (differentiate European from non-
European and DS-soya from non-DS-soya) and ensure the traceability at all
production levels.
Through the Donau Soja QM programme, sustainable rural development and value
chains have been supported. German Corporation for International Cooperation
(GIZ) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) are working together with Donau
Soja since 2014 to develop projects in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia for an
economically sustainable, environmentally and socially responsible production of
non-GM soya in these regions. The promotion of the soya value chain can be seen as
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an enhanced exchange between eastern (non-) EU countries and western EU
countries.
So far – among other achievements - regionally harmonized standards for labelling
and control of non-GM food products have been developed, an increasing consumer
interest has been achieved through intensive media campaigns and a training
curriculum for organic and conventional soya bean production has been developed.
As a result, yields have increased by an average of 36%, soya bean cultivation areas
have increased within the first year of the project by 12% in Serbia and 76% in
Bosnia and Herzegovina and business relationships to the EU market have been
established in the organic soya sector.
By linking the development perspectives of GIZ and ADA with the market
perspectives of Donau Soja, significant results have been achieved in a short time.
The German support runs until the end of October 2016. ADA continues its strategic
business partnership with DS for at least the coming 5 years in Serbia, Bosnia
Herzegowing, Moldova and Ukraine. At the moment, EU support for Moldova is under
discussion.
Serbia currently produces 600.000 tons of non-GM soya with two thirds already
being integrated into local value chains (animal feed etc.). However, Serbia has
significant import of milk and meat (30% of consumption). Due to the cooperation
with Donau Soja, a non-GM standard, which did not exist before, has been developed
and offers consumers the possibility of an informed decision. Through cooperation
between Donau Soja and Agribusiness, the first non-GM milk has been brought into
the Serbian food market and a more sustainable feeding process with a regional
approach has been developed. 98% of animal fodder is produced on own fields.
The Ukraine is “No.1 producer” of soya bean in Europe with currently 4 million tons
annual production (highly increasing from one million ton produced in 2010). Only
25% of the production is consumed in the Ukraine, the majority is exported to the
Middle-East. However, a lack of certification and insufficient demand of the non-GM
market – both local and export – results in a 50% production of (illegal) GM-soya.
Currently, there is no national or private standard except Donau Soja (who started
operating in 2015), a legislation on GMO labelling is expected in 2018. A major
problem is, that Ukrainian farmers do not get enough subsidy support from the
government which leads to less competitiveness in terms of the price in European
markets. Currently, three companies certify based on Donau Soja Standard. In
general, approx. 20 million ha are suitable for soya bean production in the Ukraine. A
very important factor in promoting Ukrainian soya production and exports to Europe
is the geographical proximity, which can be an advantage in terms of product-quality
(freshness, traceability etc.) in comparison to the biggest soya exporters Brazil or
Argentina. Difficulties to reach that production level could be the existence of an
“unofficial” Roundup Ready seed in combination with a low premium for non-GM
products, an insufficient logistic system and the general uncertain situation of the
GMO cultivation in the Ukraine.
SVAROG has been the first member of DS in the Ukraine with currently 25% of the
harvest getting DS certification. Certification according to DS Standards are a good
basis for the further development towards an organic production. Ukrainian farmers
are not active in exporting into the EU-market on one hand because of the quality
control system, which leads to higher costs and on the other hand higher prices
achievable on the national market (because of restricted import from South
American market). By investment in new technologies and development of better
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seeds, the average yield can probably be increased from currently 2.2 tons/ha up to
4 tons/ha.
Serbia and Ukraine obviously have different market situations. A move forward can
be made by establishing and implementing labelling systems for soya products on
the basis of the non-GM Donau Soja standard which can be seen as starting point to
continue the ongoing development.
To further enhance traceability of the European non-GM soya market in Europe, a
price publication tool has been developed, which aims to give information about daily
GM, non-GM and Donau Soja certified soya prices. The prices are based and
converted on 44% soya content. For the calculation of the prices and the transport
costs are also added to the daily prices. Future plans are the daily publication of
Rotterdam/Koper prices, the development of a smartphone app and monthly
publication of price reports.
Bonafarm group is a food company which operates in agricultural and dairy
processing. Around two thirds of basic cereals have to be bought and a large amount
of this are imported soya beans, of which most are GM. A change towards non-GM
usage can happen in two ways: Production of non-GMs on your own (current
cultivation on around 3.000-4.000 ha is insufficient) or buying non-GM (20.000 tons
in 2015). Currently, 60% of feed is non-GM with the target to reach 100%. The
motivation arises mainly through the costumer’s demand, and not the environmental
benefits, which shows the great responsibility civil society has, when it comes to
changing the market. Due to the higher prices (around +10-15% for soya meal),
feed recipes started to depend less on soya. As a result of this development, retailers
in Hungary and the export markets (Middle East, Far East and Western Europe)
started to show more interest in Hungarian and non-GM products.
The worldwide soya production – with the main producers Brazil, Argentina and the
USA - reached a level of 320 million tons in 2016, being much higher than all other
oilseeds together. More than half (62 per cent) of all the global soya bean imports
are absorbed by China. Obviously, non-GM is especially required for food products
and many steps towards non-GM have been made by countries like Austria, Norway
or Germany. Though, GMO is still very present on the market, e.g. in Brazil - one of
the main exporters of soya – still 94.2% of the produced soya beans are genetically
modified.
Due to specialization on the market and the requirement after a higher efficiency of a
product, there is an increasing demand for specialty soya bean over the last couple
of years (e.g. high protein content with a low oil content or vice versa, drought
tolerance cold tolerance etc.). This requires a contractual Identity Preservation (IP)
with a credible audit proof record keeping system and an independent control
system.
As above mentioned, one of the major threats is the lack of sufficient non-GM
supplies on the world market or the price competition issues. However, these threats
should be seen as opportunities and already an increasing consumer awareness of
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Due to high quality, soya food production can benefit from using specialty soya
beans and help overcome negative attitudes and perceptions of soya.
The main utilizations for soya beans and soya bean oil are currently for food and feed
purposes, industrial usage or for biodiesel producers. The growth of soya bean oil
production is 42% over the last decade with the main producers China, USA,
Argentina and Brazil. Around 87% of soya beans are crushed with 80% of the beans
turned into meal and 18.3% turned into oil (1.7% waste). The European vegetable
oil market is mature, but still undergoing changes. Drivers for change are for
example sustainable sourcing, consumers interest in exotic products and health and
wellness trends. Soya bean oil products have also the ability to substitute fossil fuel
based products which may lead to more sustainable products as well as a cost
reduction.
Another very important market in the future can be the lecithin market. Lecithins allow the emulsification of fats and water and are thus very important emulsifiers for food and feed.
Globally, 450.000 tons of Lecithin – predominantly extracted from soya beans - are
used, with approximately 33% consumed in Asia and 25% in Europe. Half of the
European consumption is used for feed, 40% for food and 10% for technical
applications. Due to the much higher profitability (around 2/3 of the value) of
producing food applications, it is recommended to focus mainly on producing food
standards. The major participants on the soya lecithin market are Europe, Brazil and
India. The European market has the possibility to grow in the coming years and
Donau Soja/Europe Soya region can supply a major share of the European non-GM
lecithin market. However, it should be noted that lecithin is a speciality, not a
commodity.
Soya plays a rather weak role when it comes to human nutrition, as only 1% of the
worldwide produced soya ends up as food. However, the trends go towards a
sustainable diet and the linking between environmental and animal protection as well
as social values (e.g. Fairtrade). According to a survey in Austria, nearly half of the
interviewees answered, that a higher price is acceptable for food which can
guarantee such standards. Sojarei, an Austrian company specialized on soya food
products, strongly support this trend by providing regionally, and sustainable
products for customers and provides traceability through tracking codes. Information
can be seen as the key element in promoting soya products for human nutrition and
should be given as precise and easy to understand as possible.
China and Europe face similar challenges such as a need for increasing yields,
increasing non-GM protein and decreasing imports of soya. Thus, a comprehensive
strategy between China and the EU has been developed in 2013 with both sides
cooperating in the field of agriculture, sustainable and organic agriculture and rural
development through educational and personnel exchange. To deepen the
cooperation in the field of legume cropping, in 2015 the Chinese-European Legume
Improvement Alliance (C-ELIA) has been signed by both sides. China can provide
especially rich genetic resources and breeding experience, while Europe has well-
developed technologies and experience in high yield breeding. The long-term
cooperation includes technical training, share of information, the development of a
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Chinese and European soya bean forum and an annual consortium meeting for
exchange.
The EU is short of protein feed and currently 70% of animal fodder is imported,
mostly from overseas countries like Brazil or Argentina. To reach the target of a
sustainable soya bean supply, there are two existing alternatives to substitute these
imports: On one hand by producing responsible in Europe, on the other hand using
alternative protein sources, such as DDGS (Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles).
DDGS are a co-product of bioethanol production and are characterized by a high
protein and energy level as well as being non-GM and antibiotic free. In 2015,
European ethanol companies co-produced 5 million tons of animal feed (for every
liter bioethanol, 1-1.2 kg of animal feed are produced).
By an increasing DDGS-production, imports from overseas could be substituted
which leads – besides environmental benefits such as GHG-emission reduction – to
job-creation and respects the non-GM policy. Through the setting-up of a platform
for a European Protein Feed Coalition between European soya producers, farmers,
environmental NGOs etc., the European protein feed – with all its positive effects -
would gain importance in the future.
To significantly increase Europe’s soya bean production and reduce the dependence
on imports, soya bean cultivation has to be supported especially in large countries
with good growing conditions but currently rather weak production levels, like
Germany. Though, legume growing in Germany decreased over the last decades
massively from approximately 1.4 million hectares in 1950 to around 180.000 in
2015. However, after starting the CAP “Greening” in 2015, a clear increase of legume
cultivation can be recognized, including home grown soya beans. In 2012 a protein
plant strategy, focusing on soya beans, peas, field beans and sweet lupins, has been
developed with the aim to minimize disadvantages in competition of home-grown
protein plants and to identify research requirements and undertake practical field
tests. Positive trends like an increasing demand after non-GM fodder from the feed
industry or the demand to replace animal based protein can be recognized in
Germany. A great market potential for homegrown, non-GM (Donau)-soya is
estimated, however the development of the market will probably be rather slow and
strong political support is needed.
As mentioned before, retailers are obviously dependent on consumer’s demand,
however can play an important role when it comes to developing a more sustainable
food market. Waitrose, for example, is one of the largest grocery retailers in the UK,
accounting for 5.3% of grocery market sales. To develop a responsible feed sourcing
strategy, the provenance and integrity of used raw material is of a high importance,
as well as the development of a European protein supply chain (including more local
and sustainable products). Soya is – after wheat – the second most important raw
material, subsequently the reduction of soya usage is one main target of the
company. Some success has already been achieved by eliminating soya in the supply
chain of dairy products or a massive reduction in the pig sector and the usage of
soya in the supply chain as a whole has been reduced by 50% over the last decade.
Through the work with Donau Soja, a sustainable and local supply chain has been
built over the last three years.
Soya bean production in Hungary is increasing over the last couple of years,
however with acreage below 100.000 ha it only plays a minor part in the country’s
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very low net income (73€/ha) in comparison to benchmark crops such as corn
(233€/ha) or rapeseed (223€/ha). Due to these obstacles, Hungary is far from being
self-sufficient and has to import 160.000 tons of meal annually.
To reduce the Hungarian dependence on imports, increasing the production stability
through soil preparation, optimizing of plant-to-plant distances and the reduction of
pesticide usage is of a high importance and an increasing nutrient content has to be
achieved. Therefore, as Hungary is rather inexperienced in soya bean cultivation,
consultancy is needed. Before moving forward in promoting non-GM products, the
following questions should be answered:
- Who will pay the costs of the premium?
- Who will assure the quality of the standard and who will control it?
- How high is the premium that can be realised on exports or the domestic
market?
- How will the profit be divided within the value chain?
Belgian Group Vandamme is a company working business-to-business and
specialized on oilseed processing (crushing and refining oils, portfolio: corn germs,
HO sunflower seeds and soya beans) and also working in Hungary.
Sustainability has to be present in every part of the process (origination, logistics
and crushing) and only non-GM products grown in Europe which are compliant with
EU regulations are processed. Currently, 25% of the processed material is Donau
Soja certified, the transports are eco-friendly and investments to increase the
efficiency in the crushing process are made.
The European soya bean market is growing over the last couple of years. The
participants should work more and more together and continue the momentum to
increase European non-GM soya bean supply and subsequently reduce the
dependence on imports.
To develop additional varieties by exchange with other countries, further breeding
has to be done in the future, especially China being one of the most important
countries for soya breeding.
The successful work of Donau Soja will probably lead to successful breeding as well
by attracting interest of more breeding companies.
The future lies not only in the commodity sector, but as well in the speciality sector
(as it can be seen for example at the current development of the lecithin market)
and also other sectors than the feed market should be explored stronger. This
possibility of a market change offers opportunities as well for small- and medium-
scale farmers.
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8. Participants
Last name First name Company/Institution/Association
Motuzko Dmitryi A.T.K. LLC
Geltinger Wolfgang ADM Trading GmbH
Kisch Attila AgCo doo
Kisch Beatrix AgCo doo
Kohout Zoltán Agraragazat
Tikasz Ildiko Edit Agrárgazdasági Kutató Intézet Research Institute
Hoffmann Peter Agrarhandel Hoffmann GmbH
Conroy Ronan Agri business Partner doo Sombor
Jevremov Branko Agri business Partner doo Sombor
Nebelenchuk Yurii Agri Finance SA
Budayová Monika Agrofert, a.s. Czech Republic
Polák Petr Agrofert, a.s. Czech Republic
Polgár-Balogh Eszter Agrofórum
Kun Mihajlo Agrogrnja
Hansman Martin Agrohemika
Mueller Kai K. AgroHorizon Trading & Consulting
Podraza Stanisław Agrolok Sp. z o.o.
Dulic Evan AgroMag d.o.o.
Schori Arnold Agroscope
Stoll Peter Agroscope
Schön Gábor Agrotrain
Janicic Bojana Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD
Janjic Saša Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD
Skuranj Sonja Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD
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Holly Matus Alfa Bio
Mekinulov Alon Alon Mekinulov
Heyns Lies Alpro C.V.A.
Wang Xiaobo Anhui Agricultural University
Muresanu Eugen ARDS Turda
Faber Florian ARGE Gentechnik-frei
Schörpf Markus ARGE Gentechnik-frei
Schindecker Sylvia Austrian Chamber of Agriculture
Schall Gunter Austrian Development Agency
Ungersböck Simone Austrian Development Agency
Delbel Zsuzsanna Austrian Embassy Budapest
Cvjetićanin Dane Axereal
Lenard Zdravko Axereal
Moulin Frederic Axereal
Petrak Ana Marija Axereal
Willim Josef BAG Ölmühle BetriebsgmbH
Yuksel Muammer BASF
Schätzl Robert Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture
Eder Joachim Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft
Dragojević Milica Biofor System
Žigić Bogdan Biofor system d.o.o.
Marinovic Vitez Novela Biomedica dijagnostika d.o.o.
Klinger Rainer Biomedica Gruppe
Solimosi Peter Biomedica Hungary
Nimmervoll Stefan Blick ins Land
Wolf Michael BMLFUW
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Gergácz Zoltán Bóly Co.
Hedjes Annamaria Bóly Co.
Mayerné Nemere Vera Bóly Co.
Barok István Bonafarm Co.
Krzyzewsky Nóra Bonafarm Co.
Pókos Gergely Bonafarm Group
Balassa Gergely Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Ltd.
Lajtos Lajos Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Ltd.
Klein Essink Gerard Bridge2Food
Buijsse Martijn Buijsse Consultancy BV
Sommer Andreas Bunge EMEA
Meiu Rodica Bunge Romania
Mészáros Edit Bunge Zrt. Hungary
Kézdy Balázs Cargill Magyarország
Fanin Giacomo Cereal Docks
Fanin Giovanni Cereal Docks
Falusi Janos Cereal Research Non-Profit Company
Szőke Anita Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.
Ramponi Cesare Cesare Ramponi
Chambert Charlotte Cetiom - Technical Institute for Oilseeds & Industrial Hemp
Nikiforova Anna Cherkizovo Group PJSC
Qiu Li-juan Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
King James Consultancy www.king-holding.org
Czegledi Melinda Control Union
Vasiljevic Regina Control Union
Fischer Elisabeth Cook Book Author
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Cortese Alessandro Cortal extrasoy spa
Cortese Loris Cortal extrasoy spa
Katanska-
Kaczmarek Agnieszka DANKO Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o.
Marciniak Karol DANKO Hodowla Roślin Sp. z o.o.
Niewińska Małgorzata DANKO Hodowla Roślin Sp. z o.o.
Messmer Rainer Delley seeds & plants Ltd.
Andjelovic Srdjan Delta Agrar
Popovic Luka Delta Agrar
Tumbas Igor Delta Agrar
Slinning Karl-Erik Denofa AS
Aigner Martin Donau Soja Association
Bittner Ursula Donau Soja Association
Djisalov Jovana Donau Soja Association
Dragos Dima Donau Soja Association
Fromwald Susanne Donau Soja Association
Gaugitsch Florian Donau Soja Association
Gawlas Przemyslaw Donau Soja Association
Habel Carina Donau Soja Association
Ilienko Inna Donau Soja Association
Kalentic Marija Donau Soja Association
Kisler Jennifer Donau Soja Association
Krön Matthias Donau Soja Association
Kruppa Bertalan Donau Soja Association
Leasenco Galina Donau Soja Association
Platzer Veronika Donau Soja Association
Resch Regina Donau Soja Association
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Rittler Leopold Donau Soja Association
Vollertsen Dirk Donau Soja Association
Vucinic Andrea Donau Soja Association
Anca Cozma Dr. Oetker Romania
Ioana Iacobescu Dr. Oetker Romania
Maria Iancu Dr. Oetker Romania
Mocanu Hortensia Dr. Oetker Romania
Strijk Peter Dutchsoy
Pranjic Goran Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pašalić Boris Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Randacek Vladimir Embassy of Czech Republic in Budapest
Schut Jaromír Envien Magyarország Kft.
Djuranovic Nevena EnviroLogix
Bortoletto Nicola EnviroLogix Generon S. p. a.
Cattivello Costantino ERSA FVG
Signor Marco ERSA FVG
Venerus Sonia ERSA FVG
Moore Steven Ethanol Europe
Szabó Zoltán Ethanol Europe
Vágvölgyi Szabolcs Ethanol Europe
Farkas Ferenc Euralis
Guloiu Florin Euralis
Hegedüs Erika Euralis
Karwat Michał Euralis Nasiona
Springer Błażej Euralis Nasiona
Fleck Peter Euralis Saaten GmbH
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Kolencik Peter Euralis Saaten GmbH
Winter Hanna Euralis Saaten GmbH
Jeanson Patrice Euralis Semences
Paybou François Euralis Semences
Sauvaire Didier Euralis Semences
Rathjens Ulf Eurofins GeneScan GmbH
Monich Anton Eurosivo s.r.o.
Chu Martin Evergreen Agrarprodutke GmbH
Barna Andrea Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH Magyarországi Fióktelepe
Barbalic Dalibor F.Mauthner Handelsges.m.b.H. & Co KG
Alekseeva Darya FAO of the United Nations
Utratil Jan Farmet a.s.
van den Brink Anton FEFAC
Brosz Emese Fenaco
Vipotnik Andrej Ferencmajor Kft
Calotescu Tudor Ferma Magazine - Media Group
Klaiss Matthias FiBL Forschungsinstitut für biolog. Landbau
Gohn Felix Fritz Mauthner Handelsges.m.b.H. & CoKG
Pintér Gabriella Virágné Gabonakutato Nonprofit KFT
Jakab Timea Gabonakutató Nonprofit KFT
Bachman Kristián Galldorf Zrt.
Galovics Attila Galldorf Zrt.
Polgár Zoltán Galldorf Zrt.
Popovics Tamás Galldorf Zrt.
Metz Rosmarie GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Int. Zusammenarbeit
Miklós Attila Glencore Grain Hugnary Kft.
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Zabodál Iván Glencore Grain Hugnary Kft.
Battaglia Mario Global ID
Radovenyuk Evgeniy Grain Alliance AB
Boone Patrick Group Vandamme
Vandaele Stephanie Group Vandamme
Vandamme Xavier Group Vandamme
Allacherné
Szépkuthy Katalin Hungária Öko Garancia Kft
Debruyne Ignace ID&A Ignace Debruyne
Bodiselitsch Bernd Imprint Analytics GmbH
Kustor Christina Imprint Analytics GmbH
Vervisch Bram Inagro
Caldier Philippe Independent Journalist
Martin Michael Insta-Pro International
Van Waes Johan Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research Sciences Unit
Boyanova Svetlana Institute for Agrostrategies and Innovations
Djordjevic Vuk Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad
Miladinovic Jegor Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad
Bamberger Josef J.u.H.Bamberger GmbH
Wang Shuming Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Merckx Wouter KU Leuven
Haase Thorsten Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen
Krumphuber Christian Landwirtschaftskammer für Oberösterreich
Miersch Martin Life Food GmbH / Taifun-Tofuprodukte
Seiwerth Anna Magyar Szója Nonprofit Kft.
Herren Hans R Millennium Institute / Biovision Foundation
Machalik Vladimir Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Slovak
Republic
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Ryba Stefan Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Slovak
Republic
Gudelj Velaga Zeljka Ministry of Agriculture Croatia
Báló András Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Forgo Orsolya Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Kőrösi Levente Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Nagy István Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Szekér Klára Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Szekeres Rozália
Érdiné Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Ujj Zsuzsanna Ministry of Agriculture Hungary
Suvac Mihail Ministry of Agriculture Moldova
Usurelu Iurie Ministry of Agriculture Moldova
Ondre Peter Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary
Vegh Annamária Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary
Ioan Enoiu Naturevo SRL
Leaota Elena Naturevo SRL
Daniela Bentia Neuchatel University Anthropology Insitute
Böse Jan Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG
Hartmann Jan Rainer Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG
Hunyadi
Borbelyne Eva ÖMKi Nonprofit Kft.
Mátyás Martin OSEVA Slovakia
Zimmerl Ernst Österreichische Botschaft Budapest
Varga Péter P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
Némedi Péter P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
Petersen Asmus
Sören P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
Nolan Thomas Pannonia Ethanol
Francz Ilona Photographer
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Bajkai Tibor Pick Szeged Co.
Nagy Endre Pick Szeged Co.
Stenberg Daniel Pick Szeged Co.
Szabo Istvan Pick Szeged Co.
Nawracala Jerzy Poznan University of Life Sciences
Freire Augusto ProTerra Foundation
Jelcic Branislav PTP Albatros MM Doo
Starck Norbert PZO Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg
Badin Hugues RAGT Semences
Strasser-Kátai Bernadett Real Nature Kft
Potori Norbert Research Institute of Agricultural Economics
Varga Edina Reserach Institute of Agricultural Economics
Howell Belinda Retailers' Soy Group
Asam Ludwig Rieder Asamhof GmbH & CoKG
Williams Annabelle RISE Foundation
Callewaert Lieven Round Table on responsible soy association (RTRS)
Visconti Marcelo Round Table on responsible soy association (RTRS)
Birschitzky Johann Saatzucht Donau
Mayr Bernhard Saatzucht Donau
Bernhart Maria Saatzucht Gleisdorf
Winkler Johanna Saatzucht Gleisdorf
Pál Margit SC. HOBBY & HOME SRL
Farkas Pal Seed Imex Ltd.
Juric Miroslav Seges d.o.o.
Mikulic Ilija Seges d.o.o.
Miodragović Miodrag SGS Beograd
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Górka Tomasz Sodrugestvo Polska
Ciriani Piero Soia Italia
Petrić Aleksandra Sojaprotein AD Becej
Schwarz Barbara Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH
Ternon Ernst Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH
Weiss Lukas Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH
Haluska Adrienn Sole-Mizo Co.
Sumak Dejan SPOVANO d.o.o.
Meteleva Inna Svarog West Group Corporation
Novák-Hajós Márta Szent István University
Toth Izabella T-1 Abraziv doo
Toth Tamas T-1 Abraziv doo
Cimetto Sebastien Tallage SAS Strategie grains
Labalette Françoise Terres Univia
Latham Jonathan The Bioscience Resource Project
Kulcsár Katalin Trans Broker International
Saunders Andrew Tulip Ltd
Gaugitsch Helmut Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria
Frank Narendja Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria
Eisele Jons Umweltministerium NRW, Germany
Arens Stephan Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP)
Raczyńska Marta UNIPASZ
Raczyński Bogdan UNIPASZ
Tatsuya Sagara Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU)
Berschneider Jana Universität Hohenheim
Hahn Volker Universität Hohenheim
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Bavec Franc University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life
Sciences
Ghysels Leo VECO Belgium
Van den Bossche Johan Veco Belgium
Hissting Alexander Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik (VLOG)
Ahammer Wolfgang VFI GmbH
Petzer Tobias VFI GmbH
Kurjak Natalija Victoria Logistic d.o.o.
Koester Jochen VLOG / ProTerra / AgroTrace
Eremin Gojko Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo
Glavaški Miroslav Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo
Vukovic Nevojsa Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo
Andjel Janos Vojvodine agros
Sinclair Duncan Waitrose
Landert Thomas Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.
Lengauer Christoph Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien
Delmestri Giuseppe WU Vienna University of Economics and Business
Wolter Markus WWF Germany
Krause Jan Zemědělská agentura, s.r.o. (Prograin Zia)
Létourneau Alain Zemědělská agentura, s.r.o. (Prograin Zia)
Bruinsma Jan Zemědělské družstvo Všestary
Nebeská Monika Zemědělské družstvo Všestary
Maly Peter ZEOCEM/Maly
Bicvic Josip Žito d.o.o. Osijek
Kovacevic Dubravka Žito d.o.o. Osijek
Sabic Danijel Žito d.o.o. Osijek
Pogoriler Boris Złote Ziarno Sp. z o.o.
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Krassnigg Elisabeth
Murphy-Bokern Donal
Wu Miaoxin
Wysoudil Rene
9. Media Coverage
Press release DE
Press release EN
Press release HUN
Press release PL
Press release RO
Press release SRB
Press release UA
Press release of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (25.11.2016):
Középpontban az ígéretes és fenntartható európai mezőgazdaság
Press release by topagrar Österreich (25.11.2016): Donau Soja baut
europäisches Netzwerk aus
10. 5th International Donau Soja Congress
The 5th international Donau Soja Congress will take place in 2018. The location and
date is not fixed yet.
11. Annex
Annex 1: Program Annex 2: List of all participants Annex 4: Clipping Report
Annex 5: Booklet of the International Donau Soja Congress