XII National Agro Seminar of NAZ – the new role of business and agriculture in the context of climate change.

At the XII National Agro Seminar of NAZ, which is held from 28 to 30 November in the Albena resort, the floor will be given to experts and visionaries who know how to use resources to ensure the future of agriculture.

This year, the Management Board of the National Association of Grain Producers (NAZ) is organizing its regular agro seminar under the motto “The Next Agricultural Revolution“. The focus of the discussions after 18 years has shifted from European and national subsidies to the new role of business in the context of climate change.

The seminar is divided into four panels at which renowned experts from academia and farmers will meet to discuss the problems and needs of domestic agriculture.

The topic of the first panel is “The State and Agricultural Producers – Together Towards Prosperity in the Agricultural Sector“ with participants: Georgi Tahov, Minister of Agriculture and Food; Desislava Taneva, Member of Parliament; Daniel Petrov, Member of Parliament; Ivan Ivanov, Member of Parliament;

The second panel is dedicated to “Drought versus Irrigated Agriculture: The Key to Evolution“, with participants – Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Environment and Water; Nikolay Karafiziev, Director of the “Hydromelioration“ Directorate; Dimitar Machuganov, agricultural producer; Plamen Genchev, agricultural producer;

The third panel is on the topic “Climate Challenges: How Nature Dictates New Rules in Agriculture“ with participants: Prof. Violeta Bozhanova, PhD, President of the Agricultural Academy, Chief Assistant Prof. Zvezdomir Zhelev, PhD, Agricultural University – Plovdiv; Ivan Sabev, agricultural producer; Galin Velev, agricultural producer;

The fourth panel is on the topic “Markets Under the Microscope“, with participants Iliya Prodanov, President of NAZ, and Artur Akopyan, owner of “Sevan“ Ltd.

We present to you the participants in the seminar programme who will share their knowledge, experience and perspectives.

PROGRAMME

28.11.2024

9:00 – 12:00 Registration

12:00 – 13:15 Lunch

13:30 – 14:30 Official opening of the XII National Agro Seminar (Maritim Hotel Paradise Blue, Sea Hall)

14:30 – 15:30 The State and Farmers: Together Towards the Prosperity of the Agriculture Sector

presentation: “The Next CAP” – Snezhana Blagoeva, Minister Plenipotentiary in the Special Committee on Agriculture at the Permanent Representation of Bulgaria in Brussels;

Discussion panel with participants: Georgi Tahov, Minister of Agriculture and Food; Desislava Taneva, Member of Parliament; Daniel Petrov, Member of Parliament; Ivan Ivanov, Member of Parliament;

moderator: Hristina Vasileva, journalist at Agri.bg

highlights: Strategic Plan and legislative initiatives

15:30 – 17:00 Drought vs. Irrigated Agriculture: The Key to Evolution

presentation: Svetlana Boyanova, Executive Director of the Institute for Agrostrategies and Innovation (BAK) and Chair of AgroHub.BG: “The Vision of European Farmers for the Future of EU Agriculture”; Presentation of the Irrigation Manual prepared by AgroHub.BG; (20 min.)

Discussion panel with participants: Petar Dimitrov, Minister of Environment and Water; Nikolay Karafiziev, Director of the “Hydromelioration“ Directorate; Dimitar Machuganov, agricultural producer; Plamen Genchev, agricultural producer;

moderator: Ivo Kumanov

presentation: Iliya Yordanov, Manager of “ONDO Solutions“ (10 min.)

17:15 – 18:15 B2B meetings with Lebosol, KVS Agro, KWS, GrainStore, Corteva, Opticom, Bioaktiv, NIK, Titan Machinery, AgroHub.BG (Wind Hall)

20:00 – 24:00 Official dinner. Celebration of the 18th anniversary of NAZ. /dress code: cocktail/ (Congress Centre, Perunika Hall)

29.11.2024

08:00 – 9:45 Breakfast

10:00 – 10:30 NIK: “Are You Ready for 2025?” /Event sponsor/ (Maritim Hotel Paradise Blue, Sea Hall)

10:30 – 11:00 Titan Machinery: “Revolution in Grain Harvesting Machinery” /Event sponsor/

11:00 – 12:30 Climate Challenges: How Nature Dictates the New Rules in Agriculture

National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH) – lecture (20 min.), presenters: Assoc. Prof. Veska Georgieva, PhD, Head of the “Agrometeorology“ Section; Prof. Valentin Kazandzhiev, Professor of Agrometeorology;

Discussion panel with participants: Dr. Violeta Bozhanova, President of the Agricultural Academy, Dr. Zvezdomir Zhelev, Agricultural University – Plovdiv; Ivan Sabev, agricultural producer; Galin Velev, agricultural producer;

moderator: Boris Koev

12:45 – 14:00 – Lunch

14:15 – 16:15 B2B meetings with Lebosol, KVS Agro, KWS, GrainStore, Corteva, Opticom, Bioaktiv, NIK, Titan Machinery, AgroHub.BG (Wind Hall)

16:30 – 17:30 Markets Under the Microscope (Maritim Hotel Paradise Blue, Sea Hall)

presentation: Svetlana Terzieva, StoneX – What Is Hedging?

Discussion panel with participants: Artur Akopyan, Sevan Ltd. and Iliya Prodanov, NAZ

20:00 – 24:00 Official dinner (Congress Centre, Perunika Hall)

30.11.2024

10:00 Training on Hedging – Svetlana Terzieva, StoneX

*prior registration for participation in the training is required