Protect the plants – protect life

The professional holiday of the plant protection specialist and the celebration of 127 years of plant protection activity in Bulgaria will be held at the Agricultural University – Plovdiv on 16.01.2023, Auditorium 7, under the motto „Protect plants – protect life”.

The event is organized by the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency (BFSA). Co-organizers: Agricultural University – Plovdiv, Association of Crop Protection Industry Bulgaria, Bulgarian Association for Crop Protection.

 PROGRAMME

13:30  Official opening and welcome addresses

14:00  Challenges facing plant protection activities in BFSA – Prof. Dr. Olya Karadzhova, Deputy Executive Director of BFSA

14:20 "From farm to fork – the contribution of ACPIB" – Ms. Neli Yordanova, Director General of ACPIB

14:40 "Combating the illegal import of PPPs from third countries" – Dr. Petar Nikolov, Chair of BACP

15:00  Biological control of plant pests in the context of

the European Green Deal – Prof. Dr. Rumen Tomov, Dean of the Faculty of Agronomy, University of Forestry, Sofia

15:20  Trends in next-generation plant protection – Prof. Dr. Vili Kharizanova, Dean of the Faculty of Plant Protection and Agroecology, Agricultural University – Plovdiv

15:40  Discussion