IV. SFSC EXPO – Short Food Supply Chain Conference and Exhibition

PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME PLAN

9.30-10.00 OPENING

  • Ministry of Agriculture
  • Ferenc Gáspár, President of Bács-Kiskun County – National Chamber of Agriculture, Bács-Kiskun County Organisation
  • Csaba Fieszl, Head of Support Unit, Technical Director – Herman Ottó Institute, CAP Rural and Regional
    Development Support Unit
  • Norbert Vedelek, President of the Bács-Kiskun County Assembly
  • János Halász, Deputy Head of Secretariat Interreg VI-A IPA Hungary-Serbia Programme Joint
    Secretariat
  • Andrea Grónay, Managing Director – KDMFÜ Cental Danube Development Agency Non-profit Ltd., lead partner of the ARCCHAD project
  • György Szabó – Mayor of Jakabszállás
  • Dr. Katalin Kujáni, President – Kislépték Association

10.30-12.00 PRESENTATIONS

  • ARCCHAD Supporting smallholders in addressing climate change challenges
    Edit Lakó-Tóth, Lead Project Manager
    KDMFÜ Central Danube Development Agency Nonprofit Ltd.,
    lead partner of the ARCCHAD project
  • What will happen to you, Homokhátság? The environmental and social impact of climate change in the Homokhátság region
    Ádám Szalai, research fellow
    ELTE KRTK, Institute for Regional Studies, Alföld Scientific Department
  • „I’m going to be a gardener, I’m going to grow trees” – Opportunities and directions for small producers.
    Dr Katalin Kujáni, President
    Kislépték Association
  • Plans, experiences – tool recommendations for small-scale producers (climate change and digitalisation)
    Dr. László Lengyel, President
    Gardener’s Association, Zenta

12.00-12.30 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

12.30-13.50 PRESENTATIONS

  • The true value of our food
    Zoltán Kálmán, Ambassador
    Former Permanent Representative of Hungary to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations)
    Former Permanent Representative of Hungary to the UN Food and Agriculture Agencies in Rome
  • Local food systems in the southern part of Homokhátság – experiences from a research project.
    ZsófiaBenedek, senior research fellow
    ELTE KRTK Institute of Economics, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Research Group
  • Landscapes, terroir, local values. How do local products become valuable?
    Ludmilla Djhedri and Philippe Bouvet – Planète Terroir French Association, expert delegate from Algeria (French-Algerian speaker)

13.50-14.00 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

14.20-14.50 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Climate change from the perspective of small farmers – opportunities, possibilities, tools

  • Moderator: Katalin Kujáni / Edit Lakó-Tóth – Lead Project Manager – KDMFÜ Central Danube Development Agency Nonprofit Ltd., lead partner of the ARCCHAD project
    Participants:
    The four model farms of the ARCCHAD project
    – Keceli Aszalva Jó, Miklós Csonka family farm
    – Bertilla Borvilla, József Etsberger, winemaker – Nemesnádudvar
    – Emil Kenyeres, organic farmer – goat farm and cheese maker – Kispiac, Serbia
    – László Bernát, beekeeper and apitherapy developer – Adorján, Serbia
    – Erika Vargáné Topor, horticultural engineer, owner of KertPortál
    – Wagner Solar

14.50-15.00 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

14.50-15.30 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Open Farm Days 2025 lessons learned from the first year.

  • Moderator: Gabriella Pócsi, Eastern Hungary LEADER
    expert – CAP Network, Rural and Regional Development Support Unit
    Open Farm Days 2025 coordinating organisation and regional organisers.
    Participants:
    – Zsolt Matolcsy, agrotourism expert
    – Mónika Szőts, president – Úticél Association
    – Tímea Zsédenyi, SFSC mentor coordinator – Pannon Local Product Non-profit Ltd.
    – Bernadett Vörös, owner – Kiskertem Horticulture and Dámföldi Eco-farm
    – Tamás Németh, organiser of Pannónia Kincse NYP
    – Ágnes Kissné Gyarmati, Director – National Chamber of Agriculture (NAK), Organizer of Local Treasures Day

15.30-15.40 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

15.40-16.20 ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION

Gastronomy Review – Where Gastronomy Meets Local Products

  • Moderator: Dr Zsófia Benedek, senior research fellow
    ELTE KRTK Institute of Economics, Agricultural Economics and Rural Development Research Group Producers and gastronomic actors.
    Participants:
    – László Ruprecht, President – Stylish Rural Restaurants Association
    – Tibor Vrancsik, primary producer, smallholder, mushroom inspector
    – Rita Kárász, owner – Ritaszörp Manufactory
    – Dr János Nagy, unit manager – MATE Bőszénfai Deer Farm
    – Boldizsár Horváth, founder and owner of Farm2Fork.

16.20-16.30 QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION

16.30 Closing session