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Join the TCA Scaling Implementation Summit 2025

The TCA Scaling Implementation Summit is scheduled for April 15–16, 2025, at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. This pivotal event aims to unite global leaders to identify priority actions for scaling True Cost Accounting (TCA) and transforming food systems by 2030. Attendees will engage with policymakers, connect with business leaders, and contribute to a TCA roadmap for action.

For more details, visit: TCA Scaling Implementation – A True Cost Accounting Global Summit.

Join FQH at BIOFACH 2025: Explore the Link Between Organic Production, Consumption and Human Health!

We invite you to a thought-provoking session, where leading experts will share the latest research findings and insights into how organic production impacts health. The discussions will cover the impact of regular consumption of organic food on the health of consumers, the health indicators in children receiving organic school meals, and in vitro studies showing the effect of organic fruit on cancer cell lines.

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025
Time: 15:15–16:30 (75 minutes)
Location: Room Oslo, Forum Science

Meet Our Esteemed Speakers:

Dr. Jasmin Peschke, Goetheanum, Switzerland, Presentation: “Properties of Food Systems Needed for Sustainable Development”
Dr. Thomas Van Elsen, Kassel University, Germany, Presentation: “Social and Ecological Inclusion as Perspectives for Organic Farming”
PhD candidate Lisa M. Rahier, FH Münster, Germany, Presentation: “Processing of Organic Food: Consumer Perspectives”
Prof. Ewa Rembialkowska, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland, Presentation: “Pesticide Residues in Fruit Growers’ Urine in Poland”

The session will be moderated by Jostein Hertwig, with an introduction by Carola Strassner, to guide the discussion and encourage audience engagement.

There will be common discussion at the end of the session where participants can exchange ideas and perspectives.

This is your chance to connect with experts, discover new research, and engage in meaningful conversations about the future of organic food and health.

We look forward to meeting you at BIOFACH 2025!

3rd International Biodynamic Research Conference "The whole and its parts" Researching biodynamic agriculture

Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, United Kingdom, 31 August - 4 September 2025

We are pleased to announce the 3rd International Biodynamic Research Conference of the Goetheanum Section for Agriculture Switzerland, titled "The Whole and its Parts: Researching Biodynamic Agriculture and Nutrition," scheduled from August 31 to September 4, 2025, at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, United Kingdom.

This conference will focus on the holistic perspective of biodynamic food and farming research, emphasizing its unique ability to connect different fields, disciplines, and research methods. It aims to provide a forum for knowledge transfer, mutual learning, and networking, opening up new perspectives in research.

Researchers from all scientific disciplines are invited to contribute, with a special invitation for inter- and transdisciplinary study approaches, as well as on-farm and practitioner's research. Contributions can be presented in various formats, including lectures, poster sessions, workshops, or other forms of co-creative work. Proposals can be submitted until March 1, 2025.

For detailed information on the call for contributions and submission guidelines, please visit the official conference website: https://www.biodynamic-research.org/
We look forward to your participation in advancing the sustainable transformation of food and farming through biodynamic research.

We invite you to Join the Nordic-Baltic Food Systems Conference and Policy Forum

Date: 26-28 May 2025
Location: Helsinki, Finland
Topic: Challenging Intersections: Securing Sustainable Food Systems in Turbulent Times
Call for Papers: Open until 31st January 2025. Learn more and submit your paper here: nordicagriresearch.org/conference-challenging-intersections/

Food systems face pressing challenges – from climate change and biodiversity loss to geopolitical tensions impacting food security. This 1st Nordic-Baltic Food Systems Conference and Policy Forum, hosted by the Nordic-Baltic Network of Transdisciplinary Food Systems Research (NFN), brings together researchers, policymakers, and food system actors to tackle these critical issues.