Action plan

Sorghum ID Activities

Sorghum ID and its members – especially the FNPSMS, the AGPM, the CEPM (the European Community of Corn Producers) and the various national farmers’ associations in Europe – have committed to work together as part of a cooperative initiative in order to advance the agronomic and overall agriculture fields. The Sorghum ID organisation carries out its activities through the active involvement of national producer associations in Romania, Bulgaria, Italy, and Germany. Technical contributions by European seed companies and specialised institutes such as ARVALIS provide vital knowledge to farmers and technicians alike, thus meeting a crucial need for training and communication, which are key to the development of sorghum production. Several promotion campaigns have been carried out since 2017, to bring forward sorghum and its uses:

2016: the first European Sorghum Conference (Bucharest, Romania)
2016-2018: France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria (EUR 0.6 million)
2017-2020: Austria – Hungary (EUR 0,457 million)
2018: the second European Sorghum Conference (Milan, Italy)
2017-2020: Iran – Turkey (EUR 0.457 million)
2021: the third European Sorghum Conference (Toulouse, France)
2021-2023: France, Spain, Italy, Romania, Bulgaria (EUR 2.3 million)
2023 (June): co-organisation of the World Sorghum Conference (Montpellier)
2025: the fourth European Sorghum Conference (Budapest, Hungary)

The work that has been carried out since 2017 has materialised into a series of activities and tools:

a website in twelve languages (220 000 unique users),
a Facebook account (29 000 subscribers),
technical guides on the production and uses of sorghum, in twelve languages,
over forty videos containing expert testimonials, experience-sharing materials, and techical advice,
over forty articles published in the European ag press,
over thirty events, fairs, conferences, and field days (organised or attended) throughout Europe.