2018 Congress – presentations

El futuro previsto para el sorgo. La prueba se realizó en el congreso de Milán.

“El futuro previsto para el sorgo”. Este tema prometedor movilizó a alrededor de 200 especialistas venidos de todo el mundo con motivo del 2º congreso europeo del Sorgo, que se celebró en Milán los pasados 7 y 8 de noviembre. Durante 2 días, investigadores, productores, transformadores, etc. pusieron en común sus conocimientos, experiencias y posibles preguntas.

Todos son unánimes: el desarrollo del sorgo podría ser una oportunidad para Europa, pues este cereal ofrece todas las cualidades que permiten responder a los retos económicos y medioambientales del mañana.

Plenary wednesday 7 November 2018

1. Sorghum ID Presentation.
• Céline Duroc, Sorghum ID Delegate, France
• Charles-Antoine Courtois, Sorghum ID Development Officer, France

2. Grain sorghum market around the world.
• Yannick Carel, Research Officer, Economy and production systems – Arvalis (exposé présenté par Pierre Guillaumin FNPSMS)

3. Grain production in China.
• Li Zhao Yu, Manager of the Beijing office of France Export Céréales, China

4. Sorghum overview in Argentina.
• Leandro Pierbattisti, Chief Economist – Grain Markets, Federation of Country Elevators Associations, Argentina

5. Food, Feed and Fuel in a Rapidly Changing World, Conclusions of the Cape Congress.
• Nat Bascom, Assistant Director of the programme « Collaborative research on Sorghum and Millet », Kansas State University, USA

WORKSHOP 1: Selection and genetic progress. Which solutions to face new challenges?

1. Breeding grain sorghum hybrids successes, opportunities and challenges.
• Prof David Jordan, Professor, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

2. Challenges and breeding strategies.
• Dr Steffen Windpassinger, Selection Department, University Justus-Liebig, Germany

3. Challenges and genetic gains on forage sorghum for areas above 48º latitude.
• Dr De Milliano Walter, Hoeve Dierkensteen Netherlands

4. Analyzing the genetic diversity and architecture of sorghum pollen viability under cold stress.
• André Schaffasz, University Justus-Liebig, Germany

5. Genetic diversity of sorghum in Russia.
• Dr Vladimir Kostunov, Institute Donskoy in Rostov, Russia

6. Designing multi-criteria sorghum ideotypes in changing climate.
• Dr Alessandra Fracasso, Unicatt Italy
• Dr Delphine Luquet, CIRAD, France

7. Genomics-informed sorghum improvement.
• Prof Ian Godwin, Professor in plant molecular genetics, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

8. G2MARS a collaborative approach to improve fodder quality of European sorghum germplasm.
• Quentin Devaud, Breeder, Eurosorgho, France: Biomasse project for the future

7. Economic study of the sorghum in Ukraine.
• Gautier Maupu, Agritel, Ukraine

8. The ecological and economic foot prints of agricultural crops Sorghum.
• Alessandro Raggazzoni, Bologna University, Italy

9. Sorghum Crop, an alternative for Dobrogea farmers.
• Dumitru Manole, Romanian representative

10. Technical & economic references for sorghum production in South-West of France.
• Jean-Luc Verdier – Yannick Carel, Research Officer, Economy and production systems – Arvalis, France

11. Farmer testimony.
• Yvon Parayre. France. 

13. Farmer testimony.
• Cristi Spirido. Romania. 

14. Farmer testimony.
• Mauro Mengoli. Italy. 

15. Farmer testimony.
• Fabienne Coletti. Italy. 

16. Farmer testimony.
• Luigi Boriani. Italy. 

WORKSHOP 3: Which structural outlets and new outlets to secure sorghum production in Europe?

SUMMARY
• Célia Brogniet, Caussade Semences, France

1 INTRODUCTION Presentation of different types of sorghum.
• Magdalena Bushmann, Manager of the sorghum and sunflower markets, KWS, Germany

1 Organising sorghum harvesting at the scale of a territory.
• Clément Roux, Arterris agricultural cooperative, France

2 Producers-processors-breeders partnerships, for a local distribution channel.
• Cristi Spiridon, (Zorin SRL, Director, Romania)

3 Use of sorghum for the production of electrical energy_the Coprob experience.
• Massimo Zavanella. Coprob

4 Use of sorghum in broiler chicken diets.
• Anca Gheorghe, Research service INCDBNA – IBNA Balotesti, Romania

5 Effects of dietary sorghum on performance.
• Mihaela Habeanu, Research service INCDBNA – IBNA Balotesti, Romania