Opening speech of the first European sorghum congress
Daniel Peyraube Président of CepmFrance
Snapshot of the European and global state of sorghum
Olivier Bouillet Director GénéralAgritel Ukraine
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Congreso 2016
Find all presentations of the Congress as well as the posters in the Library area
Workshop 1: From energy production to food and feed
Demonstrating the various uses of sorghum grain, silage and biomass.
Biogas production with sorghum biomass
Dr. Maendy Fritz Head of department for renewable resources crops TFZ Institute Germany
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The assets of sorghum grain in feed
Catalin Fudulu Technical director for nutrition and formulation Guyomarc’h Firm Romania
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Sorghum silage and its complementarity with maize
Alexis Ferard Zootechnics engineer – Silage valuation Arvalis-Institut du Végétal France
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Sorghum in malt houses for beer production: the African experiment
Bop Sandrino-Arndt Head of business development OCP Africa Cameroon
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Workshop 2: Innovative research towards genetic progress
Maximising results through genetic diversity, innovation and seed quality.
Challenges in sorghum seed breeding around the world and in the USA
Dr. Jeff Dahlberg Director Kare USA
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Tackling new challenges for European sorghum through genetics and new breeding strategies
Dr. David Pot Researcher Cirad France
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New research priorities
Patrice Jeanson Seed breeder Prosorgho/Eurosorgho France
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Seed breeding: quality as an asset
Christophe Rouillard Technical manager plant health and seed trade
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Workshop 3: Crop management techniques for a better performance
Enhancing the agronomic and environmental assets of sorghum crops.
The place of sorghum in crop rotation in France
Jean-Luc Verdier Engineer Arvalis-Institut du Végétal France
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The production of sorghum in water-restricted crop systems in the USA
Dr. Brent Bean Director of Agronomy Sorghum Checkoff USA
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Grain sorghum cultivation under steppe conditions in Ukraine
Dr. Oleh Okselenko Researcher Universite Dnipropetrovsk Ukraine
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Sorghum cultivation in Russia
Nikolai Benko Director seed breeder Agroplazma Russia
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Workshop 4: Dynamism in international sorghum trade
Showing the reality of sorghum grain trade around the world.
IN EUROPE
The special features of the italian sorghum grain sector: exploiting white sorghum
Stefano Conti Coordinator for cereal, rice and breeders section Assosementi Italy
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Spain: the leading EU sorghum importer
Jordi Bages Purchase manager Food Corporation Guissona Spain
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AROUND THE WORLD
Argentina: sorghum trade and its developments
Juan Gear President Gear firm Argentina
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Sorghum trade between the USA and China
Shang Duanmu Director Agritel China
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Workshop 5: Agricultural policy on sorghum
Ensuring agricultural and promotion policies for the development of sorghum in Europe
ROUNDTABLE
Tools in the CAP and responses to environmental challenges
– D. Plan Arable crops unit DG Agri Commission Européenne Belgium
– Pedro Gallardo President Asaja Copa-Cogeca Belgium
– Thomas Quinn EU Agriculture and bioenergy policy officer Bird life Belgium
Expectations and prospects in Eastern Europe
Igor Lobach President Napksk Russia
The new promotion policy for eu agricultural products
Camille Dehestru Consultant Pact European Affaires Belgium
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Congress conclusions
Conditions for the development of sorghum in Europe
Frédéric Guedj Representative of Sorghum-ID France
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A necessary tool: a European-level structure
Daniel Gueguen Director Pact European affairs Belgium
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Sorghum checkoff: example of the American sorghum organisation
Florentino Lopez Executive Director Sorghum Checkoff USA
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A founding act: the construction of the European sorghum sector
Luc Esprit Director F.N.P.S.M.S. France
Closing speech
Honourable Minister of agriculture and rural development Romania