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SOFIE2 - 2nd Summit of the Organic and organo-mineral Fertilisers Industries in Europe

Brussels & hybrid, 17-18 January 2023

The 2^nd SOFIE will centre on how organic and organo-mineral fertiliser products and technologies deliver specific agronomic performance characteristics for farmers’ needs. The event is being co-organised by ESPP, ECOFI, Eurofema and Fertilizers Europe, with support of the International Fertiliser Society.

“Organic” here means containing organic carbon, as in the EU Fertilising Product Regulation definitions of PFC1A “Organic Fertiliser”, PFC1B “Organo-Mineral Fertiliser” and PFC3A “Organic Soil Improver” (that is, not fertilisers certified for Organic Production). Organic carbon input is increasingly recognised as valuable for soil carbon storage, water retention and nutrient availability in all types of farming.

Speakers already include: European Commission (Oliver Sitar, DG AGRI and Theodora Nikolakopoulou, DG GROW) - Alberto Persona, Ferticon/S&P - Verena Pfahler, German Biogas Federation - Maurice Evers, Lumbricus.nl - Andrea Schievano, EU Joint Research Center (JRC) - Laia Llenas Argelaguet, BETA Technological Center/Fertimanure - Thijs Kapteijns, Protix - Emma Burak, Yara - Mark Kragting, Tema Process - Esteve Casòliba, Unimer - Leon Fock, Eurofema - Peter Hammond, CCm - Harald Mikkelsen, Koppert - Finbarr O'Regan, Irish Government - Chris Atkinson, iFoam - Chiel Tettelaart, EFCI Register - Dorottya Lőrincz (Certrust).

www.phosphorusplatform.eu/SOFIE2023