Fri, 23 Sept
|Wellington
Organic Action Day
Join Aotearoa's organic community for an Organic Action Day. It’s time for change! Since the launch of the 2022-25 Organic Sector Strategy ‘Taking Action for a Better New Zealand’ was launched late last year, Organic Sector volunteers have met regularly to drive forward the key projects.
Time & Location
23 Sept 2022, 11:00 am – 24 Sept 2022, 6:50 pm
Wellington, 14 Jessie Street, Te Aro, Wellington 6011, New Zealand
About the event
Panellists include:
- Upskilling and Connecting our Farming Communities Jon Manhire, AgriBusiness Group & Christina Robinson, Zespri
- Working Together for Greater Organic Cooperation Clive Dougall, Organic Winegrowers New Zealand & Edwin Massey, New Zealand Winegrowers
- Using Technology to Share Organic Resources & Knowledge Malkiat Singh, Kingseat Organics & Pete Huggins, Soil & Health Association of New Zealand
- Organics for a Healthier Future: Increasing the Demand for Organics in NZ Robyn Vickery, BioGro New Zealand & Katherine Dewar, GoodSense
- Organics Products Bill: Protecting the Organic Sector Through Regulation Derek Broadmore, OANZ Advisory Board & MPI Organic Regime Team, MPI
- Dr Jessica Hutchings will be giving an update after a very busy year for Hua Parakore - the world’s first Indigenous verification system for Kai Atua. There are Hua Parakore verified producers on farms, marae and with Māori food outlets across Aotearoa.
Guest Speaker:
We are privileged to welcome our special guest, Karen Mapusua, President of IFOAM Organics International. Karen will report on what's new in organics in a post-covid world, and she will give us some insight into the potential changes to EU's GE legislation.
Click on the link to purchase tickets https://events.humanitix.com/organic-action-day