„LANDSCAPE MANAGEMENT, LOCAL VARIETIES, GENETIC CONSERVATION”

Parliamentary Open Day

Programme


A. WELCOME AND OPENING (5-5 min) (10.00 AM-10.30 AM)

Chair: Sándor Font, President (Parliamentary Commission for Agriculture)

-Sándor Font, welcome and opening by the Commission’s President

-Katalin Szili, welcome message by the Parliament’s President

-Sándor Fülöp, welcome message by Parliamentary Commissioner for Future Generations

-József Pálinkás, welcome message by the President of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences

-Sándor Orosz, welcome message by the Vice-president of the Parliamentary Commission for the Environment


B. PLENARY LECTURES (14-14 min) (10.30 AM-2.00 PM)

The Chair indicates the 13th minute, at the 14th minute he will invite to conclude.

Chairs: Sándor Font- President (Parliamentary Commission for Agriculture), István Jakab- Vice-president (Parliamentary Commission for Agriculture) and Sándor Orosz- Vice-president (Parliamentary Commission for the Environment)


1.General issues (10.30 AM-11.45 AM)
– Sándor Orosz

-Katalin Rodics (KvVM): Biodiversity, agrobiodiversity

>-Ferenc Gyulai (SZIE-KTI): The historical process of agrobiodiversity transformation

-László Holly (SZIE-KTI): The state of our plant genetic resources

-Imre Bodó (DE-ATC – MSZTE): The state of our livestock genetic resources

-László Heszky (SZIE-MKK): Gene banks such as banks of genes

-István Sándor, Head of Department (FVM): The current institutional system of genetic conservation and its development opportunities


2.International context (11.45 AM-12.30 PM)
– Sándor Font

-Jozef Turok (IPGRI): The international state of crop genetic conservation

-Elli Broxham and Hans-Peter Grunenfelder(SAVE Foundation, Switzerland): The international state of livestock genetic conservation

-Guy Kastler (French Peasants’ Seeds Network): The invaluable contribution of European farmers to the conservation and renewal of cultivated biodiversity


3.Agricultural, environmental, economic and social considerations (12.30 PM -1.30 PM)
– István Jakab

-József Ángyán (SZIE-KTI): Environmental and landscape management systems and genetic conservation

-Péter Roszík (Biokontroll Hungária Kht.): The role of genetic conservation and local varieties in organic farming

-Anikó Madarassy Vajna Tamásné (KvVM): Environmental protection and agrobiodiversity

-Györgyi Bela (SZIE-KTI-ESSRG): The economic and social dimensions of agrobiodiversity


4.Government positions (1.30 PM -2.00 PM)
– Sándor Font

-József Gráf (FVM): The position of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development

-Imre Szabó (KvVM): The position of the Ministry of Environment and Water



PRESS CONFERENCE and COFFEE BREAK(2.00 PM-2.30 PM)

2.00 PM -2.25 PM Press conference held in Gobelin Room (Main Floor 25.) with Sándor Font, President of OGY MgB and the representatives of the Open Day’s organisers. Questions and comments can be submitted to Géza Márai between 2.00 PM-2.25 PM



C. PRESENTATION OF THE JÁNOSSY ANDOR AWARD (2.25 PM-2.45 PM) – József Ángyán

–Presentation of Andor Jánossy’s work (Ádám Szenthe)

–Presentation of the Andor Jánossy Award (Sándor Font, Nóra Bordás-Varga)



D. INVITED CONTRIBUTIONS (5-5 min) (2.45 PM-5.25 PM)

Chairs: László Heszky - university professor, Imre Bodó - university professor and Imre Herbály- vice-president (the chair indicates the 4th minute, at the 5th minute invites to conclude)


5.The state of cultivated plants (2.45-3.35)
– László Heszky

-Lajos Horváth (MgSzH-ABK, Tápiószele): Field crops

-Lajos Zatykó Lajos (ZKI, Budatétény): Vegetables

-Pál Kozma (PTE, Pécs): Grapes

-Dezső Surányi (CGYK, Cegléd): Fruits

-Szabó Tibor (Fruit Research and Technical Advising Institute of Újfehértó): Fruits

-Magdolna Tóth (Corvinus University, Budapest): Fruits

-Jenő Bernáth (Corvinus University, Budapest): Medicinal plants

-Gábor Schmidt (Corvinus University, Budapest): Ornamental plants

-István Bach (NYME, Sopron): Forestry

-Judit Tornai Lehoczkiné (Corvinus University, Budapest): Microorganisms


6.The state of livestock species (3.40 PM-4.15 PM
) – Imre Bodó

-István Gera– Imre Bodó (MSzTE): Cattle

-Sándor Mihók– Imre Bodó (MLLSZ-DE-ATC): Horses

-Mihály Boda– Péter Hajduk (MJKSZ): Sheep, goats

-Péter Tóth– József Rátky (MOE- ÁTK): Pigs

-István Békési László – Enikő Mátray Szalainé– Károly Kováts (MMOE – ÁTK): Bees

-László Váradi– János Bakos– Sándor Gorda– (HAKI): Fish


7.Position of farmers’ groups, professional and civil society organisations (4.15 PM-5.25 PM)
– Imre Herbály

-Béla Bagi– MAGOSZ

-Gábor Horváth– MOSZ

-Lajos Mikula– AGRYA Hungarian Association of Young Farmers

-Ágnes Bartha Kőváryné- Agriculture Chamber of Bács-Kiskun County

-Balázs Fekete – Zsombor Wagenhoffer–Hungarian Association of Stockbreeders

-Gábor Czeller– Biokultúra Association

-József Werli–Bakers’ Association

-Andrea Szabadkai– Alliance for the Living Tisza (Szövetség az Élő Tiszáért)

-Géza Márai– Ecological Association (Ökológiai Egyesület)

-Csilla Kiss– Védegylet/Protect the Future

-Gergő Horváth– Conscious Consumers’ Association (Tudatos Vásárlók Egyesülete)

-Ibolya Gedő Lantos– Ormánság Foundation

-Attila Czumpf– Natural Lifestyle Foundation (Természetes Életmód Alapítvány)

-Géza Varga– Food-Sovereignty Platform



F. DEBATE, QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, ANSWERS (3-3 min) (5.25 PM-6.00 PM)

Chairs: Géza Márai and József Ángyán (the Chairs draft the programme at the venue)

8.Questions, comments, answers (5.25 PM-5.55 PM) – Géza Márai, József Ángyán

­On-the-spot contributions and questions emerging during the Open Day must be submitted in writing at the registration desk by 2.30 PM.

­The questions must be addressed to one of the speakers (maximum length 3 minutes). Please indicate the title, name and workplace.

­We invite the speakers to answer the questions and for this purpose to remain in the room.

9.Recommendations by the Parliamentary Open Day, closing remarks (5.55 PM-6.00 PM) – József Ángyán