“Seeds of Peace: Voices from Ukraine Shaping their Future with Organic Agriculture” — congress session at the world’s leading international trade fair for organic products, BIOFACH.
Ukrainians share how organic agriculture fosters resilience, food security, and community rebuilding during and after extremely challenging conditions. As of the end of 2024, organic and in-conversion farmland in Ukraine covered nearly 350,000 hectares, with 436 certified organic operators actively working in line with Ukrainian, EU, and other international standards. Despite significant constraints, Ukraine exported 243,000 tonnes of organic products to 31 countries in 2024, ranking 3rd among EU organic suppliers by volume.
These facts and stories shared by the speakers will illustrate how organic practices can inspire hope and provide sustainable paths toward peace, while offering a vision for a just and secure food system in Ukraine and beyond.
Date and time: 11 February 2026, 10:00-11:00 CET.
Venue: Germany, Nuremberg, NürnbergMesse, NCC Ost, Level 2, Room Oslo.
Working language: English.
Speakers of the session:
- Valentyna Liashenko, Project Manager, State Institution “Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office” (EEPO, Ukraine);
- Olena Deineko, Chairperson of the Board, Organic Initiative Public Association
- Andrii Vlasov, Head of Export Department, Danube Agrarian LLC;
- Olеksii Kosobokov, Co-founder, Food for Thoughts LLC;
- Vadym Vasyliev, Export Manager, Dyvo Yahoda LLC.
Moderator: Anastasiia Pivniuk, Senior Consultant, Organic Component, Swiss-Ukrainian Programme “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sector in Ukraine” (QFTP).
BIOFACH participants are invited to engage directly with Ukrainian organic market players and institutions during this session and at the National Pavilion of Ukraine in Hall 4A, Stand 625.
Organisers: State Institution “Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office” (EEPO, Ukraine) and Swiss-Ukrainian Programme “Higher Value Added Trade from the Organic and Dairy Sectors in Ukraine” (QFTP)*.
*QFTP is funded by Switzerland and implemented by the Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL, Switzerland) in partnership with SAFOSO AG (Switzerland).