International Meetings 2024
More than 350 participants gathered for the 18th edition of AFCOME’s International Meetings
which was held at Lille Grand Palais from 6 to 8 November 2024.
The conferences, organised around 3 sessions, enabled French and foreign actors to meet
and exchange views on current issues such as the global water issue.
We hope to see many of you again for the next edition in 2026 !
PROGRAM OF THE 18th EDITION
Wednesday, November 6th 2024 :
- Welcome cocktail from 6pm to 8pm
Reception and registration of participants, exhibition access
- Welcome cocktail from 6pm to 8pm
Thursday, November 7th 2024 :
As an Introduction to the Meetings
- Introduction to resource management in agriculture, with a focus on water and fertilisation
by Sébastien WINDSOR, President of the French Chambers of agriculture
- Introduction to resource management in agriculture, with a focus on water and fertilisation
Agronomy and Innovation Session
- A global vision of the global water issue, with its consequences for agricultural production and potential changes to farms
by Louis BODIN, Meteorological Engineer
- Monitoring fertilisation in a context of water management and climatic hazards
by Olivier DESCROIZETTE, General Director, BeApi - Fertilisers and biostimulants, tools for managing water stress
by Ralph BECKERS, Chief Strategic and Marketing Officer, Elicit Plant
- A global vision of the global water issue, with its consequences for agricultural production and potential changes to farms
International Session
- Global overview of water management issues, agricultural solutions and implications for fertiliser markets
by Benjamin PAMBET, Senior Manager, CVA - Water to feed people : Improve water use efficiency is the key
by Joan GIRONA, PhD, Senior Researcher at Efficient Use of Water in Agricultural Program, Institute of Agrifood Research and Technology (IRTA, Spain) - Tackling global changes : the role of precision agriculture and the Israeli experience
by Motti LEVIN, CEO, HAIFA
- Global overview of water management issues, agricultural solutions and implications for fertiliser markets
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- Protecting Air and Groundwater : utilising Nitrogen Stabilisers in Fertilisers
by Maarten STAAL, PhD, Team Leader Technical Sales, BASF - Round table with the speakers
- Protecting Air and Groundwater : utilising Nitrogen Stabilisers in Fertilisers
Friday, November 8th 2024 :
Regulatory and Economic Session
- Regulatory point
by Estelle VALLIN, Director, AFCOME - MyDataForFertilisers : A solution facilitating the transmission of product characteristics for all fertilising products
by Marie BEURET, General Manager, Agro EDI Europe for MyDataForFertilisers - Fertiliser supply and demand trends on the international market
by Hanna CHTIOUI, Market Analyst, International Fertilizer Association (IFA)
- Regulatory point
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- Presentation of the European Fertilisers Market Observatory
by Monica MARUCCI, Policy Officer European Commission, Head of the Fertiliser Market Observatory
- Presentation of the European Fertilisers Market Observatory
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- Structural and conjunctural evolutions on nitrogen, phosphorus and potash markets
by Pavel HANUS, Chief Commercial Officer, AGROFERT
- Structural and conjunctural evolutions on nitrogen, phosphorus and potash markets
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- Waterways & transport : port and river logistics issues for fertilisers
by Eloi FLIPO, Head of Modal Transport Division, Voies Navigables de France (VNF)
- Waterways & transport : port and river logistics issues for fertilisers
PRESENTATIONS OF THE INTERVENTIONS
⇒ The presentations are available for those who attended AFCOME’s International Meetings.
CONTACT
ri-afcome@afcome.org