1st workshop on Geotraceability in agriculture

Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy 

4-5 March 2003

AGENDA

General

• Objectives and agenda of the workshop
• CAP reform, a long-term perspective for sustainable agriculture — Traceability and food quality
• Possible contribution of the Common Agricultural Policy
• Tools for geotracing
• Geotraceability in agriculture?

Technical solutions

• Electronic data interchange of geo information
• Farm management systems and GIS
• Potential use of SPOT imagery for geo traceability in agriculture
• FP6, ERA and Traceability
• Geographical traceability of food (GeotrAceAgri Project)

Certification and Controls

• General approaches and requirements for the implementation and control of "Appellation d'Origine"
• Certification and control processes at farm level
• Traceability and Certification of Farms

Agri-business initiatives

• Creating value with geography when satisfying Traceability requirements, a case study at "Sud Ouest Legumes"
• Tracking and tracing guidelines - Experiences in The Netherlands
• Precision viticulture - geotraceability
• The use of nuclear magnetic resonance and of stable isotopes analyser to support European policies for consumer protection

PROCEEDINGS

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