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Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Nachrichten, Termine, Experten
Within the framework of the Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA), IAMO in cooperation with the German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA) organises a panel discussion entitled “Getting to the point: sustainable water use and innovative agricultural technologies in Eastern European and Central Asian agriculture” on 16 January 2026 in Berlin, Germany.
Water is the basis of life for fauna and flora as well as thus for human nutrition. In times of climate change, water is a precious key resource. Efficient water use is therefore of utmost importance to secure food production, including in increasingly arid regions. Against this backdrop, innovative agricultural technologies play a central role.
The expert panel will discuss with representatives from international politics, science, and business the challenges facing countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia with regard to sustainable water use in agriculture. What problems and solutions exist in practice? And how can the application of water-efficient agricultural technologies be further expanded?
Programme
Keynote Speaker
Nodir Djanibekov, Deputy Head of Department Agricultural Policy, Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO)
Panel Guests
Taras Vysotskyi, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine
Azat Sultanov, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Niels Grabbert, CEO & Founder, Stenon GmbH
Torben Reelfs, Owner, BIORENA (Strii, Ukraine)
Moderator
Dirk Stratmann, Spokesperson Ukraine/Central Asia, German Agribusiness Alliance (GAA)
This event will take place on 16 January 2026 from 9:30 am to 11:00 am (CET), CityCube Berlin (room M4+5), Germany. The conference languages are English, German and Russian.
Further information and registration can be found on the following website: http://www.gffa-berlin.de/en.
About GFFA
The 18th Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) entitled “Water. Harvests. Our Future” will be held from 14 to 17 January 2026 in Berlin, Germany. The GFFA is an international conference on agri-food policy issues. It is organised by the German Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (BMLEH) in cooperation with the Messe Berlin GmbH.
About IAMO
The Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Transition Economies (IAMO) analyses economic, social and political processes of change in the agricultural and food sector, and in rural areas. The geographic focus covers the enlarging EU, transition regions of Central, Eastern and South Eastern Europe, as well as Central and Eastern Asia. IAMO works to enhance the understanding of institutional, structural and technological changes. Moreover, IAMO studies the resulting impacts on the agricultural and food sector as well as the living conditions of rural populations. The outcomes of our work are used to derive and analyse strategies and options for enterprises, agricultural markets and politics. Since its founding in 1994, IAMO has been part of the Leibniz Association, a German community of independent research institutes.
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Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, Germany
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Global Forum for Food and Agriculture (GFFA) in Berlin, Germany
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