BIOFACH 2022 – A Diversified Organic Community

The most important yearly appointment of the organic movement, BIOFACH, takes place on 26-29 July 2022 in Nürnberg, Germany. This year with the innovative event concept, the organization combines established physical BIOFACH with the advantages of the digital world. The people too can benefit from the new complementary digital elements, such as online availability of parts of the BIOFACH and VIVANESS congress, expanded communication and appointment-making tools online, and a digital mapping of the exhibitors' offerings on site. In this edition the visitors will experience the full diversity of the organic community on site in Nuremberg or at home around the world high-quality highlights of the industry meeting in Nuremberg.

In the event, experience the entire range of exhibitors and all the innovations and trends, network personally with international industry representatives, immerse yourself live and directly in the congress, enjoy exchange 1:1 and benefit from all the diversity of the supporting program and chance encounters that only exist at trade fairs on site!

With this the online platform will provide from the digital mapping of the exhibitor range, use the communication and appointment tools to network beyond the presence trade fair and experience parts of the BIOFACH and VIVANESS Congress also digitally (live streamed and on demand). The digital extension of the trade fair duo via the talque platform promises even more reach for you and your business!

During the event the exhibitors and visitors can expand their industry networks on the digital event platform of the trade fair, too! Add the interests, such as product groups, country markets or special market segments in the profile on the platform and receive contact suggestions that offer they added value. Exchange information before the trade fair in Nuremberg via the chat function or make an appointment for a personal meeting on site via the platform.

Event happings

The event contributes with a wide range of sessions on policy, regulation, and research. On 26 July, they host EU policy day, themed “A new policy and regulatory framework for organics, opportunities and challenges.” The highlevel speakers during this session include EU Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, and Member of the European Parliament, Norbert Lins. They will discuss the CAP national Strategic Plans’ alignment with the Farm to Fork strategy and its potential for the development of organic. There will also be a special focus on the new EU Organic Regulation – how it fits the EU’s new political ambitions, as well as its implementation in the EU and beyond in view of renegotiation trade and organic equivalency agreements. On 28 July, they organize a session addressing carbon farming, as well as an in-depth insight into the future of organic certification. These sessions will discuss organic in the context of topical subjects such as climate change, new technologies and the pandemic. On 29 July, they host science day, during which experts in the field discuss tech-enabled innovations in the agri-food sector. Drawing on the latest market developments, this session will show how digital technologies can strengthen local and small-scale food businesses.