ESGG meeting- 21, 22 & 23 May 2019 – Blankenberge – Belgium
Agendas
Working group on vegetable seeds – May 21st – 3 pm to 4.45 pm
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices,
cost of production
2- Impact of copper reduction on disease control of vegetable seed crops
3- The spread of aerial fertilizers /corroborants for plant protection purpose
4- Presentation of Agrosem project – FNAMS
5- AOB
Working group on main crops seeds – May 21st – 5 pm to 6.45 pm
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices,
use of certified seeds
2- New French agreement on farm saved seeds
3- Future of durum wheat in France, lack of variety research
4- AOB
Working group on forage seeds – May 22nd – 8:30 to 10:30
1- Statistical overview, agronomic and economic situation of the campaign, forecasts, prices
2- French interbranch travel in Oregon, presentation of the main conclusions
3- Breeding sectors and seed sectors relationships, how to develop an efficient forage seeds
market? (stock management, price controlA)
4- AOB
General annual meeting – May 22nd – 11:00 to 5:30 pm
1- Welcome by the Belgian delegation
- Approval of the minutes of 2018 meeting
- Introduction of new members
2- Administration of ESGG
- Expenses 2018 and budget for 2019 and 2020
- General Annual Meeting 2020
3- Statistics: how to improve the collection of statistics?
4- Update on Plant Protection Product dossier
5- Organics seeds Regulation (use, production, exemption)
12:30/2:00: lunch
6- Update on Brexit: consequences for the seeds sector: varieties registration, seeds imports
7- Update on New Breeding techniques
8- Update on Patents on plants
9- AOB
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ESGG 2019 meeting-Program 21st – 23rd of May 2019, Blankenberge, BELGIUM
Tuesday May 21st
Arrival to Hotel Aazaert (www.aazaert.be). Address: Hoogstraat, 8370 Blankenberge
Location is the north of Belgium. It is easy to come by train from Brussels. the hotel is 500m far from the
train station
15.00 Coffee
15.00-16.45 Meeting of the Vegetable seeds working group
17.00-18.45 Meeting of Main crops working group
19.00 Dinner
Wednesday 22nd
8.30-10.30 Meeting of the Forage seeds working group
11.00 ESGG Annual General Meeting
12.00 Lunch
13.30-16.30 ESGG Annual General Meeting
16.50-17.20 Presentation by Marc Ballekens (Head of Strategy and Marketing at Limagrain Belgium) on
seed growing sector issues
Ladies program in Bruges city
19.30 Dinner at restaurant « De Pier » on the Blankenberge sea-dike
Thursday 23rd
Check out of the Hotel
9.00 Bus leaving to the tour
10.00 ILVO, Melle Research station
Presentation of selection and improvement on perennial ryegrass and timothy grass by
Kristiaan Van Laecke in charge of plants science unit (Secretary-General of Semzabel)
12.30 Lunch
13.30 Bus leaving to the airport
15.00 Brussels Airport
ESGG 2019 programme de la rencontre 21 – 23 mai 2019, Blankenberge, Belgique
Mardi 21 mai
Arrivée à l’Hotel Aazaert (www.aazaert.be). Adresse: Hoogstraat, 8370 Blankenberge
L’hôtel se situe dans le nord de la Belgique. Pour s’y rendre, un train dessert Blankenberge depuis Bruxelles.
La gare est à 500m de l’hôtel.
15.00 Café d’accueil
Groupe de travail potagères (15.00-16.45)
Groupe de travail grandes cultures (17.00-18.45)
19.00 Dîner à l’Hôtel
Mercredi 22 mai
8.30-10.30 Groupe de travail fourragères
11.00 Assemblée Générale ESGG
12.00 lunch-buffet à l’Hôtel
13.30-16.30 Assemblée Générale ESGG (suite)
16.50-17.20 Exposé sur le défi du secteur de multiplication par Marc Ballekens directeur stratégie et
marketing de Limagrain Belgique
Programme des dames : visite de Bruges
19.30 Dîner de gala au restaurant « De Pier » sur la digue de Blankenberge
Jeudi 23 mai
Règlement de l’Hôtel
9.00 Départ du bus pour la visite à ILVO (Melle)
10.00 Centre de Recherche ILVO
Présentation de la sélection et l’amélioration sur ray-grass et fléole par Kristiaan Van Laecke
responsable unité sciences des plantes et Secrétaire-Général de Semzabel
12.30 Déjeuner
13.30 Départ du bus pour l’aéroport
15.00 Aéroport de Bruxelles