Joint MINAGRIS-Papillons stakeholder forum event

On 28th March 2022, we held a joint stakeholder forum workshop with high-level stakeholders.

Both MINAGRIS and Papillons are aiming to establish an inventory of the uses of agricultural plastics (AP) in Europe, explore the effects of AP on soil quality (soil biota, soil structure), and study fate, fragmentation, microbial colonisation and decay of AP in soil. They will both conduct a sustainability performance assessment of AP use in comparison to alternative techniques, as well as carry out large scale dissemination of results and involvement of end-users. The stakeholder forum with Papillons was formed due to our similar aims. This forum allows both projects to engage with our key stakeholders in an effective way, thus maximising engagement and ensuring we reach a wide diversity of audiences.

During the event, speakers shared initial findings from both projects and began discussions with participants, with a focus on the advice and information available surrounding agricultural plastic use.

An agenda of the event is below. This workshop was recorded – please contact us if you would like to be sent a link to the resulting video.

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Time Description Speaker
10:00 am Introduction and workshop aims Esperanza Huerta (Wageningen University & Research), Julie Ingram (University of Gloucestershire)
10:10 am Preliminary findings from the MINAGRIS inventory of agricultural plastic use accross Europe Fresia Alvarado Cacon, Wageningen University & Research
10:40 am Presentation of European of Agriculture Plastic Materials (Papillons) Evelia Schettini (Università degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro)
10:50 pm Q&A
11:00 pm Preliminary findings from farmers surveys in the MINAGRIS Joelle Herforth-Rahmé (FiBL)
11:30 am Q&A Q&A
11:40 am Information needs and source for best practices in agricultural plastic use Julie Ingram, Charlotte Chivers, Jane Mills (University of Gloucestershire),
PAPILLON project preliminary findings Sabrina Carola Carroccio (National Research Council of Italy), Paula Redondo Hasselerharm (IMDEA), Laura Julia Zantis (University of Leiden)
12:15 am How to provide a suitable landscape to enable risk assessment processes at EU policy level (20 mins) Luca Nizzetto, Farm Europe
12:35 am End

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