Report

4th International

Donau Soja Congress

Budapest, 24th and 25th of November, 2016

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Table of Content

Abstract ........................................................................................... 2

1. Organizers ........................................................................................ 4

2. Sponsors .......................................................................................... 5

3. Speakers .......................................................................................... 6

4. Programme ....................................................................................... 8

5. Exhibition .......................................................................................... 9

6. Research and Innovation Workshop ...................................................... 9

7. Congress Report .............................................................................. 10

Plenum, 24.11.2016 ........................................................................ 10

Research and Innovation Workshop ................................................... 14

Plenum, 25.11.2016 ........................................................................ 16

8. Participants ..................................................................................... 22

9. Media Coverage ............................................................................... 33

10. 5th International Donau Soja Congress ................................................ 33

11. Annex ............................................................................................. 33

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Abstract

The Donau Soja Congress 2016 was held on November 24th – 25th at the Sofitel in

Budapest, Hungary under the main topic “Sustainable Soya – Sustainable Europe”.

288 participants took part to discuss possible developments of a sustainable

European protein supply for the future. The Congress was opened by the Vice

Minister for Agriculture Mr. István Nagy, Ministry for Rural Development, Hungary

and Matthias Krön, President and Founder of the Donau Soja Association (DS).

After the opening ceremony, the first two keynote speeches and a policy forum,

consisting of five official representatives of the countries Hungary, Slovak Republic,

Germany, Republic Srpska and Moldova, as well as Matthias Krön and Dr. Gunther

Schall (ADA), were held. Parallel to the continuing plenary, a Research and

Innovation Workshop took place in the afternoon of the first day. The Workshop was

divided into two different sessions: “Session A – Europe and China working together

to develop soya” and “Session B – Practical experiences of developing soya cropping

in Europe”.

On the second day, all presentations were held at the plenary and no separate

sessions took place.

In the evening of November 24th, all participants of the congress were invited to

reception and dinner at the Residence of the Austrian Embassy in Budapest.

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1. Organizers

The main organizers of the event were the Donau Soja Association, funded by

Austrian Development Cooperation and the Ministry of Agriculture Hungary.

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2. Sponsors

The Donau Soja Association likes to thank all sponsors of the congress for their great

support and help.

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3. Speakers

The opening and closing session as well as the plenary sessions were moderated by

Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch.

The Research and Innovation Workshop was opened by Leopold Rittler.

Dr. Volker Hahn was the chair in the first session of the Workshop.

Dr. Jerzy Nawracała was the chair in Session B.

The results of the Research and Innovation Workshop were presented at the closing

ceremony by Dr. Volker Hahn.

In total, 57 speakers presented a wide range of topics at the Congress.

Speakers of the Donau Soja Congress:

Firstname Lastname Organisation

Stephan Arens UFOP

Ursula Bittner Donau Soja

Bernd Bodiselitsch Imprint Analytics

Patrick Boone GroupVandamme

Emese Brosz Fenaco

Martijn Buijsse Dutchsoy

Piero Ciriani Soia Italia

Ronan Conroy Agribusiness Partner

Ignace Debruyne IgnaceDebruyne& AssociatesConsultancy

Jovana Djisalov Donau Soja

Vuk Djordjevic Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad

Florian Faber ARGE Gentechnik-frei

Elisabeth Fischer Cook BookAuthor

Augusto Freire Proterra Foundation

Susanne Fromwald Donau Soja

Helmut Gaugitsch Environmental Agency Austria

Thorsten Haase LandesbetriebLandw. Hessen

Volker Hahn University Hohenheim

Hans Herren Biovision

Alexander Hissting Verband Lebensmittel

ohne Gentechnik

Belinda Howell SoyaRetailerGroup

Inna Illienko Donau Soja

Patrice Jeanson Euralis

James King

Levente Körösi MinistryofAgricultureHungary

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Matthias Krön Donau Soja

Christian Krumphuber AustrianChamberofAgriculture

Bertalan Kruppa Donau Soja

Jonathan Latham BioscienceResourceProject

Bernhard Mayr Saatzucht Donau

Inna Meteleva SVAROG

Rosmarie Metz GIZ

Jegor Miladinovic IFVC NoviSad

Dmitry Motuzko AdampolSoja

Kai Mueller Agrohorizon

Donal Murphy-Bokern

István Nagy MinistryofAgricultureHungary

Jerzy Nawracała Poznan University of Life

Sciences

Gergely Pókos BonafarmGroup

Norbert Potori AKI

Li-Juan Qiu Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Leopold Rittler Donau Soja

Andrew Saunders Waitrose

John Schillinger eMerge Genetics

Arnold Schori Agroscope

Barbara Schwarz Sojarei

Marco Signor ERSA

Duncan Sinclair Waitrose

Peter Stoll Agroscope

Zoltán Szabó Ethanol Europe

Ildikó Tikász AKI

Simone Ungersböck ADA

Anton Van den Brink FEFAC

Johan VanWaes ILVOBelgium

Dirk Vollertsen Donau Soja

Lukas Weiss Sojarei

Markus Wolter WWF

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4. Programme

November 24th:

The Congress was opened by the Hungarian Vice Minister for Agriculture, Mr. István

Nagy of the Ministry for Agriculture, Hungary.

After the first two keynote speeches about the general risks of genetic engineering

and the need for transformation of the agricultural and food system, a policy forum

with high-level (political) representatives of five different countries took place. The

forum was attended by:

István Nagy (Vice Minister for Agriculture Hungary)

Iurie Usurel (Vice Minister for Agriculture Moldova).

Stefan Ryba (Director General of Agriculture Section, Ministry of Agriculture

Slovak Republic)

Horst Becker (Parliamentary State Secretary, Ministry of Environment

Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany)

Dr. Gunther Schall (ADA)

Matthias Krön (President Donau Soja Association)

In the afternoon of November 24th, two sessions with the two main topics

Transforming the European Soya Market – Donau Soja & European

Soya Strategy

GM-free Labelling

were held at the plenary. The programme was very tight and diversified with 14

interesting speeches and discussions on the podium, which were well received by the

audience.

At the same time, the Research and Innovation Workshop, which was divided into

two sessions took place:

Session A – Europe and China working together to develop Soya

Session B – Practical experiences of developing soya cropping in

Europe

Ten presentations were held in the framework of the two different sessions.

November 25th:

On the second day, all presentations were held at the plenary and no parallel

sessions took place. The programme on the second day was also divided into two

main topics:

Donau Soja and Europe Soya: Its system – its market

Soya products and their market –current situation, trends and

development.

The second main topic was then divided into two sub-topics: “New markets and

products for soya in Europe” and “Future trends for soya beans”. 16 presentations

and discussions took place. The results of the Research and Innovation Workshop

were presented by Dr. Volker Hahn, before the Congress was closed by Matthias

Krön, Founder of Donau Soja Association.

The summarised outcome of all forums and Workshops can be found in chapter 7 of

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the Congress Report.

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5. Exhibition

For the third time after 2013 and 2015, the participating companies were given the

opportunity to rent a booth and present their work to the other attendees of the

Congress. The exhibitory companies were ADA, AgCo doo, ARGE Gentechnik-frei,

Cereal Docks, EnviroLogix, Environment Agency Austria, Euralis, Farmet a.s., GIZ,

Group Vandamme, Imprint Analytics, Insta-Pro International, Inedit – Dr. Oetker

Romania, T-1 abraziv doo, Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik and Donau Soja

Association.

Interested participants had the opportunity to get detailed information about the

companies. The exhibition was well attended and was considered a great success by

the participants as well as the exhibitors.

6. Research and Innovation Workshop

The Research and Innovation Workshop took place in the afternoon of the first day

and participation was on invitation only. Ten speakers of different countries

represented their work on the field of soya development in Europe and the

cooperation with China.

The goals of the workshop were:

Giving an overview of European and Chinese soya bean breeding activities

Discussing experiences in exchanging resources

Identification of common ground for cooperation

Identification of joint research topics

For more detailed information, look at chapter 7.

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7. Congress Report

Plenum, 24.11.2016

Moderator: Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch

In Europe, the demand for non-GM (no genetic modification) production – whether

for food or for feed – is increasing. As soya plays a very important role in European

agriculture, especially when it comes to animal feed, this increasing demand

subsequently impacts non-GM soya production. To meet this demand and promote

non-GM protein plant production, a common European agriculture for food is

required to provide additional funds for farmers who grow protein plants.

When Donau Soja was established in 2012, the goal was to improve the ecology of

farming by better crop rotation (nitrogen-fixation), not building a soya lobby but

instead using DS as a platform for exchange. Through an increasing soya production,

jobs have been created, especially in rural economies in Central and Eastern Europe.

Also, due to the work of the Donau Soja Association, for example Hungary was able

to almost double the acreage for soya from 42.000 ha in 2014 to 73.000 ha in 2016.

Donau Soja promotes a non-GM, sustainable production and no land use change. The

quality of the products is guaranteed by two certification systems: Donau Soja and

Europe Soja. Future goals are -among others - to produce more legumes in Europe

and subsequently reduce the import of soya beans between 20%-30% over the next

10 years. To further develop the market, it is important to also look into new

markets for soya products, besides from animal feed, such as human consumption

and the promotion of the lecithin and further markets.

Today’s agricultural food systems are characterized by a triple burden – hunger,

micronutrient deficiency and obesity and additionally they are characterized by

environmental unsustainability. The problem is the political economy in food systems

and the measures of success: High export quotas and cheap food are often

considered as something positive.

A paradigm change and a transition to agroecology are needed, and soya can play a

very important part in that system. 80% of the consumed soya in Europe for

example is being imported. However, if all necessary aspects are considered,

regional products are always cheaper than products from overseas. Therefore, the

focus should obviously be on promoting the usage of regionally grown soya.

Donau Soja Association’s strong promotion of non-GM production is of a high

importance. Growing GMO should be avoided because of several chemical hazards

and hazards occurring by the usage of GMO’s. This can be, for example, increased

herbicide residues and metabolites in food, or foreign genes, which can have

unexpected effects on human health. Due to the complex crystallized structure of the

Bt-proteins, the active toxin is hidden and not directly toxic to human, but can be

processed into a toxic substance through plant digestion. Probably all of these

genetic changes in food products enhance and broaden toxicity.

A European-wide consistent protein strategy with collaboration between participating

actors can be considered as a very important element to solve abovementioned

problems and achieve set targets, such as increasing the regional production of soya

Opening Ceremony of the Congress and Keynote Presentations

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and replacing GM- with non-GM products.

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A higher demand for quality products has to be developed and the challenge is not

only to promote one crop, but to transform the whole Agricultural system. Therefore,

all stakeholders on the market – including businesses, the governments and the civil

society have to pull on one string. Multi-stakeholder partnerships like Donau Soja can

promote the collaboration of these partners by building a communication platform.

Communication and information between governments, businesses and consumers is

significant when it comes to promoting sustainable European and non-GM production.

The implementation of labels such as Donau Soja can lead to greater transparency and

higher acceptance on the market.

From the EU-side, incentives have already been made to assist countries in

implementing better systems and inter-country coordination and policy meetings will

be of a high importance in the development of a common European agricultural policy.

Chair: Dr. Donal Murphy-Bokern

European cropping systems have exceeded their limits and the yields have stagnated

in recent years. Europe’s problem is, that wheat can be grown extremely well –

which leads to competition of land to grow soya in Europe, not a competition of the

soya market between Europe and Brazil.

To reach the target of a balanced and sustainable European agricultural system, five

pillars can be identified:

1. Generating long-term demand for a large quantity of sustainable and non-GM

soya and soya products imported into Europe

2. Increase the production of European soya certified with Donau Soya or/and

Europe Soya

3. Facilitate a dietary change that is more efficient in the use of Protein (direct

use of vegetable protein for human consumption)

4. Optimize the use of other sources of protein

5. Research for the reduce used of supplementary protein components in feed

The vision of Donau Soja is to achieve an annual European production-level of 15

Mio. tons within the next 10 years, which means a soya bean cultivation on 5% of

Europeans arable land. Additionally, alternative drive and packaging technologies

with regional value chains have to be found. European Soya in general is not more

expensive than soya from overseas, but can be produced more sustainably for

European demands.

Consumers play a key part when it comes to increasing the future soya bean supply.

Therefore, labels are required to guarantee the transparency and sustainability of the

produced products. The establishment of stable relationships with present and new

partners is also of a high importance to change the market. A lot of companies are

already feeding only non-GM European soya.

From the economic point of view, soya production and trade currently works quite

fine. However, due to massive social (e.g. land grabbing) and environmental threats

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(e.g. (rainforest-) deforestation), a change has to be made. Another major problem

of today’s agricultural system is the massive overproduction of food which is

currently theoretically able to nourish 10 billion people. Due to inefficiencies much is

lost in the production line. This significant overproduction, especially of animal

products, leads to human health issues, land use change, loss of biodiversity and

climate change. The three main fields where areas can and should happen are on the

level of retailers & industry, politics & research and civil society.

A change of diet (as e.g. 50% less animal protein) not only leads to a significant

reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, but also to a cut of nitrogen emissions and

feed demand. As soya in Europe is predominantly used as animal fodder, by

decreasing the feed demand in this field has great potential to reduce the amount of

soya imports, especially from overseas. Additionally, the recommended protein

amount in animal nutrition is probably too high and could be reduced. Therefore, the

amino acid-content in the fodder should be reduced during breeding to around 85%.

Grassland-based livestock production systems face a lot of challenges and are not

expected to increase in the future. Mixtures between grass-legume (e.g. white or red

clover) swards would be greenhouse gas and energy neutral and can for example

lead to an increased forage production, a reduction of N-fertilizers and better animal

health through reduced medication.

The full grazing system for milk production is sustainable and has the lowest fodder

costs per litre milk, but it depends on the policy if it is accepted.

Today, 90% of the products are contributing to loss of biodiversity, so more certified

sustainable products are highly needed. This should also result in a significant

reduction of imports, because Europe only produces currently a fifth of its consume

on its own – leading to several ecological problems. As abovementioned, the price

obviously plays a key part when it comes to buying more sustainable products. To

raise consumer’s awareness on this topic, sustainable production must be verified by

certification and the benefits of these products have to be well communicated.

Within 10 years only sustainable products should be sold and bought on the market.

Both, retailers and consumers, have the responsibility to change the system. We are

currently moving towards the goals on consumer level, however not on policy level.

The consumer cannot solve the problems of public goods alone and it is the

responsibility of policy-makers to set the guidelines and provide a well-structured

support to build a fundament on which all other stakeholders of the soya market can

build.

Therefore, for example FEFAC (European Feed Manufactures Federation) have

designed soya sourcing guidelines, of which aim it is to reduce the amount of feed

and enhance the quality of the products. The guidelines, followed currently by 24

members, provide a feasible supply of responsibly produced soya for the European

demand.

Additionally, more local initiatives can be the key to change the current market. In

Switzerland, for example, 94% of soya was certified by Donau Soja or ProTerra in

2015.

However, due to the highly competitive nature of the market, it is very difficult to

change for retailers and maintain their economic competitive ability. To achieve a

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major change towards more sustainability, the whole system has to change.

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Chair: Florian Faber and Alexander Hissting

Non-GM labels are there to enable and promote non-GM agricultural production. It

can be difficult to reach the right balance when it comes to labelling. If the criteria to

meet the requirements are too high, then no one can implement it. If they are too

low, on the other hand, the label has no credibility. The pressure from the ‘outside’ –

consumers and environmental organisations – is important, otherwise existing labels

may not be useful.

The soya supply chain is very complex and it is necessary to find the right balance between credibility and feasibility of the monitoring system. Monitoring concepts

have to be HACCP-based (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points), being a well- structured tool that is designed to prevent the risk of food-based hazards that may lead to a disease or injury to the consumer. Therefore, strip tests or PCR-tests are

taken on different production levels (after the harvest, before crushing, before and after loading of the meal etc.), in order to provide analytical control of the non-GM production.

The basis for the non-GM certification system of Donau Soja are the VLOG Standard,

Austrian Codex standard implemented by ARGE Standard, and the non-GM Danube

Region Standard. The non-GM Danube Region Standard is a regionally harmonized

non-GM labelling standard and control system for the Danube region. Donau Soja is

doing inspections from the farmers to the final product and participating farmers

have to declare accordance with the DS standard. Other standards will be accepted

by Donau Soja, as long as they are in line with DS-criteria. The DS Standard has

been handed over to governments of countries who have not provided a non-GM

standard yet.

In 2006, a resolution was made by the Hungarian parliament for non-GM production

in Hungary. In 2016, a ministerial decree entered into force building a basis for

regulation for non-GM labelling of products, applicable for food of plant an animal

origin, feed etc.

There is no established label yet but Hungary is currently working on building a

trademark system.

It is subsequently expected to reduce the dependency on import feed and increase

the consumer’s awareness to further develop the non-GM market.

The ARGE non-GM system has been established in Austria as a reaction to a strong

wish from both, the political side and the society, leading to a wide acceptance on

the market. ARGE Gentechnik-frei is an Austrian organisation promoting food without

GMO on the basis of clear standards for production and labelling. VLOG, founded in

2010, presents the equivalent standard in Germany. As key success factors can be

considered on one hand the promotion of selling these products in the most

important supermarket chains from the very beginning and the result-orientation of

the different partners of ARGE Gentechnik-frei.

One of the main soya processors for human nutrition in Austria is “Sojarei”, which

produces mainly tofu and other soya-based products. For the company, quality

assurance is an important point, therefore “Sojarei” purchases only non-GM soya

beans produced in Austria. Suppliers have to send certificates confirming and end-

products are analysed.

GMO-free Labelling

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Research and Innovation Workshop

The inputs of the oral presentations in Session A revealed that soya bean breeding in

Europa is following a promising development. European breeders brought up that a

diversification of the genetic resources available for breeding soya bean would

significantly benefit from a diversification. To this end, a cooperation with China for

exchanging germplasm was realised as a promising step forward although an

implementation requires careful consideration.

Chair: Dr. Volker Hahn

The soya production area in China is decreasing over the last years, however the

production is steady due to higher yields per hectare.

Through advanced breeding techniques, varieties with a 10-20% higher yield rate have

been developed. The role of gene banks is very important for this development: 33.500

soya bean germplasms are currently held in gene banks.

Due to the work in these gene banks, different varieties with special characteristics to

satisfy certain requirements such as a desired protein/oil content can be discovered,

further developed and be brought into the fields.

Especially in the northern parts of the country, the conditions for soya cultivation are

better, which results in higher yields. Though, the total yield per hectare is with 1.9

tons/ha still significantly lower than in other soya growing countries (e.g. the European

average is 2,76 tons/ha). Nowadays, approximately 80 per cent of the total consumption

(around 100 million tons) is being imported, making China the greatest soya bean

importers on the global market.

EURALIS Semences is with over 50% market share the leader of private soya bean seed

company sector in France and has been breeding non-GM soya bean since 1975.

Through the GIE SOJA (Group Interest Economical), private French seed companies are

working together to improve cooperation in research.

One main target is to improve the correlation between oil and protein content, however

the research and breeding is very costly. To speed up the soya bean genetic progress, it

is necessary to use diversified source of genetics and use certified seeds to finance

research and breeding. If farmers used certified seeds, the research budgets would

highly increase and would be followed by significant genetic progress, higher soya bean

yields and proteins for farmers.

Saatzucht Donau started breeding in 1990 in Austria with own crosses and a small soya

bean breeding programme. The target is to develop new feed and food soya bean

varieties, which:

- provide high and stable yields,

- are resistant to biotic and abiotic stress factors,

- have improved quality parameters,

- can be adapted to different maturity zones in Austria and neighbouring countries.

Exotic germplasm is useful for a further development of soya bean varieties, for example

in the area of earliness by Canadian and Chinese crosses.

An essential research aim of Soia Italia is to find new soya bean products for the EU

market with improved nutritional value such as a higher protein content and a reduction

of anti-nutrients, combined with better field performance. Key development tools such as

molecular markers or near infra-red analysis are necessary to identify the desired genetic

control factors in each plant. However, there are several critical factors which have to be

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considered, such as the difficulty to select yield- and nutritional improvements

simultaneously.

New factors in soya bean composition in the future will include:

- Improved amino acid content such as high taurine and threonin

- Removal of lipoxygenase for unheated food/feed uses

- Increased oleic and lower linolenic content and combination with improved feed

value.

The objectives of the IFVNS (Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad, Serbia)

breeders have not changed much since 1975 when soya bean varieties from the USA

have been introduced for the first time. Each variety should have resistance to lodging,

pod shattering and from the economical view most important diseases such as stem

canker or bacterial blight. IFVNS has developed around 200 registered varieties, most of

them for the Serbian market but also for far away countries such as Kazakhstan.

Probably, China will be reached in the near future.

The key to success of a breeding programme is to create variability, however, the

genepool of soya beans is very narrow. Therefore, the cooperation between different

institutions (such as the United States Department of Agriculture, the Vavilov Institute of

Plant Genetic Resources, the Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the Heilongjiang

Academy of Agricultural Sciences) is very important. In 2016, a new record yield of 3.4

tons/ha has been reached in Serbia.

Most of the germplasm exchange in Switzerland is made with China. It takes about ten

years between two cycles of selection (extract the new material and record the best one

with the new material).

The soya bean breeding agreement between Agroscope and China is based on reciprocal

trust and can be considered a great success. The intellectual property rights for the

material remains with the donor institute and the common list of the shared material is

constantly updated. Due to the great success of the collaboration, the agreement has

been extended as well as a wheat breeding programme.

Chair: Dr. Jerzy Nawracała

The challenge of soya bean cropping in Europe is to further develop suitable varieties

with – depending on the region - different characteristics (cold and drought tolerance,

protein content, oil-protein relation etc.) and also for a rather low price. Due to climate

change, soya bean cropping faces new challenges but also new possibilities.

The soya bean production in Serbia in 2016 has been highly increased in comparison to

the previous year (1.9 tons/ha) to around 3.3 tons/ha due to challenging weather

conditions in 2015.

Serbia is doing regional cooperation to mitigate the negative effects of global climate

change on soya bean production through selective breeding with several partners of

Germany (GIZ), Croatia (IOS), Austria (University of Natural Resources and Life

Sciences) etc., by field trials and genetic sequencing.

The Belgian ILVO (Institute for Agricultural and Fisheries Research) is working since 2013

within a four-year research project with the involvement of early-adopter farmers,

focusing on screening early maturing varieties of the European catalogue, efficient N-

fertilization, crop protection, information for farmers, studying of cost-effectiveness etc.

The goal is to set up demonstration platforms next year in three different locations with

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the ILVO as coordinating element to provide guidance for cultivation and promote

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coordination with agricultural centers and farmers. Climate change offers the potential for

Belgian farmers to grow “exotic crops” such as soya beans. But the establishment of a

Belgian soya bean production requires also a development on the demand side such as

logistics and processing.

In Austria, soya bean cultivation already plays a very important role, is strictly GM-free

and soya beans are grown on 50.000 ha in 2016 – with a 70.000 ha potential in total.

The growing conditions in general are quite good (especially in southern regions) and the

techniques and methods of cultivation are with 30 years of experience well-known to the

farmers. The yields have been slowly but steadily increasing over the last 20 years (with

small fluctuation) and 2016 was with an average 3.4 tons/ha very successful.

Due to its high content of protein (3 tons/ha results in approx. 1.2 tons of protein), its N-

fixation, the low input required and the suitability for crop rotation based on maize and

cereal, soya beans are an interesting crop which can play an essential part in sustainable

farming. However, soya is extremely weak in competing weeds, so weed control must be

done consequently. Christian Krumphuber noted and highlighted the role of the CAP rules

and projected that a change could cause a sharp reduction in grain legume area in EU.

The cultivation area in Italy is now about 300.000 ha with an average yield of 3.6 t/ha,

mostly in the northern parts of the country. The ERSA soya bean genetic improvement

programme started in 1987 with the objective to create new varieties with a low content

in antinutritional factors. The selected soya bean varieties are GMO-free and suitable for

animal nutrition in organic animal production farming systems. This leads to several

benefits for participating farmers such as the independence from market price

fluctuations, a low energy input for transport and processing and the matching of

consumers concerns for food safety and quality. As a result, 21 new varieties have been

selected over the last 20 years with 14 of them already marketed. In the future, the

selection of new varieties for food (high protein content, high biological value etc.) and

varieties that match specific requirements for exotic farming are further goals.

Plenum, 25.11.2016

Moderator: Dr. Helmut Gaugitsch

Donau Soja provides standards (non-GM, no land use change, ban on aerial spraying

and siccation etc.) that meet consumers wishes and concerns and guarantee

traceability of the product through labelling to give information to the consumers.

The compliance with the standards is controlled by a three-stage inspection system.

Cooperation with other organisations working on this matter, rather than working

individually, is very important to improve the impact on stakeholder. Additionally,

the first comprehensive global isotope database of soya beans has been developed to

verify the geographical origin of soya beans (differentiate European from non-

European and DS-soya from non-DS-soya) and ensure the traceability at all

production levels.

Through the Donau Soja QM programme, sustainable rural development and value

chains have been supported. German Corporation for International Cooperation

(GIZ) and the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) are working together with Donau

Soja since 2014 to develop projects in Bosnia & Herzegovina and Serbia for an

economically sustainable, environmentally and socially responsible production of

non-GM soya in these regions. The promotion of the soya value chain can be seen as

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a catalyst for agricultural development in these countries in general and can lead to

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an enhanced exchange between eastern (non-) EU countries and western EU

countries.

So far – among other achievements - regionally harmonized standards for labelling

and control of non-GM food products have been developed, an increasing consumer

interest has been achieved through intensive media campaigns and a training

curriculum for organic and conventional soya bean production has been developed.

As a result, yields have increased by an average of 36%, soya bean cultivation areas

have increased within the first year of the project by 12% in Serbia and 76% in

Bosnia and Herzegovina and business relationships to the EU market have been

established in the organic soya sector.

By linking the development perspectives of GIZ and ADA with the market

perspectives of Donau Soja, significant results have been achieved in a short time.

The German support runs until the end of October 2016. ADA continues its strategic

business partnership with DS for at least the coming 5 years in Serbia, Bosnia

Herzegowing, Moldova and Ukraine. At the moment, EU support for Moldova is under

discussion.

Serbia currently produces 600.000 tons of non-GM soya with two thirds already

being integrated into local value chains (animal feed etc.). However, Serbia has

significant import of milk and meat (30% of consumption). Due to the cooperation

with Donau Soja, a non-GM standard, which did not exist before, has been developed

and offers consumers the possibility of an informed decision. Through cooperation

between Donau Soja and Agribusiness, the first non-GM milk has been brought into

the Serbian food market and a more sustainable feeding process with a regional

approach has been developed. 98% of animal fodder is produced on own fields.

The Ukraine is “No.1 producer” of soya bean in Europe with currently 4 million tons

annual production (highly increasing from one million ton produced in 2010). Only

25% of the production is consumed in the Ukraine, the majority is exported to the

Middle-East. However, a lack of certification and insufficient demand of the non-GM

market – both local and export – results in a 50% production of (illegal) GM-soya.

Currently, there is no national or private standard except Donau Soja (who started

operating in 2015), a legislation on GMO labelling is expected in 2018. A major

problem is, that Ukrainian farmers do not get enough subsidy support from the

government which leads to less competitiveness in terms of the price in European

markets. Currently, three companies certify based on Donau Soja Standard. In

general, approx. 20 million ha are suitable for soya bean production in the Ukraine. A

very important factor in promoting Ukrainian soya production and exports to Europe

is the geographical proximity, which can be an advantage in terms of product-quality

(freshness, traceability etc.) in comparison to the biggest soya exporters Brazil or

Argentina. Difficulties to reach that production level could be the existence of an

“unofficial” Roundup Ready seed in combination with a low premium for non-GM

products, an insufficient logistic system and the general uncertain situation of the

GMO cultivation in the Ukraine.

SVAROG has been the first member of DS in the Ukraine with currently 25% of the

harvest getting DS certification. Certification according to DS Standards are a good

basis for the further development towards an organic production. Ukrainian farmers

are not active in exporting into the EU-market on one hand because of the quality

control system, which leads to higher costs and on the other hand higher prices

achievable on the national market (because of restricted import from South

American market). By investment in new technologies and development of better

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seeds, the average yield can probably be increased from currently 2.2 tons/ha up to

4 tons/ha.

Serbia and Ukraine obviously have different market situations. A move forward can

be made by establishing and implementing labelling systems for soya products on

the basis of the non-GM Donau Soja standard which can be seen as starting point to

continue the ongoing development.

To further enhance traceability of the European non-GM soya market in Europe, a

price publication tool has been developed, which aims to give information about daily

GM, non-GM and Donau Soja certified soya prices. The prices are based and

converted on 44% soya content. For the calculation of the prices and the transport

costs are also added to the daily prices. Future plans are the daily publication of

Rotterdam/Koper prices, the development of a smartphone app and monthly

publication of price reports.

Bonafarm group is a food company which operates in agricultural and dairy

processing. Around two thirds of basic cereals have to be bought and a large amount

of this are imported soya beans, of which most are GM. A change towards non-GM

usage can happen in two ways: Production of non-GMs on your own (current

cultivation on around 3.000-4.000 ha is insufficient) or buying non-GM (20.000 tons

in 2015). Currently, 60% of feed is non-GM with the target to reach 100%. The

motivation arises mainly through the costumer’s demand, and not the environmental

benefits, which shows the great responsibility civil society has, when it comes to

changing the market. Due to the higher prices (around +10-15% for soya meal),

feed recipes started to depend less on soya. As a result of this development, retailers

in Hungary and the export markets (Middle East, Far East and Western Europe)

started to show more interest in Hungarian and non-GM products.

The worldwide soya production – with the main producers Brazil, Argentina and the

USA - reached a level of 320 million tons in 2016, being much higher than all other

oilseeds together. More than half (62 per cent) of all the global soya bean imports

are absorbed by China. Obviously, non-GM is especially required for food products

and many steps towards non-GM have been made by countries like Austria, Norway

or Germany. Though, GMO is still very present on the market, e.g. in Brazil - one of

the main exporters of soya – still 94.2% of the produced soya beans are genetically

modified.

Due to specialization on the market and the requirement after a higher efficiency of a

product, there is an increasing demand for specialty soya bean over the last couple

of years (e.g. high protein content with a low oil content or vice versa, drought

tolerance cold tolerance etc.). This requires a contractual Identity Preservation (IP)

with a credible audit proof record keeping system and an independent control

system.

As above mentioned, one of the major threats is the lack of sufficient non-GM

supplies on the world market or the price competition issues. However, these threats

should be seen as opportunities and already an increasing consumer awareness of

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the environmental and economic benefits of non-GM products can be recognized.

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Due to high quality, soya food production can benefit from using specialty soya

beans and help overcome negative attitudes and perceptions of soya.

The main utilizations for soya beans and soya bean oil are currently for food and feed

purposes, industrial usage or for biodiesel producers. The growth of soya bean oil

production is 42% over the last decade with the main producers China, USA,

Argentina and Brazil. Around 87% of soya beans are crushed with 80% of the beans

turned into meal and 18.3% turned into oil (1.7% waste). The European vegetable

oil market is mature, but still undergoing changes. Drivers for change are for

example sustainable sourcing, consumers interest in exotic products and health and

wellness trends. Soya bean oil products have also the ability to substitute fossil fuel

based products which may lead to more sustainable products as well as a cost

reduction.

Another very important market in the future can be the lecithin market. Lecithins allow the emulsification of fats and water and are thus very important emulsifiers for food and feed.

Globally, 450.000 tons of Lecithin – predominantly extracted from soya beans - are

used, with approximately 33% consumed in Asia and 25% in Europe. Half of the

European consumption is used for feed, 40% for food and 10% for technical

applications. Due to the much higher profitability (around 2/3 of the value) of

producing food applications, it is recommended to focus mainly on producing food

standards. The major participants on the soya lecithin market are Europe, Brazil and

India. The European market has the possibility to grow in the coming years and

Donau Soja/Europe Soya region can supply a major share of the European non-GM

lecithin market. However, it should be noted that lecithin is a speciality, not a

commodity.

Soya plays a rather weak role when it comes to human nutrition, as only 1% of the

worldwide produced soya ends up as food. However, the trends go towards a

sustainable diet and the linking between environmental and animal protection as well

as social values (e.g. Fairtrade). According to a survey in Austria, nearly half of the

interviewees answered, that a higher price is acceptable for food which can

guarantee such standards. Sojarei, an Austrian company specialized on soya food

products, strongly support this trend by providing regionally, and sustainable

products for customers and provides traceability through tracking codes. Information

can be seen as the key element in promoting soya products for human nutrition and

should be given as precise and easy to understand as possible.

China and Europe face similar challenges such as a need for increasing yields,

increasing non-GM protein and decreasing imports of soya. Thus, a comprehensive

strategy between China and the EU has been developed in 2013 with both sides

cooperating in the field of agriculture, sustainable and organic agriculture and rural

development through educational and personnel exchange. To deepen the

cooperation in the field of legume cropping, in 2015 the Chinese-European Legume

Improvement Alliance (C-ELIA) has been signed by both sides. China can provide

especially rich genetic resources and breeding experience, while Europe has well-

developed technologies and experience in high yield breeding. The long-term

cooperation includes technical training, share of information, the development of a

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Chinese and European soya bean forum and an annual consortium meeting for

exchange.

The EU is short of protein feed and currently 70% of animal fodder is imported,

mostly from overseas countries like Brazil or Argentina. To reach the target of a

sustainable soya bean supply, there are two existing alternatives to substitute these

imports: On one hand by producing responsible in Europe, on the other hand using

alternative protein sources, such as DDGS (Dried Distillers Grains with Solubles).

DDGS are a co-product of bioethanol production and are characterized by a high

protein and energy level as well as being non-GM and antibiotic free. In 2015,

European ethanol companies co-produced 5 million tons of animal feed (for every

liter bioethanol, 1-1.2 kg of animal feed are produced).

By an increasing DDGS-production, imports from overseas could be substituted

which leads – besides environmental benefits such as GHG-emission reduction – to

job-creation and respects the non-GM policy. Through the setting-up of a platform

for a European Protein Feed Coalition between European soya producers, farmers,

environmental NGOs etc., the European protein feed – with all its positive effects -

would gain importance in the future.

To significantly increase Europe’s soya bean production and reduce the dependence

on imports, soya bean cultivation has to be supported especially in large countries

with good growing conditions but currently rather weak production levels, like

Germany. Though, legume growing in Germany decreased over the last decades

massively from approximately 1.4 million hectares in 1950 to around 180.000 in

2015. However, after starting the CAP “Greening” in 2015, a clear increase of legume

cultivation can be recognized, including home grown soya beans. In 2012 a protein

plant strategy, focusing on soya beans, peas, field beans and sweet lupins, has been

developed with the aim to minimize disadvantages in competition of home-grown

protein plants and to identify research requirements and undertake practical field

tests. Positive trends like an increasing demand after non-GM fodder from the feed

industry or the demand to replace animal based protein can be recognized in

Germany. A great market potential for homegrown, non-GM (Donau)-soya is

estimated, however the development of the market will probably be rather slow and

strong political support is needed.

As mentioned before, retailers are obviously dependent on consumer’s demand,

however can play an important role when it comes to developing a more sustainable

food market. Waitrose, for example, is one of the largest grocery retailers in the UK,

accounting for 5.3% of grocery market sales. To develop a responsible feed sourcing

strategy, the provenance and integrity of used raw material is of a high importance,

as well as the development of a European protein supply chain (including more local

and sustainable products). Soya is – after wheat – the second most important raw

material, subsequently the reduction of soya usage is one main target of the

company. Some success has already been achieved by eliminating soya in the supply

chain of dairy products or a massive reduction in the pig sector and the usage of

soya in the supply chain as a whole has been reduced by 50% over the last decade.

Through the work with Donau Soja, a sustainable and local supply chain has been

built over the last three years.

Soya bean production in Hungary is increasing over the last couple of years,

however with acreage below 100.000 ha it only plays a minor part in the country’s

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agriculture. Further challenges are the lack of experience in soya cultivation and the

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very low net income (73€/ha) in comparison to benchmark crops such as corn

(233€/ha) or rapeseed (223€/ha). Due to these obstacles, Hungary is far from being

self-sufficient and has to import 160.000 tons of meal annually.

To reduce the Hungarian dependence on imports, increasing the production stability

through soil preparation, optimizing of plant-to-plant distances and the reduction of

pesticide usage is of a high importance and an increasing nutrient content has to be

achieved. Therefore, as Hungary is rather inexperienced in soya bean cultivation,

consultancy is needed. Before moving forward in promoting non-GM products, the

following questions should be answered:

- Who will pay the costs of the premium?

- Who will assure the quality of the standard and who will control it?

- How high is the premium that can be realised on exports or the domestic

market?

- How will the profit be divided within the value chain?

Belgian Group Vandamme is a company working business-to-business and

specialized on oilseed processing (crushing and refining oils, portfolio: corn germs,

HO sunflower seeds and soya beans) and also working in Hungary.

Sustainability has to be present in every part of the process (origination, logistics

and crushing) and only non-GM products grown in Europe which are compliant with

EU regulations are processed. Currently, 25% of the processed material is Donau

Soja certified, the transports are eco-friendly and investments to increase the

efficiency in the crushing process are made.

The European soya bean market is growing over the last couple of years. The

participants should work more and more together and continue the momentum to

increase European non-GM soya bean supply and subsequently reduce the

dependence on imports.

To develop additional varieties by exchange with other countries, further breeding

has to be done in the future, especially China being one of the most important

countries for soya breeding.

The successful work of Donau Soja will probably lead to successful breeding as well

by attracting interest of more breeding companies.

The future lies not only in the commodity sector, but as well in the speciality sector

(as it can be seen for example at the current development of the lecithin market)

and also other sectors than the feed market should be explored stronger. This

possibility of a market change offers opportunities as well for small- and medium-

scale farmers.

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8. Participants

Last name First name Company/Institution/Association

Motuzko Dmitryi A.T.K. LLC

Geltinger Wolfgang ADM Trading GmbH

Kisch Attila AgCo doo

Kisch Beatrix AgCo doo

Kohout Zoltán Agraragazat

Tikasz Ildiko Edit Agrárgazdasági Kutató Intézet Research Institute

Hoffmann Peter Agrarhandel Hoffmann GmbH

Conroy Ronan Agri business Partner doo Sombor

Jevremov Branko Agri business Partner doo Sombor

Nebelenchuk Yurii Agri Finance SA

Budayová Monika Agrofert, a.s. Czech Republic

Polák Petr Agrofert, a.s. Czech Republic

Polgár-Balogh Eszter Agrofórum

Kun Mihajlo Agrogrnja

Hansman Martin Agrohemika

Mueller Kai K. AgroHorizon Trading & Consulting

Podraza Stanisław Agrolok Sp. z o.o.

Dulic Evan AgroMag d.o.o.

Schori Arnold Agroscope

Stoll Peter Agroscope

Schön Gábor Agrotrain

Janicic Bojana Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD

Janjic Saša Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD

Skuranj Sonja Agrovojvodina Komercservis AD

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Holly Matus Alfa Bio

Mekinulov Alon Alon Mekinulov

Heyns Lies Alpro C.V.A.

Wang Xiaobo Anhui Agricultural University

Muresanu Eugen ARDS Turda

Faber Florian ARGE Gentechnik-frei

Schörpf Markus ARGE Gentechnik-frei

Schindecker Sylvia Austrian Chamber of Agriculture

Schall Gunter Austrian Development Agency

Ungersböck Simone Austrian Development Agency

Delbel Zsuzsanna Austrian Embassy Budapest

Cvjetićanin Dane Axereal

Lenard Zdravko Axereal

Moulin Frederic Axereal

Petrak Ana Marija Axereal

Willim Josef BAG Ölmühle BetriebsgmbH

Yuksel Muammer BASF

Schätzl Robert Bavarian State Research Center for Agriculture

Eder Joachim Bayerische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft

Dragojević Milica Biofor System

Žigić Bogdan Biofor system d.o.o.

Marinovic Vitez Novela Biomedica dijagnostika d.o.o.

Klinger Rainer Biomedica Gruppe

Solimosi Peter Biomedica Hungary

Nimmervoll Stefan Blick ins Land

Wolf Michael BMLFUW

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Gergácz Zoltán Bóly Co.

Hedjes Annamaria Bóly Co.

Mayerné Nemere Vera Bóly Co.

Barok István Bonafarm Co.

Krzyzewsky Nóra Bonafarm Co.

Pókos Gergely Bonafarm Group

Balassa Gergely Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Ltd.

Lajtos Lajos Bonafarm-Bábolna Takarmány Ltd.

Klein Essink Gerard Bridge2Food

Buijsse Martijn Buijsse Consultancy BV

Sommer Andreas Bunge EMEA

Meiu Rodica Bunge Romania

Mészáros Edit Bunge Zrt. Hungary

Kézdy Balázs Cargill Magyarország

Fanin Giacomo Cereal Docks

Fanin Giovanni Cereal Docks

Falusi Janos Cereal Research Non-Profit Company

Szőke Anita Cereal Research Non-profit Ltd.

Ramponi Cesare Cesare Ramponi

Chambert Charlotte Cetiom - Technical Institute for Oilseeds & Industrial Hemp

Nikiforova Anna Cherkizovo Group PJSC

Qiu Li-juan Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

King James Consultancy www.king-holding.org

Czegledi Melinda Control Union

Vasiljevic Regina Control Union

Fischer Elisabeth Cook Book Author

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Cortese Alessandro Cortal extrasoy spa

Cortese Loris Cortal extrasoy spa

Katanska-

Kaczmarek Agnieszka DANKO Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o.

Marciniak Karol DANKO Hodowla Roślin Sp. z o.o.

Niewińska Małgorzata DANKO Hodowla Roślin Sp. z o.o.

Messmer Rainer Delley seeds & plants Ltd.

Andjelovic Srdjan Delta Agrar

Popovic Luka Delta Agrar

Tumbas Igor Delta Agrar

Slinning Karl-Erik Denofa AS

Aigner Martin Donau Soja Association

Bittner Ursula Donau Soja Association

Djisalov Jovana Donau Soja Association

Dragos Dima Donau Soja Association

Fromwald Susanne Donau Soja Association

Gaugitsch Florian Donau Soja Association

Gawlas Przemyslaw Donau Soja Association

Habel Carina Donau Soja Association

Ilienko Inna Donau Soja Association

Kalentic Marija Donau Soja Association

Kisler Jennifer Donau Soja Association

Krön Matthias Donau Soja Association

Kruppa Bertalan Donau Soja Association

Leasenco Galina Donau Soja Association

Platzer Veronika Donau Soja Association

Resch Regina Donau Soja Association

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Rittler Leopold Donau Soja Association

Vollertsen Dirk Donau Soja Association

Vucinic Andrea Donau Soja Association

Anca Cozma Dr. Oetker Romania

Ioana Iacobescu Dr. Oetker Romania

Maria Iancu Dr. Oetker Romania

Mocanu Hortensia Dr. Oetker Romania

Strijk Peter Dutchsoy

Pranjic Goran Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Pašalić Boris Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Randacek Vladimir Embassy of Czech Republic in Budapest

Schut Jaromír Envien Magyarország Kft.

Djuranovic Nevena EnviroLogix

Bortoletto Nicola EnviroLogix Generon S. p. a.

Cattivello Costantino ERSA FVG

Signor Marco ERSA FVG

Venerus Sonia ERSA FVG

Moore Steven Ethanol Europe

Szabó Zoltán Ethanol Europe

Vágvölgyi Szabolcs Ethanol Europe

Farkas Ferenc Euralis

Guloiu Florin Euralis

Hegedüs Erika Euralis

Karwat Michał Euralis Nasiona

Springer Błażej Euralis Nasiona

Fleck Peter Euralis Saaten GmbH

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Kolencik Peter Euralis Saaten GmbH

Winter Hanna Euralis Saaten GmbH

Jeanson Patrice Euralis Semences

Paybou François Euralis Semences

Sauvaire Didier Euralis Semences

Rathjens Ulf Eurofins GeneScan GmbH

Monich Anton Eurosivo s.r.o.

Chu Martin Evergreen Agrarprodutke GmbH

Barna Andrea Evonik Nutrition & Care GmbH Magyarországi Fióktelepe

Barbalic Dalibor F.Mauthner Handelsges.m.b.H. & Co KG

Alekseeva Darya FAO of the United Nations

Utratil Jan Farmet a.s.

van den Brink Anton FEFAC

Brosz Emese Fenaco

Vipotnik Andrej Ferencmajor Kft

Calotescu Tudor Ferma Magazine - Media Group

Klaiss Matthias FiBL Forschungsinstitut für biolog. Landbau

Gohn Felix Fritz Mauthner Handelsges.m.b.H. & CoKG

Pintér Gabriella Virágné Gabonakutato Nonprofit KFT

Jakab Timea Gabonakutató Nonprofit KFT

Bachman Kristián Galldorf Zrt.

Galovics Attila Galldorf Zrt.

Polgár Zoltán Galldorf Zrt.

Popovics Tamás Galldorf Zrt.

Metz Rosmarie GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Int. Zusammenarbeit

Miklós Attila Glencore Grain Hugnary Kft.

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Zabodál Iván Glencore Grain Hugnary Kft.

Battaglia Mario Global ID

Radovenyuk Evgeniy Grain Alliance AB

Boone Patrick Group Vandamme

Vandaele Stephanie Group Vandamme

Vandamme Xavier Group Vandamme

Allacherné

Szépkuthy Katalin Hungária Öko Garancia Kft

Debruyne Ignace ID&A Ignace Debruyne

Bodiselitsch Bernd Imprint Analytics GmbH

Kustor Christina Imprint Analytics GmbH

Vervisch Bram Inagro

Caldier Philippe Independent Journalist

Martin Michael Insta-Pro International

Van Waes Johan Institute for Agriculture and Fisheries Research Sciences Unit

Boyanova Svetlana Institute for Agrostrategies and Innovations

Djordjevic Vuk Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad

Miladinovic Jegor Institute of Field and Vegetable Crops Novi Sad

Bamberger Josef J.u.H.Bamberger GmbH

Wang Shuming Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences

Merckx Wouter KU Leuven

Haase Thorsten Landesbetrieb Landwirtschaft Hessen

Krumphuber Christian Landwirtschaftskammer für Oberösterreich

Miersch Martin Life Food GmbH / Taifun-Tofuprodukte

Seiwerth Anna Magyar Szója Nonprofit Kft.

Herren Hans R Millennium Institute / Biovision Foundation

Machalik Vladimir Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Slovak

Republic

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Ryba Stefan Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Slovak

Republic

Gudelj Velaga Zeljka Ministry of Agriculture Croatia

Báló András Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Forgo Orsolya Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Kőrösi Levente Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Nagy István Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Szekér Klára Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Szekeres Rozália

Érdiné Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Ujj Zsuzsanna Ministry of Agriculture Hungary

Suvac Mihail Ministry of Agriculture Moldova

Usurelu Iurie Ministry of Agriculture Moldova

Ondre Peter Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary

Vegh Annamária Ministry of Agriculture of Hungary

Ioan Enoiu Naturevo SRL

Leaota Elena Naturevo SRL

Daniela Bentia Neuchatel University Anthropology Insitute

Böse Jan Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

Hartmann Jan Rainer Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

Hunyadi

Borbelyne Eva ÖMKi Nonprofit Kft.

Mátyás Martin OSEVA Slovakia

Zimmerl Ernst Österreichische Botschaft Budapest

Varga Péter P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH

Némedi Péter P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH

Petersen Asmus

Sören P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH

Nolan Thomas Pannonia Ethanol

Francz Ilona Photographer

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Bajkai Tibor Pick Szeged Co.

Nagy Endre Pick Szeged Co.

Stenberg Daniel Pick Szeged Co.

Szabo Istvan Pick Szeged Co.

Nawracala Jerzy Poznan University of Life Sciences

Freire Augusto ProTerra Foundation

Jelcic Branislav PTP Albatros MM Doo

Starck Norbert PZO Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg

Badin Hugues RAGT Semences

Strasser-Kátai Bernadett Real Nature Kft

Potori Norbert Research Institute of Agricultural Economics

Varga Edina Reserach Institute of Agricultural Economics

Howell Belinda Retailers' Soy Group

Asam Ludwig Rieder Asamhof GmbH & CoKG

Williams Annabelle RISE Foundation

Callewaert Lieven Round Table on responsible soy association (RTRS)

Visconti Marcelo Round Table on responsible soy association (RTRS)

Birschitzky Johann Saatzucht Donau

Mayr Bernhard Saatzucht Donau

Bernhart Maria Saatzucht Gleisdorf

Winkler Johanna Saatzucht Gleisdorf

Pál Margit SC. HOBBY & HOME SRL

Farkas Pal Seed Imex Ltd.

Juric Miroslav Seges d.o.o.

Mikulic Ilija Seges d.o.o.

Miodragović Miodrag SGS Beograd

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Górka Tomasz Sodrugestvo Polska

Ciriani Piero Soia Italia

Petrić Aleksandra Sojaprotein AD Becej

Schwarz Barbara Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH

Ternon Ernst Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH

Weiss Lukas Sojarei Vollwertkost GmbH

Haluska Adrienn Sole-Mizo Co.

Sumak Dejan SPOVANO d.o.o.

Meteleva Inna Svarog West Group Corporation

Novák-Hajós Márta Szent István University

Toth Izabella T-1 Abraziv doo

Toth Tamas T-1 Abraziv doo

Cimetto Sebastien Tallage SAS Strategie grains

Labalette Françoise Terres Univia

Latham Jonathan The Bioscience Resource Project

Kulcsár Katalin Trans Broker International

Saunders Andrew Tulip Ltd

Gaugitsch Helmut Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria

Frank Narendja Umweltbundesamt - Environment Agency Austria

Eisele Jons Umweltministerium NRW, Germany

Arens Stephan Union zur Förderung von Oel- und Proteinpflanzen (UFOP)

Raczyńska Marta UNIPASZ

Raczyński Bogdan UNIPASZ

Tatsuya Sagara Universität für Bodenkultur (BOKU)

Berschneider Jana Universität Hohenheim

Hahn Volker Universität Hohenheim

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Bavec Franc University of Maribor, Faculty of Agriculture and Life

Sciences

Ghysels Leo VECO Belgium

Van den Bossche Johan Veco Belgium

Hissting Alexander Verband Lebensmittel ohne Gentechnik (VLOG)

Ahammer Wolfgang VFI GmbH

Petzer Tobias VFI GmbH

Kurjak Natalija Victoria Logistic d.o.o.

Koester Jochen VLOG / ProTerra / AgroTrace

Eremin Gojko Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo

Glavaški Miroslav Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo

Vukovic Nevojsa Vojvodina Agrar APPP doo

Andjel Janos Vojvodine agros

Sinclair Duncan Waitrose

Landert Thomas Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.

Lengauer Christoph Wirtschaftsuniversität Wien

Delmestri Giuseppe WU Vienna University of Economics and Business

Wolter Markus WWF Germany

Krause Jan Zemědělská agentura, s.r.o. (Prograin Zia)

Létourneau Alain Zemědělská agentura, s.r.o. (Prograin Zia)

Bruinsma Jan Zemědělské družstvo Všestary

Nebeská Monika Zemědělské družstvo Všestary

Maly Peter ZEOCEM/Maly

Bicvic Josip Žito d.o.o. Osijek

Kovacevic Dubravka Žito d.o.o. Osijek

Sabic Danijel Žito d.o.o. Osijek

Pogoriler Boris Złote Ziarno Sp. z o.o.

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Krassnigg Elisabeth

Murphy-Bokern Donal

Wu Miaoxin

Wysoudil Rene

9. Media Coverage

Press release DE

Press release EN

Press release HUN

Press release PL

Press release RO

Press release SRB

Press release UA

Press release of the Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture (25.11.2016):

Középpontban az ígéretes és fenntartható európai mezőgazdaság

Press release by topagrar Österreich (25.11.2016): Donau Soja baut

europäisches Netzwerk aus

10. 5th International Donau Soja Congress

The 5th international Donau Soja Congress will take place in 2018. The location and

date is not fixed yet.

11. Annex

Annex 1: Program Annex 2: List of all participants Annex 4: Clipping Report

Annex 5: Booklet of the International Donau Soja Congress