6TH EU-LAC AGRI-FOOD DIALOGUE

Organic agriculture: strengthening sustainable markets in the EU and LAC

DATE: 3 JUNE 2026

SCHEDULE

08:30 - 10:30 Mexico City / San José

09:30 - 11:30 Bogotá / Ecuador / Panama

10:30 - 12:30La Paz / Santiago / Caribbean

11:30 - 13:30 Asuncion / Buenos Aires / Brasilia / Montevideo

16:30 - 18:30 Brussels

AGENDA

Simultaneous interpreting in English and Spanish

08:30 - 08:50 WELCOME             

  • Emilio Calvo Roldán. AL-INVEST Verde Director / Component
  • Elena Panichi. Head of Unit, DG AGRI G2 Las Americas.
  • Lloyd Day.  Deputy Director General of IICA 


08:50 - 09:05 RESULTS OF THE 5TH EU-LAC AGRI-FOOD DIALOGUE

Priorities and strategic orientations for organic systems strengthening

  • Graciela Lacaze. Executive Secretariat of the Inter-American Commission for Organic Agriculture.


09:05 - 10:25 
PRIORITY ELEMENTS FOR BI-REGIONAL DIALOGUE AND ORGANIC SYSTEMS STRENGTHENING 

The EU organic regulatory framework: Roadmap for the coming months and results of the European Organic Farming Action Plan 

  • Luis Carazo. Chief of the Organic Production Unit, Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG AGRI) of the European Commission.
  • Ivonne Díaz. Director of Agri-Food Safety and Organic Control. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Mexico.
  • Lucero Rodríguez Huertas. Coordinator of the Innovation and Technological Development Group. Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development Colombia.

 

Current trends in organic trade and consumption: Key requirements and considerations for EU organic market access

  • Anselmo Méndez Álvarez. General Manager of the Veritas Organic Supermarket Chain. Spain.

 

Space for questions and comments

Innovative inputs for organic systems: current and emerging technologies that support productivity.

  • Alessandra Trinchera. Research Coordinator of the Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA). Italy.
  • Natalia Curcio. Technical Secretary of the Argentinean Chamber of Bioinputs (CABIO). 


10:25 - 10:30 CONCLUSIONS AND
CLOSING   

  • Davide Bonechi. Senior Programme Manager of AL-INVEST Verde