University of Warmia and Mazury, Olsztyn

The ORGANICagriculTOUR was at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn from September 29 until October 01, 2007.

Our contact person at the Lithuanian University of Agriculture is Prof. Dr. Jozef Tyburski, Faculty of Environmental Management and Agriculture.

Jozef "This initiative is of great value. Your visit is an important argument to convince the Dean of the Faculty to reintroduce organic farming in the study program."

 

We conducted presentations and workshops on Tuesday, October 2.

The program was the following:

   
Topic Duration
   
Introduction of the Team and Project 10 min
   
Presentation of the Faculty of Organic Agriculture in Witzenhausen 20 min
   
What is Organic Agriculture? 30 min
   
Facts about Organic Agriculture in Europe 20 min
   
Presentation of an Organic Farm in Germany 30 min
   
Quiz on Organic Agriculture  10 min
   
Discussions: 60 min

         Organic Agriculture versus Conventional Agriculture

         Horsepower versus Kilowatt

         Genetically Modified Organisms in Agriculture: Threat or Progress?