Daugavpils School Food Forum
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Date13. - 14. May 2025
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OrganiserSustainable Gastro, Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre, Green Liberty
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Venue
- Park Hotel Latgola, Gimnazijas iela 46
- 5401 Daugavpils
- Latvia
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Contact
- Jennifer Avci
- events(at)sustainablegastro.com
- Inga Belousa
- inga(at)zalabriviba.lv
Description
In cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers' Office in Latvia, the Circular FoodShift team invites stakeholders to our School Food Forum that will take place on May 13th-14th in Daugavpils, Latvia. The spotlight will be on "food education in schools for food waste reduction & prevention", and on "dynamic & green food procurement".
Two inspirational days to learn about the results of the Circular FoodShift project, to exchange experiences, create ideas and plan multi-stakeholder networking on school food and food procurement solutions and challenges across the disciplines.
For more practical information and registration, please click here.
Deadline to register for the event is on May 5.
Language of the event: English, translation to Latvian will be available.
About Daugavpils – the second largest city of Latvia and the centre of East-Latvian region, located on the banks of the Daugava River in the south-eastern part of the country, 232 km away from Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Daugavpils is multicultural, multi-ethnic and multifunctional city. It gave to the world the outstanding artist Mark Rothko, composer Oskars Stroks and actor, and director Solomon Mikhoels. Daugavpils has many adventurous surprises to offer. For culture and history lovers – historical places and art galleries, for slow-pace travellers – beautiful nature and scenic views, for bold travellers – active recreation offers, and above all, Daugavpils invites everyone to taste delicious traditional dishes all from locally grown products. Daugavpils is authentic and sincere, a great place to escape from the routine of everyday life.
Copyright cover photo: failiem.lv/Daugavpils Andrejs Jemeļjanov
Agenda
- TimeItem
- 13 May
FOOD WASTE REDUCTION & PREVENTION IN SCHOOLS
- 10:00 - 10:30 (EEST)
Opening of the event
- H.E. Mrs. Anne Saloranta, Head of Mission, Embassy of Finland in Latvia
- Daugavpils City Municipality
- Ance Snikere, Project Manager, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre
- Inga Belousa, Education for Sustainable Development Expert, Green Liberty
- 10:30 - 11:00 (EEST)
Food education policy in schools
Deirdre Hodson, Policy Officer, European Commission - 11:00 - 11:25 (EEST)
The importance of food education in schools
Ministry of Agriculture/Education of Latvia - 11:25 - 11:40 (EEST)
"Farm to School" programme in Latgale
Rita Ivanova, Project Manager, Latgale Planning Region - 11:40 - 13:00 (EEST)
Lunch break
- 13:00 - 13:15 (EEST)
The development program "Making the School Community Food-Wise"
Kaidi Randpõld, Development Specialist, The Association of Municipalities of Tartu county - 13:15 - 13:30 (EEST)
Karlstad region multi-stakeholder involvement for food waste reduction/prevention in school canteens
Alain Grenard, Dietary Manager, Karlstad municipality - 13:30 - 13:50 (EEST)
Panel discussion
- 13:50 - 14:05 (EEST)
"Circular FoodShift" capacity building methodology
Inga Belousa, Education for Sustainable Development Expert, Green Liberty - 14:05 - 14:25 (EEST)
Where does school food waste go?
Latgale waste management company - 14:25 - 14:40 (EEST)
Best practises from Finland on food waste education in schools
Ilkka Latomäki , Senior Lecturer, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences - 14:40 - 15:00 (EEST)
Coffee break
- 15:00 - 17:00 (EEST)
Workshop - Circular economy for food in schools
- 18:00 - 21:00 (EEST)
Study trip & dinner
- 14 May
DYNAMIC & GREEN PROCURMENT OF FOOD
- 08:00 - 08:10 (EEST)
Welcome & framing
- Ance Snikere, Project Manager, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre
- Inga Belousa, Education for Sustainable Development Expert, Green Liberty
- 08:10 - 08:30 (EEST)
Public procurement of food in Latvia
Artis Lapiņš, Head of the Latvian Procurement Supervision Office - 08:30 - 08:50 (EEST)
Upcoming logistic centres in Latvia for Farm to School
Agnese Radžele-Šulce, Project Manager, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre - 08:50 - 09:10 (EEST)
Attracting smaller scale farmers for short supply chains in the public sector
- Irmantė Plikaitienė, Group Leader, CPO LT (Lithuanian national procurement office)
- Renata Golovčianskienė, Procurement Specialist, CPO LT (Lithuanian national procurement office)
- 09:10 - 09:30 (EEST)
Dynamic Food Procurement Guide for municipalities in Finland
Suvi Sippola, Leading Expert, Motiva LTD - 09:30 - 09:50 (EEST)
Farmers perspective
Latvian Farmers Cooperative - 09:50 - 10:10 (EEST)
Coffee break
- 10:10 - 10:25 (EEST)
Dynamic Food Procurement in Sweden
Sebastian Fjäll, Procurement Specialist, Vallentuna municipality - 10:25 - 10:40 (EEST)
Basic procurement types for buying food in Estonia and DPS example
Krista Loog, Procurement Specialist, Elva municipality - 10:40 - 10:55 (EEST)
Dynamic (green) food procurement good practises in Latvia
Inese Pelša, Chairwoman of the Board, Latvian Sustainable Procurement Association - 10:55 - 11:20 (EEST)
Framework "Setting the table for a Circular FoodShift"
Ilkka Latomäki , Senior Lecturer, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences - 11:20 - 11:40 (EEST)
Panel discussion
- 11:40 - 13:00 (EEST)
Lunch
- 13:00 - 15:00 (EEST)
Workshop - Building a unifying dynamic food procurement system for the Baltic Sea Region
- 15:00 - 15:15 (EEST)
Wrap up & final remarks
- Ance Snikere, Project Manager, Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre
- Inga Belousa, Education for Sustainable Development Expert, Green Liberty
- 15:15 - 21:00 (EEST)
Cultural visit & dinner
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