KISMET Final Conference
Project: KISMET
Physical Meeting
11. - 13. November 2025
Sustainable Agriculture & Food Choices
Project: KISMET
Virtual Meeting & Physical Meeting
Conference and discussion "From Sustainable Agriculture to Healthy and Sustainable Food Choices"
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Date & Time25. September 2024
09:00 - 12:30 (EEST) -
OrganiserMinistry of Agriculture in Lithuania
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Venue
- Talent Garden Vilnius, Vilniaus str 33
- Vilnius
- Lithuania
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Contact
- Vitalija Fokienė
- vitalija.fokiene@zum.lt
Description
"From Sustainable Agriculture to Healthy and Sustainable Food Choices" is a hybrid event organized under the framework of the Policy Area Bioeconomy within the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. The event will highlight the integration of sustainability into the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023 and showcase best practices from the Baltic Sea Region.
Date: 25th September 2024 9:00 – 12:30 EEST
Location: Talent Garden Vilnius, Vilniaus str. 33, Vilnius, and online
Language: English / Lithuanian
Registration: Open until 24th September 2024 via https://forms.gle/L5oVPU5UaePFtDcC6
The aim of the conference: To increase awareness among relevant stakeholders about the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations, encourage the public—particularly target groups—to discuss and consider sustainability aspects and healthier diets, and motivate producers to shift towards more sustainable food production while broadening the range of healthy options. Additionally, the conference aims to share best practices, experiences, and insights from projects implemented in the Baltic Sea Region.
Participants: Policy makers, scientists, municipal representatives, farmers, food producers and suppliers, NGOs (including environmentalists, plant-based food promoters, consumer representatives).
Agenda
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- (EEST)08:30 – 09:00 – Registration 09:00 – 09:10 – Opening remarks Session 1: Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023: Science and Practice 09:10 – 09:30 Nordic Nutrition Recommendations NNR2023 Sebastian Hielm, Director of Food Safety, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland 09:30 – 09:45 Promotion of healthy nutrition in Lithuania Ieva Gudanavičienė, Adviser of Health Promotion Unit, Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania 09:45 – 10:00 Promotion of healthy and sustainable diets in Denmark Iben Humble Kristensen, Special Consultant of Sustainable Diet and Health Division, The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Denmark 10:00 – 10:40 Panel Discussion: Shifting to a healthier diet: is a reduction in meat consumption inevitable? How to do it the right way? Participants: Sebastian Hielm, Ieva Gudanavičienė, Iben Humble Kristensen 10:40 – 11:00 – Coffee Break Session 2: Sustainable Production and Good Practices: From Farms to Consumers 11:00 – 11:15 Healthy food production starts at the farm - sustainable/regenerative farming Justina Kaučikienė, Farmer, Smėlyne Ūkis, Lithuania 11:15 – 11:30 Organic-district as a strategy to promote sustainability and healthy food in the region. The first bioregion in Baltics - Bioregion of Gauja National Park Lāsma Ozola, Waste-free Community Manager and Activities Coordinator Cesis county central administration, Development Administration, Environment and Climate Neutrality Division 11:30 – 11:45 “Coffee with KISMET”: practices for developing sustainable food systems Giedrė Ramanauskienė, Head of Innovation analysis and policy department of Lithuanian Innovation Center 11:45 – 12:30 Panel Discussion: What should we do to ensure a complete, balanced and sustainable diet? Practical experience in promoting healthier and environmentally sustainable diets, changing of habits, challenges. Panelists: Justina Kaučikienė, Lāsma Ozola, Giedrė Ramanauskienė and tbc. 12:30 – Closing Remarks Event moderator: Aurimas Perednis