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Program Press Tour
September 27 – 30, 2018
#swissagtour18
Dear Colleagues
We are pleased to invite you to Switzerland for a seminar on the topic of “Consumer Criticism Questions Food Security & Sustainability”. We expect colleagues from different countries to share their experience and questions about these topics.
Switzerland has many referendums where consumers question agricultural production and farming techniques, even though production standards and environmental restrictions are high. Initiatives seeking higher standards gain popular support. An “Animal welfare Initiative” was launched to end “factory farming” in Switzerland. Animal rights groups and environmental organisations launched a popular initiative to ban intensive, large-scale livestock farming. Another popular initiative aimed at banning pesticides throughout Switzerland was filed with the Federal Chancellery: “70 percent of the Swiss population wants to ban pesticides”. Will consumer criticism have threatening consequences? The objective of the tour is to promote awareness of current developpments in Consumer Criticism about Agriculture in Switzerland and other countries.
During the tour we will visit farms, cheese makers and other interesting places in the area of Lucerne. You will learn about and participate in the national Swiss cheese awards contest, participate in the descent of cows from the alps to the valley, visit a cheese cave and discuss the concept of climate-friendly milk production and how music influences cheese! There will be a dinner on the famous mountain Pilatus.
Organizing Committee: Corina Burn, Jürg Jordi, Markus Rediger, Roland Wyss, Adrian Krebs, Alois Hodel, Sandra Steffen
Language: English
Participants: Agriculture and food journalists worldwide, journalists of IFAJ and ENAJ member guilds and Young Leaders of IFAJ guilds; up to 35 participants.
Cost: No cost except travel to Switzerland. Expenses incurred in Switzerland will be covered by our partners and sponsors; participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses to and from the press tour hotel in Switzerland.
Location: Hotel Kurhaus Heiligkreuz, 6166 Hasle LU / Lucerne in the valley Entlebuch
To learn more contact Corina Burn info@clutterlid.ch or call Markus Rediger +41 79 407 95 52
We are looking forward to this seminar and welcome you to Switzerland!