Constituent meeting of the International Rye Network

7th to 9th December 2016

Sangaste Castle, Village Valga County,

Event schedule

December 7 th

16:00 – 20:00 Arrival of international participants to Sangaste Castle 20:00 Dinner

December 8 th

10:00 Arrival of Estonian participants and welcome coffee

10:30 -12:00 First session Establishment of the International Rye Network - presentation by non-profit Estonian Rye Association – Vahur Kukk Plant breeding on rye in The Scientific and Practical Center for Arable Farming of Belarus – Kantstantsin Melnichuk, Belarus Discussion

12:00 Lunch

13:30 – 15:30 Second session Compilation of an overview on current status of rye - Mati Koppel, Estonian Crop Research Institute, presented by Ruve Šank Overview on AgroWeb Network – Michal Demes, Slovakia Activities of Estonian Agricultural Museum – Emily Lindsalu Estonian Rye Association – Vahur Kukk Discussion

16:00 Guided tour in the Sangaste Castle 17:00-18:00 Meeting with partners of Sangaste Rye Village Community 20:00 Dinner

December 9 th

9:00 Breakfast Transfer of international participants to and List of participants

Hungar [email protected]; Laszlo Palvolgyi MOA, Department of Agricultural Markets y Claus Hinrich Germa [email protected]; Heuer KWS-Lochow GMBH, Rye Belt ny Slovaki Michal Demes AgroWeb Network a [email protected] Kanstantsin The Scientific and Practical Center for [email protected] Melnichuk Arable Farming Belarus The Scientific and Practical Center for Raman Kadyrau Arable Farming Belarus [email protected] Zsuzsanna Hungar Keresztes FAO REU y [email protected] Ayrat Valijev Kazan State Agrarian University [email protected] Ieva Mežaka Institute of Agriculture [email protected] School of Service and Rural [email protected] Arnold Pastak Economics Estonia .ee Leonhard Puksa Estonian Rye Association Estonia [email protected] Emily Lindasalu Estonian Agricultural Museum Estonia [email protected] Heili Kalbri Sangaste Rye Village Estonia [email protected] Kaido Tamberg Sangaste Rural Municipality Estonia [email protected] Inga Tikk Sangaste Rural Municipality Estonia [email protected] Tuuli Merimaa Sangaste Rye Village Estonia [email protected] Ruve Šank Estonian Ministry of Rural Affairs Estonia [email protected] [email protected] Vahur Kukk Estonian Rye Association Estonia sus.ee