Final Conference

12-13 December, Leuven ( Belgium)

Purpose of the event:

The aim of the Final Conference is to bring together various stakeholders – farmers, farming organisations, farm advisory, research, social services, researchers, decision makers and policymakers from all levels, European networks – to share and discuss in an interactive way the outcomes of the FARMWELL project, including findings on the diverse social challenges that farmers are facing today, inspiring social innovations that help to address these challenges to improve farmers’ wellbeing, recommendations on how to enable effective social services and policies to improve farmers’ wellbeing.
You can follow the main sessions online:
Day 1, December 12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQQETLW_MLI
Day 2, December 13
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1nIvqARRfg
Are you interested in joining the event?
Please express your interest through the following link until the 10 November:
I want to join the Final Conference

Agenda of the meeting

12 December 2023

9.00 – 13.00  FIELD VISIT & Lunch: Mental health support for farmer
13.00 – 14.00  Registration
14:00 – 15:00  FARMWELL – INTRODUCTION
  • Moderators: Edina Ocsko (E40) & Lucas de Man (NewHeroes)
  • Welcome by the Belgian Partnership (Director of ILVO)
  • Introduction to the FARMWELL Project, Edina Ocsko (Coordinator)
  • Let’s Talk About It: Farmers’ Wellbeing (Keynote Speech)
  • Welcome by the European Commission (to be confirmed)
15.00 – 15.30 THE CHALLENGES OF FARMERS
  • The Wellbeing Challenges of Farmers, Lies Messely (ILVO)
  • Introduction to the Poster Session
15.30 – 17.00 POSTER SESSION ON SOCIAL CHALLENGES IDENTIFIED BY FARMWELL
  • The Wellbeing Challenges of Farmers, Lies Messely (ILVO)
  • Introduction to the Poster Session
17.00 – 18.30 Break
18.30 – 19.30  ‘WE PIG COUNTRY’ – Performance by Lucas de Man
19.30 – …  Dinner

13 December 2023

9.00 – 9.15 INTRODUCTION TO THE DAY
9.15 – 10.15  SOCIAL INNOVATIONS THROUGH THE EYES OF FARMERS
  • Talkshow around the short FARMWELL documentaries moderated by Lucas de Man (NewHeroes)
10.15 – 10.45   COFFEE BREAK
10.45 – 11.15  SUPPORTING SOCIAL INNOVATION
  • Teasers by FARMWELL partners on key recommendations
11.15 – 12.30 World Café Session
  •  led by FARMWELL partners
  • Discussions on ‘how to support the emergence of social innovations’, including the role of LEADER in supporting farmers’ cooperation, energy communities, making irregular work regular, supporting social farming, improving mental health and health-care services, using Social Return on Investment (SROI)
 12.30 – 13.30  Lunch
13.30 – 14.45  MAKING SOCIAL INNOVATIONS & SUPPORT ACCESSIBLE
  • The FARMWELL Toolbox, Melanie van Raaij (Boerenbond)
  • Feedback from Discussion
  • Groups Reflection by Expert Panel
  • What is social innovation and what we need to make it happen?
 14.45 – 15.00  CONCLUDING REMARKS