BIOFACH Congress
– where the sector enters into dialogue

BIOFACH Forum

The BIOFACH Forum explores market and consumer trends, innovations, and future strategies for the global organic market—including natural and organic cosmetics. It provides orientation in times of global uncertainty and opens space for forward-looking impulses. The focus is on global developments in market and consumer trends, future strategies for a resilient organic sector, innovations and fresh impulses in the organic sector, global developments and their local responses, as well as the question of how young changemakers and start-ups are rethinking the sector.

Retail Forum

Focusing on consumer trends, expectations, and retail strategies—from conventional food retail to specialised organic stores. Topics of discussion include: Transformation in retail: What drives change—and how is the organic sector responding? Organic as an opportunity for independent retails to differentiate their businesses. Success factors for specialised organic retailers: strategies for visibility and trust. Next Gen Organic Retail: New ideas, fresh concepts, bold founders.

Agriculture Forum

Ensuring the future of organic farming calls for solid economic perspectives and committed young people who actively shape the transformation. Central themes of this forum include: Securing livelihoods & perspectives: fair prices, access to land, social security, and farm succession. Regionality & transparency: establishing traceable value chains. Strengthening the relationship between producers and consumers. Education, digitalisation & innovation in organic farming. What drives young farmers today?

Sustainability Forum

This forum focuses on strategies and solutions for greater ecological, social and economic sustainability in the organic food sector. Key topics are: Climate change mitigation in the organic food industry: measures and impact. Circular economy: conserving resources through smart solutions. Social sustainability: fair work, participation and justice. Sustainability communication: storytelling, transparency and impact. We take responsibility: young minds, new ideas for a fair future.

Policy Forum

The Policy Forum provides a platform for dialogue and debate on the political framework for a sustainable organic food sector. Topics in focus: Organic strategies at national and international level: action plans and target settings. Implementation and outlook of national and international organic strategies. Supply chains, trade agreements and global responsibility. Regulation and monitoring: organic regulations, certification and labelling. Organic as part of a sustainable nutrition policy. Young voices: Let us have our say in the politics of tomorrow!

Science Forum

To address the challenges of tomorrow more than just scientific knowledge is required - connection is needed: between research, practice, and shared visions. Topics in focus: Impactful research: findings that advance society and markets. Bridging into practice: science as a driver of sustainable transformation. Impulses for change: new perspectives on nutrition, climate and democracy. Young. Connected. Relevant: early-career researchers in dialogue with practice and policy.