2025
Rencontres européennes Agriculture sociale et thérapeutique
Grangeneuve - Fribourg (CH) February 5-7, 2025

Social and therapeutic agriculture has many facets. We present its various facets so that social and health services are included in agricultural policy and offer opportunities for the social, health and therapeutic challenges of the future. This is why we have formed the umbrella association Green Care Switzerland. Event presentation (.pdf)

3 days
12 speakers
1 round table

Program
Wednesday
05
10h00
Check-in and coffee-croissant
10h30
Welcome by the President of the Association Suisse romande d'agriculture sociale and Care farming Suisse

Jean-Marc Bovay
11h15
The challenges of green care and sustainable development in Switzerland are international.

Cyril Maillefer
14h00
Social farming in Ireland

Helen Doherty, Ireland (online)
15h00
Socio-therapeutic support in social agriculture.

Viviane Chatel / Uni FR / Joanne Jaquier / FFJ
16h00
The mosaic of social and therapeutic agriculture in France.

ASTRA network (F)
Thursday
06
9h00
A link between town and country. Why should green care become an integral part of Swiss agricultural policy?

Raphaël Mahaim
9h30
Legal framework for non-agricultural ancillary activities, but closely linked to them.

Delphine Piccot
10h45
Address by Valérie Dittli, Head of the Department of Agriculture and Finance, Canton of Vaud, Member of the Steering Committee of the National Conference of Cantonal Heads of Agriculture.
11h00
Social benefits and agricultural policy

Aloïs Huber
11h30
Speech by Mr Didier Castella, Head of the Department of Agriculture, Institutions and Forests, Canton of Fribourg.
12h00
Apéritif dînatoire
13h30
Green Care Switzerland web platform

Simone Hunziker
14h00
Quality assurance
Gottfried Grogg
15h00
Round table: Social innovation, social enterprise and education in social agriculture.

Maurice von Valkenburg, (NL), Jean-Paul Barithel (F),

Benoît Renevey, Emmanuel Fridez (CH)

Friday
07
9h00
Social benefit cooperatives in Holland

Maurice von Valkenburg, Holland
10h30
Workshop for a joint declaration
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