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?

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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

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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

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Simone Hunziker

14h00

Quality assurance

Gottfried Grogg

15h00

Round table: Social innovation, social enterprise and education in social agriculture.

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

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Benoît Renevey, Emmanuel Fridez (CH)

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Friday

07

9h00

Social benefit cooperatives in Holland

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Maurice von Valkenburg, Holland

10h30

Workshop for a joint declaration

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Location

Fribourg (CH)

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