International conference Crises and Challenges in Agriculture

3. 10. 2022
Date: Friday, November 4, 2022, from 9 a.m.
Platform:Online via MS Teams
Links to the virtual conference:Common section in English: https://1url.cz/RrEFp
Czechoslovak parallel section: https://1url.cz/XrFOX
Polish parallel section: https://1url.cz/0rFO5
Hungarian parallel section: https://1url.cz/7rFOP
Registration for the conference:https://forms.gle/q3LY8YxHh7P475uTA
Participation fees:Free of charge
Participants:Representatives of the agricultural sectors, academic workers, representatives of agricultural businesses; other participants from the field of agriculture are also welcome (from all Visegrad countries)
Languages of the virtual conference:The opening session of the conference will be held in English, and subsequent parallel sessions will be held in Czech, Slovak, Polish and Hungarian language
Organizers of the conference:Mendel Universtity in Brno
Agricultural University in Krakow
Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Science
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra

This conference is organized as part of the international Visegrad project: “Post-covid recovery of small family businesses in V4 countries”, which aims to identify possibilities of post-COVID recovery and adaptation processes of small family businesses in the multifunctional agriculture in V4 countries. However, during the solution of the project, other current topics arose, which bring new opportunities and threats in the field of agriculture and which have to be urgently addressed to preserve the sustainable development of agriculture.


The aim of this virtual conference is to present and lead a discussion on the results of the Visegrad project, which evaluates the consequences of solving the COVID crisis in the field of agriculture, as well as other topics related to current challenges in agriculture.

09:00 – 09:30: Mutual section in English language: https://1url.cz/RrEFp

  • 09:00 – 09:05: Introduction of the virtual conference
  • 09:05 – 09:25: Introduction of the main results of the Visegrad project: Post-covid recovery of family businesses in V4 countries
  • 09:25 – 09:30: Discussion

Parallel section of the virtual conference

09:30 – 10:45: Parallel section for Czech and Slovak participants managed in Czech a Slovak language: https://1url.cz/XrFOX

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Topic 1: Introduction of main results of the Visegrad project in Czech and Slovak
  • 09:45 – 10:00: Topic 2: prof. Patrik Burg: Smart Agriculture: Development trends in vineyard mechanization
  • 10:00 – 10:15: Topic 3: Oldřich Žďárský, chairman of the board, ŽIVA zemědělská obchodní, a.s. deputy chairman of the largest dairy cooperative MLÉKO CZ: New Challenges in the Czech Agriculture in Times of Crises
  • 10:15 – 10:30: doc. Jaroslava Rajchlová: Social Agriculture as Other Challenges and Opportunities of Agriculture for the 21st century
  • 10:30 – 10:45: Discussion and conclusion of this parallel section

09:30 – 10:30: Parallel section for Polish participants managed in Polish language: https://1url.cz/0rFO5

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Topic 1: Introduction of main results of the Visegrad project in Polish
  • 09:45 – 10:00: Topic 2: Jacek Puchała: Small Business in Rural Areas after Covid Crisis
  • 10:00 – 10:15: Topic 3: Jakub Piecuch: Future for Polish Agriculture: Threats and Opportunities
  • 10:15 – 10:30: Discussion and conclusion of this parallel section

09:30 – 10:30: Parallel section for Hungarian participants managed in Hungarian language: https://1url.cz/7rFOP

  • 09:30 – 09:45: Topic 1: Introduction of main results of the Visegrad project in Hungarian
  • 09:45 – 10:00: Topic 2: Kinga Nagyné Pércsi: Recent challenges in Hungarian agriculture
  • 10:00 – 10:15: Topic 3: Virág Kauserné Szabó: Recent challenges in a Hungarian family farm
  • 10:15 – 10:30: Discussion and conclusion of this parallel section

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