Panel discussions

AGRICULTURE AS AN ACTOR OF SOCIAL INCLUSION

15 October 2026

Event Venue of the Creative Centre of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Štúrova 51

Slovak Agricultural Library building, entrance on the right-hand side

with the option to attend online

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Date & time

15. október 2026, 9:00

Capacity

100 people

Panellists

15 speakers

About

The Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, together with the civic association Druživa, under the auspices of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic and with the support of the OECD and the Active Citizens Fund Slovakia, are organising the 6th edition of the international scientific conference “Agriculture as an Actor of Social Inclusion” (AGASI). The event will also include a discussion on the opportunities for developing social agriculture in Slovakia, which shows that open dialogue between stakeholders brings tangible progress.

The organisers built on this positive experience in the previous editions of the event as well, with the involvement of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic and the Development Agency of the Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region.

This year the 6th edition of the event is being prepared, and it will once again serve as a platform for experts and actors from a range of fields.

AGASI 2026 Programme

08:00 – 09:00
Registration
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome and Opening Remarks
Rector of SUA in Nitra
Sofija Rakcejeva, OECD
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Family of the Slovak Republic
09:15 – 10:30
Panel 1: Mechanisms for Supporting Social Farming
Lucia Lukáňová, Živá záhrada, R.S.P. (Facilitator)
Jan Moudrý, Tomáš Chovanec, Czech Social Farming Association
10:30 – 10:45 Coffee Break
10:45 – 12:00
Panel 2: Social and Green Public Procurement
Ondrej Beňuš, SUA in Nitra (Facilitator)
Izabela Michelčíková, RRA BBSK (Regional Redundancy / Regional Development Agency of Banská Bystrica Self-Governing Region)
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15
Panel 3: Social Services and Activities
Zuzana Polačková, SAS (Slovak Academy of Sciences - Facilitator)
Pavol Vilček, Spiš Catholic Charity
Miroslav Šidlo, Episcopal Office in Nitra
14:15 – 15:30
Panel 4: Education and Competence Building
Danka Moravčíková, SUA in Nitra (Facilitator)
Tatiana Harsová, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic
Andrea Rovná, Slovak Union of Agribusinesses and Family Farms
Martin Kutálek / Silvia Bírová, Agro-Social Enterprise, Tajná
15:30
Summary and Closing Remarks

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15 October 2026 |  Event Venue of the Creative Centre of the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, Štúrova 51 (Slovak Agricultural Library building, entrance on the right-hand side) | with the option to attend online

ČLENOVIA PANELOVÝCH DISKUSIÍ

Marcela Hajtmánková, MPSVR SR (facilitátorka)
Michal Klučiarovský, MPSVR SR
Tomáš Chovanec, Asociace sociálního zemědelství ČR
Anna Felixová, Farma u Felixov
Danka Moravčíková, SPU v Nitre

Danka Moravčíková, SPU v Nitre (facilitátorka)
Tatiana Harsová, MPRV SR
Zuzana Dobšinská, Technická univerzita vo Zvolene
Jana Jarábková, SPU v Nitre
Andrea Rovná, Slovenský zväz agropodnikateľov a rodinných fariem
Miloslav Kováč, Druživa, o. z.

Milan Vaňo, MPSVR SR (facilitátor)
Ingrid Ujváryová, MPSVR SR
Zástupca MPRV SR
Lucia Lukáňová, Živá záhrada, spol. s r. o., R.S.P. Aspekty
Martin Kutálek, Agro-sociálny podnik, Tajná

Ondrej Beňuš, SPU v Nitre (facilitátor)
Pavol Vilček, Spišská katolícka charita
Peter Macháč, Úrad pre verejné obstarávanie
Tibor Lencses, PPM LOGISTIC, spol. s r. o., R.S.P.
Zástupca VÚC Nitra

Co-financed under the project AGRI-CIRC SocInoLab: Developing an innovation ecosystem and creating tools to support social innovation in agriculture and the circular economy. project code: 401407F814.

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