How can new crops and innovative products be successfully integrated into Brandenburg’s organic value chains? What potential do speciality and niche crops offer for regional markets – and what conditions are needed for cultivation, processing, and marketing?

The second Market Information Talk 2026 focuses on innovations and emerging crops for Brandenburg’s organic market. Particular attention is given to speciality and niche crops such as millet, buckwheat, quinoa, sea buckthorn, flaxseed, and legumes, which have gained increasing importance for regional value creation in recent years.

Programme Highlights

• Practical insights into the cultivation, processing, and marketing of specialty and niche crops
• Experiences from product development and regional value chains
• Exchange with stakeholders from agriculture, processing, trade, and product innovation
• Discussions on market potential, challenges, and future prospects for Brandenburg’s organic sector

Event Overview

In the first part of the event, participants will discuss the potential of new crops for Brandenburg together with stakeholders from farming, processing, and marketing. The focus will be on suitable cultivation systems, processing opportunities, and market pathways for innovative organic products.

Building on these discussions, practical case studies will provide insights into current developments surrounding speciality and niche crops as well as innovative approaches to product development. Concrete examples will illustrate opportunities and challenges along the value chain.

The Market Information Talks offer space for exchange and networking among stakeholders from cultivation, processing, trade, and product development. Together, participants will explore perspectives for strengthening regional organic value chains in Brandenburg. The event is organised by the Ecologic Institute on behalf of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Systems, Environment and Consumer Protection as part of the Brandenburg Organic Action Plan.