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General Course Information and Programme

Cooperative GovernancePart of the DFC Scholarship programme

Department of Food & Resource Economics (IFRO)

University of Copenhagen (UCPH) and

Department of Animal Science

Aarhus University (AU)

In collaboration with

Danida Fellowship Centre (DFC)

Version: 19.08.2019

Course: Cooperative Governance 30. September –11. October 2019

ContentsCourse introduction......................................................................................................................................3Teaching approach.......................................................................................................................................4Course structure...........................................................................................................................................4Absalon – the online course pages...............................................................................................................5Participant work before and during the course............................................................................................5Contact persons............................................................................................................................................6Photo and video shooting.............................................................................................................................6Detailed course schedule.............................................................................................................................7Lecturers and guest lectures......................................................................................................................14

Course responsible and main course lecturers.......................................................................................14

Key speakers and guest lecturers from IFRO..........................................................................................14

Danida Fellowship Centre and growth counsellors at the Danish embassies.........................................14

External guest Lecturers.........................................................................................................................15

Visits to food companies and public offices................................................................................................16IFRO (Department of Food and Resource Economics)............................................................................16

KU Science..............................................................................................................................................16

Agro Food Park.......................................................................................................................................16

Arla Foods...............................................................................................................................................17

Danish Crown.........................................................................................................................................17

Danske æg (Danish Egg Association)......................................................................................................18

Danæg Amba..........................................................................................................................................18

DLF Seeds & Science...............................................................................................................................18

DLG.........................................................................................................................................................19

GASA NordGrønt.....................................................................................................................................19

IFU – Investment Fund for Developing Countries...................................................................................19

Kopenhagen Fur.....................................................................................................................................19

Landbrug & Fødevarer (The Danish Agriculture & Food Council)...........................................................20

Mosehøjgård dairy cattle farm...............................................................................................................20

Vigen Mink..............................................................................................................................................21

VikingGenetics........................................................................................................................................21

Course participants.....................................................................................................................................22Appendix (Field trips).................................................................................................................................22

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Course introduction The focus of the course is to provide an understanding of the concept of cooperative organization, what a cooperative is, and how cooperatives can be organized at different levels depending on the size, environment, market and governmental actions.

Participants will obtain an understanding of how cooperative organization and cooperative enterprises can be advantages to overcome barriers relating to market access and economies of scale, as well as to solve specific challenges to society.

In this context, the participants will be introduced to Danish experiences, with particular focus on:

* How cooperative organization historically has contributed to development of the political system and societal structure present in Nordic countries* Experiences with transfer of the Danish cooperative model to other countries.

The reason for using Danish farmer organizations as significant examples is the long-term success of farmer cooperatives in Denmark. Since the 1880’s farmer cooperatives have spread into almost all agricultural industries, and their market shares are now significant. In major industries like dairy, pork, beef, fur skin trade, farm supply, and potato starch, cooperatives are now dominating. The cooperative organization is regarded as a major factor behind the present strong position of Danish agriculture and food industry both nationally and internationally. Farmer cooperatives can strengthen farmers’ access to markets and their bargaining power. Furthermore, the security of demand and the access to capital, technology, advisory service and other inputs can be improved.

Specific challenges, eg. in relation to membership influence and sense of ownership in cooperative organization and management, will be high-lighted. Company visits constitute an important element in the course, and will contribute to provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the pros and cons relating to this kind of organization, including potential differences relating to scale.

Group work is scheduled in the program to ensure thorough discussions and knowledge synthesis regarding how cooperative development could be initiated or strengthened in different societal/country settings.

Visits to food companies and organizations and/or external guest lectures (not all confirmed yet) will contribute to show practical implementation of the lessons presented. The aim is to present companies and cases, to discuss, and to exchange experiences.

Target group:A mixed group with different education, job and societal background is advantageous. The topic includes several different aspects and dimensions with several groups of stakeholders meaning that a diversified group of participants can be useful:

Policy makers, policy administration and authorities Researchers/academics working with cooperatives, value chains, farmer organizations etc. Farmer organizations and selected farmers Corporate and cooperative enterprise leaders

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Cooperative members. Other stakeholders in the food value chain – from farm to retail level

Teaching approachThe course consists of a mix of i) thematic lectures by IFRO and AU researchers; ii) guest lectures by representatives from Danish food companies, public authorities and organizations working in the Danish agriculture and food cluster; iii) field trips to food companies and organizations in the Danish food cluster in Copenhagen and other parts of Denmark; and iv) individual and group work including short presentations by the participants.

During the thematic lectures, the main topics related to agri and food cooperatives will be presented, often taking departure in specific food sectors and value chains in Denmark or abroad. Guest lectures will be given in the classroom by external lecturers at UCPH and by guests from the Danish food sector, while additional presentation will be given during visits to companies and public offices. These lectures will partly deal with topics that are relevant for the actors in the Danish food and cooperative industry, but will during the course be related to food markets and value chains in developing countries to the extent possible. All lectures are based on the active participation and involvement of the course participants.

During the first part of the course, participants will make short presentations of the main challenges and problems they experience or work with related to cooperatives, e.g. barriers, potential benefits, experiences, possible solutions etc. in their home country (see instructions further down). These will subsequently be developed and challenged during the course.

The course also includes a full day excursion in down-town Copenhagen, a full day excursion to a fur cooperative and fur farm, and a 2-day excursion to other regions in Denmark, where course participants will visit, companies, cooperatives, and organizations working in the Danish food cluster. The visit to agricultural and food organizations will give the participants a thorough understanding of the supporting and facilitating role of public and private actors, while visits to companies will showcase different cooperative business models that have been developed over a long period of time and are performing successfully in the national and/or global food markets.

A textbook and a casebook will be given to the participants on the first day as well as a synthesis of relevant literature. The synthesis along with additional papers and hand-outs will be available to the course participants via the online learning platform Absalon at UCPH (see below). In the detailed course schedule starting from page 7 you can find references to the two books (called Book and Case).

Course structureThe course will run for 2 weeks from Monday 30th September to Friday 11th October 2019. The lecture days will last from 9.00 to approximately 16.15, and consist of thematic lectures, guest lectures and group work, a 1-hour lunch break during the day and short ad-hoc coffee and tea breaks in the mornings and afternoons. Please notice that we will start and end at different times during days with excursions and tours. Please, arrive well in advance as we start punctually at the specified times.

The lectures will take place in the meeting room BS Jørgensen at the Institute of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen (UCPH), Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C.

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You can find a map of the Frederiksberg Campus here with indication of the DFC Centre and IFRO, and directions to IFRO on Google Maps here.

The course participants are expected to spend a limited amount of time during afternoons and evenings outside of the normal lecture hours to read literature and to work on the development of their own original essay during the course. More information can be found below and will be given during the first days.Details of the course program can be found further down.

Absalon – the online course pagesDuring the course we will make use of the University of Copenhagen’s online learning environment, called Absalon. All participants have been invited via an email to join the online learning environment, Absalon: https://absalon.ku.dk/courses/33863

Along with the invitation to Absalon, there is a short set of instructions on how to register. As you are not students at the university you need to create a new so-called Canvas account. On the following link, you can find instructions on how to do this: https://guides.instructure.com/m/4212/l/73167-how-do-i-sign-up-for-a-canvas-account-as-a-student

Once you have created an account, it is very important that you SAVE YOUR USERNAME AND PASSWORD. Please write them down and bring them with you.

If you have difficulties accessing the Absalon pages, please contact our Education Coordinator Susanne Weibel at [email protected]. During the first day we will make sure everyone has access to these pages. We have kept the use of the Absalon pages rather simple and structured them into modules. In each module you can find information regarding the course program, lecturers and companies, as well as literature. You will also see a module called Participant Essays, where you can upload the short essay, you are expected to prepare prior to the course start (see details below). Alternatively, you can prior to course start email your essay to [email protected] and [email protected].

Slides from presentations given each day will also be available on Absalon, no later than the day of the lecture. We will also send out announcements via Absalon, which will be directed to your email.

Participant work before and during the courseBefore the start of the course, the participants are required to submit a short essay, maximum 1-2 pages, regarding cooperatives and cooperative governance in their own country. The essay should include the following items: Your background Your current work related to a specific food and agriculture The main challenges, problems, and barriers that you experience, work with or envision related to

cooperatives, e.g. barriers, potential benefits, and possible solutions in your country

Please save the text in the provided word document and name the file as: participant name-_country_essay, and upload it to the Absalon page in the module called Participant Essays or send it to [email protected] and [email protected].

The participants are expected to shortly (approx. 5-7 minutes) present their case in plenum during the first half of the course.

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During the course, the participants are expected to develop their essay based on the topics of the lectures and inputs from guest lecturers and company visits. This work may take place during lecture hours or in the afternoon/evenings and can be coordinated between participants from the same country.

At the end of the course, the participants will shortly present potential solutions to the originally identified challenges and problems and paths for development of the case. The presentations may be given in groups based on topics rather than countries. The extended essays with possible solutions identified will be assembled in one large report that will be shared among course participants after the course. In addition to the essay, the participants are expected to write a short reflective evaluation of the course.

Contact personsA number of persons at IFRO will act as contact persons for the course participants during the stay in Denmark. The contact persons can be of help for any matters related to Danish culture, language barriers, practical guidance on life in Denmark and Copenhagen, and other related matters such where to go for shopping, sight- seeing , public transportation, etc.The contact persons are: For the Vietnamese participants: Hanne Teilmann Møller [email protected] / Tel. +45 3533 6871 For the Mexican and Colombian participants: Jesica Andrea Murcia López [email protected] / Tel. +45

3532 6102 For the Chinese participants: Wusheng Wu [email protected] /Tel. +45 3533 6812

The three contact persons will be introduced during the first day of the course.

Photo and video shootingThe communication team at IFRO will film parts of the course and take pictures for use on web and social media. You will be asked to sign a consent form at course registration on your first day, but if you do not want to be a part of any press material, you can say no, and this will of course be respected.

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Detailed course schedule

Date & time Topic / activity Venue Resources

Monday 30. Sept.10.00-10.30:10.30-11.00:

11.30-12.00:12.00-13.00:13.00-13.15:13.15-14.30:14.30-14.45:14:45-15:45

15.45-16:0016.00-16.15:

Introductory day (MON / HOH)Coffee and registrationWelcome by course responsible Mette Olaf Nielsen (MON) & Henning Otte Hansen (HOH) Presentation of course participantsIntroduction to course content and contact personsWalk around local campus and finding the canteenLUNCHWelcome by Bo Jellesmark Thorsen, Head of IFROIntroduction to Danish agriculture and farmer cooperatives (HOH)DiscussionCountry presentation: Major challenges and opportunities in each country (see “Participants’ work before and during the course”)DiscussionRound-up: reflections and lessons learned

Room: BS Jørgensen all day IFRO, Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C

Case 9

Essays

Tuesday 1. Oct.9.40 10.00-11.00:

11.00-11.45:

11.45-13.00:

13.00-14.00:

Copenhagen Tour (HOH) Meeting place: Marmorkirken Metro stationIFU: Investment Fund for Developing CountriesOtto Vinter ChristensenWalk through Copenhagen City to Axelborg – the headquarter of Danish Agriculture and Food councilProducer organization in the Danish poultry industry – and lunch. Jørgen Nyberg LarsenSupporting Danish agri and food companies.

Copenhagen City

Case 9

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14.00-14.30:14:30-16.00

16.00-16.15:

NNWalk to The Danish Agricultural AgencyHow to manage support and payments to farmersPeter Byriel Dalsgaard Walk back to hotel

Wednesday 2. Oct.

9.00-10.00:10.00-11.00:

11.15-12.00:12.00-13.00:13.00-13.45:14.00-15.00:15.00-15.15:15.15-15.35:

15.35-16.00:16.00-16.15:

Cooperatives: Pros and cons, structure, development and cases (HOH)What is a cooperative? Principles and lessonsCooperative development in Growth countries Sanne ChipetaThe development of global food industry. GlobalisationLunchThe world food situation. Presentation and discussionCooperatives in the agri and food industry: Growth and M&AsCoffeeBlock chain and food marketsJesica Andrea Murcia López CasesRound-up: reflections and lessons learned


Book – chapter 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10Paper handoutCase 1, 7

Thursday 3. Oct.

06:4507:0009.00-10.30

Jutland field trip. Cooperatives in practice (MON)Meeting timeDeparture from IFRO Visit to dairy cattle farmMosegaard Jesper Bang

Bus trip

IFRO, Rolighedsvej 25

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Date & time Topic / activity Venue Resources11.30-13.30

14.00-16.00

16.00

Visit to Danæg Amba – incl lunchJann Dollerup JensenVisit to Arla – Christiansfeld Dairy CenterKenneth FaaborgTransfer to hotel in AarhusSightseeing and social activities

Friday 4. Oct.

07:1507.3008.30-10.00

10.30-13.00

13.30-15.00

Jutland field trip. Cooperatives in practice(MON+HOH)Meeting timeDeparture from hotelVisit to Danish Crown AmbaKarl Christian MøllerVisit to the Agricultural Advisory Center, SEGES, incl. lunchTorben Huus-BruunVisit to Viking GeneticsKenneth Byskov

Bus trip

Hotel lobby

Monday 7. Oct. 9.00-9.10:9.10-10:30:

10.30-12.00:

Starting new companies – and managing world class cooperatives (MON)

Introduction (MON)How to establish and manage new agri food companies through innovation and entrepreneurship Carsten Nico Hjortsø Dairy cooperative Arla Foods board member presentation. Simon Simonsen, farmer and arla board of director member (elected by dairy farmersI


Case TBA

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Date & time Topic / activity Venue Resources12.00-13.0013.00-14.30:

14.45-16.00:

16.00-16.15:

LunchGlobal value chains, food industry and cooperativesAske Skovmand Bosselmann Assistant professor, IFRO, Costa Rica+Nicaragua, 'Land use change and payments for environmental services among small scale farmers

Communication in the Vietnamese shrimp value chain: How to improve vertical integrationAndrea Bruno Landi, PhD student, IFRO, structure of trans-national food supply chains, Denmark -> China/Vietnam

Round-up: reflections and lessons learned

Tuesday 8. Oct.

9:009.05-10.30:

10.30-12.00

12.00-13.00

13.00-14.00

Cooperative case, sourcing in developing countries and global transfer of cooperative experience (Until 12: together with other students) (HOH)Introduction DLG – Danish Farm Supply cooperative: Development and challengesAnna Plum, DLG

Orkla Foods: Global food company and global sourcing: How to become an attractive supplier? Mette Winther West, Orkla Foods Danmark

Lunch

Globalization of cooperativesHenning Otte Hansen

Case 3

Case 2

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14.15-15.15:

15.30-16.15

16:15-16.30

16:30-16:50

17.00-19.00:

Transfer of cooperative experienceHenning Otte Hansen

Cooperatives in Colombia – a case

Round-up: reflections and lessons learned

Walk to DFC Café (Henning follows you)

Danish culture and family life. Discussion and presentation by Ph.d. Stine Illum og Ph.d. Anette Høite Hansen

Wednesday 9. Oct.

9.00-10.00:

10.00-11.00:

11.15-12.00:

12.00-13.00

International cooperative experiences and path dependencies(MON and Mogens Lund)Rights-based management and its relevance for cooperative governanceChristian Friis BachPath dependenciesMogens LundCooperative organization of milk collection in Bolivia - long-term implications for small-scale farmer economy and productivityAbel Rojas Pardo and MON

LunchSocietal context determinatirs – group work (essay revision)


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Date & time Topic / activity Venue Resources13.00-16.00:

16.00-16.15:

MON and Mogens LundRound-up: Reflections and lessons learned

Thursday 10. Oct.

9.00-9.30: 9.30:10.00-13.00:

13.00:13.30-14.30:14.30:15:0015:00-16:00

16:00-16:30

16:30-17:30

17:30-17:4517:45-19:1519.45:

The Danish cooperative fur cluster, local advisory center and cooperative vegetable sales company (together with other studetns) (HOH)The Danish fur cluster – introductionDeparture to Kopenhagen Fur, from Rolighedsvej 25Visit to Kopenhagen Fur. Presentation by Jesper Clausen. Visit auction hall and LUNCH Departure to fur farmer. Tour of Danish fur farmer at Vigen Mink, Knud Vest. Departure to Agrovi, advisory office, HillerødVisit at Agrovi, Niels Eghøj NielsenDeparture to Rokkedysse to meet chairman of GASA Nordgrønt, Torben Bo Toft ChristensenPresentation of farm, farm shop and presentation of the cooperative sales company, GASA NordgrøntDeparture to Henning’s house (walking . . . )Common dinner – Pizza at Henning’s placeArrival back at Frederiksberg

BS Jørgensen, IFRO

Langagervej 60, 2600 Glostrup

Oddestensvej 1 A, 4040 Jyllinge

Hillerød

Værløse

Værløse

Friday 11. Oct. 9.00-11.00:

Catching up and closing MON / HOHPresentations by participants – possible solutions to the challenges presented in your revised essays

Room: BS Jørgensen all day IFRO, Rolighedsvej 25,

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Date & time Topic / activity Venue Resources 11.00-12.00:

12.00-13.00:

13.00-14.30:

15.15-16.00:

Lessons learned, experience exchange and Course evaluation

LUNCH & Follow-up meetings

Future collaborations and networks?Diplomas

Farewells and Goodbyes

1958 Frederiksberg C

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Lecturers and guest lectures

Course responsible and main course lecturers

Mette Olaf Nielsen (MON) – [email protected] Professor, Department Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Aarhus UniversityMette’s main research areas are environmentally sustainable nutrition and management related to dairy production. She has many years of experience with research collaboration in Latinamerica. She was the key person designing an Animal Science education in face of the intellectual capital drain trend in agriculture.

Henning Otte Hansen (HOH) – [email protected] advisor at Section for Production, Markets and Policy, Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO), University of Copenhagen.Henning’s main research areas are agribusiness economics and globalization and food markets. Henning makes frequent appearances in Danish news media concerning matters of agribusiness in Denmark and is the former chief editor of the Journal of Land Economics.

Key speakers and guest lecturers from IFRO

Bo Jellesmark Thorsen - [email protected] Head of Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO)

Carsten Nico Hjortsø - [email protected] professor at Section for Production, Markets and Policy, IFRO

Aske Skovmand Bosselmann – [email protected] professor at Section for Production, Markets and Policy, IFRO

Jesica Andrea Murcia López - [email protected] assistant at Section for Production, Markets and Policy, IFRO

Danida Fellowship Centre and growth counsellors at the Danish embassies

Cecilie Holdt Rude – [email protected] Development Advisor, Danida Fellowship Centre

Esben Filt Jensen - [email protected] Growth Counsellor at the Royal Danish Embassy in Colombia

Jeppe Juhl Petersen – China

Katrine Løvenbalk Lundsby – [email protected] Growth Counsellor, Food and Agriculture at the Royal Danish Embassy in Vietnam

Thomas Falke Mortensen TBC - [email protected] Growth Counsellor Food & Agriculture at the Royal Danish Embassy in Mexico

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External guest Lecturers

Abel Rojas Pardo – [email protected], CIP/ALTAGRO, La Paz, Bolivia

Andrea Bruno Landi - [email protected] Ph.d. student at The Department of Food and Resource Economics, KU

Anna Plum [email protected] to the Executive Board, DLG

Anne-Mette Olsen - [email protected] Chief Adviser at The Danish Agriculture & Food Council

Christian Friis Bach – [email protected] Secretary General for Danchurchaid and Minister of foreign aid.

Jesper Clausen - [email protected] Cand. agro. KOPENHAGEN FUR a.m.b.a.

Karen Hamann - [email protected] CEO of Institute for Food Studies and Agro Industrial Development (IFAU)

Jørgen Nyberg Larsen - [email protected] Head of Division at The Danish Agriculture & Food Council / Danish Eggs

Kenneth Byskov - [email protected]

Kenneth Faaborg - [email protected] manager at Christiansfeld Dairy Center

Mogens Lund – [email protected] of Division of Food Production and Society, NIBIO, Norway

Niels Eghøj Nielsen – [email protected] leader, Agrovi

Otto Vinter Christensen - [email protected] President, Agribusiness. Investment Fund for Developing Countries

Peter Byriel Dalsgaard - [email protected] Consultant and team leader – Agricultural agency

Sanne Chipeta – [email protected] Consultant – Green Development Advice

Simon Simonsen – [email protected] Dairy farmer, agronomist and Board Member of Arla Foods

Torben Bo Toft Christensen – [email protected] at GASA Nordgrønt, owner of Rokkedyssegaard Torben Huus-Bruun - [email protected] Consultant SEGES – Skills & Growth, Business & Implementation

Additional guest lecturers including those encountered during excursions may/will subsequently be added to the list.

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Visits to food companies and public offices

IFRO (Department of Food and Resource Economics)

Department of Food and Resource Economics (IFRO) has its origins in the traditions and methodology developed in the Danish agriculture, forestry and food production sectors, in which the close consultative relationships developed between the private sector, public authorities and research institutions contributed significantly to positive outcomes.

Research, education, research based public sector services and broader dissemination are IFRO's main tasks, particularly within the fields of environment, natural resources, global development, food and agriculture as well as consumption, bioethics and governance.

The department is organised in four sections and an administrative support unit. The four sections each have focus area: Section for Consumption, Bioethics and Governance, Section for Environment and Natural Resources, Section for Global Development, Section for Production, Markets and Policy

Headquarters: Rolighedsvej 25, 1958 Frederiksberg C

KU Science

The Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen is the largest natural and bio-science educational institution in Denmark, with 4.500 employees and 9.500 fulltime undergraduate- and graduate students divided within 12 departments and further 72 sections. The yearly budget of the Faculty of Science is at 3 billion Danish kroner.

The Faculty of Sciences primary task is to contribute to solving the big difficulties that a world in rapid change with increased pressure on the nature resources and pronounced climate changes among others, stand before.

At the same time the Faculty of Science should contribute to the development of economic growth and thereby ensure the welfare society. This should be in close collaboration with the business community and public authorities, organizations and other universities, in Denmark as well as globally.

The faculty’s research takes place across 12 departments, such as; Food and Resource Economics, Food Science, Geoscience and Natural Resource Management, Plant and Environmental Sciences and other science related areas.

Headquarters: Bülowsvej 17, 1870 Frederiksberg C

Agro Food Park

Agro Food is where the products of the future are created by interesting companies, research and educational institutions in a

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fruitful cooperation. The will to “Open Innovation” creates new ways of thinking and growth for everyone involved and thereby turns Agro Food Park into a power centre in the Danish food cluster.

Agro Food Park is built on traditions for trustworthy cooperation between strong partners from the Danish food and agricultural industries. The focus is on developing food of a high quality, which will be in world-wide demand.

Approximately 1,000 employees work in Agro Food Park today.

Headquarters: Agro Food Park 13, 8200 Aarhus N. Presentations by Janne Pløen, Project Manager at Agro Food Park; Dieter Elsser-Gravesen, Founder, owner and CEO of ISI Food Protection; and Kirsten Holst, Chief of Ecology, The section for Ecology Innovation and management, SEGES Økologi (Organic)

Arla Foods

Arla Foods is the largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia. The company offers milk and powder, milk-based beverages, specialty cheeses, spreadable cheeses, yoghurts, mozzarella, and butter and spreads. It also provides whey based ingredients used in a range of categories, such as bakery, beverages, dairy, and ice cream, as well as clinical, infant, and sports nutrition products.

Arla is a cooperative owned by dairy farmers. The farmers who own Arla produce 9 out of 10 litres milk. Arla sells their products under brands such as Arla, Lurpak, Castello and Puck.

Arla’s products fall under the categories of milk, yoghurt, cheese, baby food, butter and composite products, supplements and other products. Arla products can be found in many countries all over such as Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Spain, Ital, Mexico, the Middle East and Africa, the Netherlands, Norway, The Philippines, Poland, Sweden, the UK, the USA, Greece, Russian and China.

Headquarter: Arla Foods amba headoffice, Sønderhøj 14, 8260 Viby J, Denmark.

We will visit one of Arla Food’s dairy centers located in Southern Jutlans, Christiansfeld Dairy Center, Arlavej 2, 6070 Christiansfeld during the 2-day excursion to Jutland. Presentation by Kenneth Faaborg.

Danish Crown

The Danish Crown group is a global meat processing company and among the largest in its field. The group is the World’s largest pork exporter and Europe’s largest pork processor. Danish Crown is Europe’s largest meat processing company and a significant player in the European beef market.

Danish Crown is a limited company but is owned by the cooperative society ‘Leverandørselskabet Danish Crown AmbA’ which has an elected management consisting of cooperative members.

Danish Crown makes fresh pork and beef under Danish Crown brands and special production with specific demands for the upbringing of the animals and meat quality. The Danish Crown brands include; Danish Dry-aged, Danish Veal, Antonius and Bornholmer-grisen. Danish Crown has several subsidiaries. The Friland

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Subsidiary works to promote animal welfare, production of organic pigs and free range pigs and cattle. Danish Crown’s subsidiary Tulip Food Company manufactures and sells a vast number of processed quality products for the Danish as well as a number of foreign markets. Other Danish Crown subsidiaries produce and sell fresh processed food for markets across the world.

Headquarters: Marsvej 43, 8960 Randers. We will visit their pig slaughter facility in the mid-eastern part of Jutland, Østbirkvej 2, 8700 Horsens, during our 2-day excursion to Jutland. Presenter from Danish Crown is yet to be announced.

Danske æg (Danish Egg Association)

Danish Egg Association is a trade organisation for the egg sector in Denmark. The aim of Danish Egg Association is to handle the shared political interests of its members, nationally and internationally, and to increase the production and sale of Danish eggs and egg products.

Furthermore the Danish Egg Association has numerous projects with the overall purpose of helping the producers create the best possible production of eggs intended for human consumption, to create market access and to inform nutrition professionals and consumers about eggs, health and production.

The organisation is managed by a Board and has appointed a Company Committee.

Headquarters: Axeltorv 3, 1609 København V. Presentation by Jørgen Nyberg Larsen, CEO of Danish Egg Association (Danske Æg) and the Danish Poultry Council.

Danæg Amba

The Danæg company consists of 4 daughter companies – two Danish and two Swedish – merged in the mother company Danæg amba with address in Christiansfeld. The aim of the company is to specialize in producing and selling processed egg products – an activity which began on a small scale back in 1962. Today Danæg covers more than 90 per cent of the global market for long eggs. They break more than 750,000 eggs each day for use in their many products. Danæg amba is owned by DLG and the around 68 Danish and Swedish farmers that supplies eggs for the company. The company has around 300 employees and an annual turnover os appr. 1.3 billion DKK.

Location: We will visit the egg factory and headquarters in Southern Jutland Danægvej 1, 6070 Christiansfeld, on the 2-day excursion to Jutland. Presentations by Jann Dollerup Vig Jensen.

DLF Seeds & Science

DLF is a global seed company that refines, produces and markets seeds for agriculture, private and professional lawn grass, seeds for sugar and fodder beet and seeds for other crops. DLF has a market share of around 50 % in Europe and 25 % globally in the seed sector, providing seeds to pastures, football fields, private lawns and much more. The headquarters are located in Roskilde, and DLF has offices in 18 countries around the world. Innovation is in focus at the company with 12 % of the 1200 staff working only on research and development. DLF is vertically integrated in their value chain, covering research and development, production and sales.

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Location: we will visit their production site in Store Heddinge in southern Sealand, where Head of Biotech and Turf Research Christian Sig Jensen will give us a presentation and tour.

DLG

The DLG Group is one of Europe's largest farm supply companies with 6,500 employees and activities in 18 countries, and is owned by Danish farmers. Operating solely on the Danish market 15 years ago, today the group is an international conglomerate with activities in 18 countries. The DLG Group is a limited liability cooperative headquartered at the Axelborg building in Copenhagen.

In 2016 the company had a turnover of DKK 49.0 billion thus making the group one of Denmark's largest companies measured by revenue. Approximately 60 pct. of DLG's revenue is generated in Germany, which is the DLG’s largest market. Of the 6,500 employees, 2,500 are employed in Denmark and 3,500 are employed in Germany.

Headquarters: Axelborg, Vesterbrogade 4A, 1620 København V.

GASA NordGrønt

GASA NordGrønt are the leading supplier of Danish produced fruits and vegetables, in Denmark. They have 60 associated producers, who deliver fresh products for the retailers in all parts of Denmark, every day. With a market share of 65% they are the biggest supplier of Danish fruits and vegetables.

IFU – Investment Fund for Developing Countries

IFU provides risk capital and advice to companies wishing to set up business in Africa, Asia, Latin America and parts of Europe. Investments are made on commercial terms in the form of equity and loans. The purpose is to contribute to economic and social development in the investment countries.

IFU and IFU managed funds have co-invested in more than 1200 companies in 100 countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and parts of Europe. Committed investments total DKK 184 billion, of which IFU has contributed DKK 20 billion.

Kopenhagen Fur

Kopenhagen Fur is owned and managed by Danish Fur Breeders' Association (DFBA), a co-operative which was founded in 1930.

DFBA represents the Danish fur breeders in Denmark as well as in EU in political affairs. DFBA also manages a research and consulting agency, which in cooperation with universities and research institutes co-ordinates and communicates developments within fur breeding. Other aspects of health and disease control are handled centrally by the association. Furthermore, DFBA also owns a company handling price negotiations and joint purchasing of feed ingredients.

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Kopenhagen Fur is the association's sales organisation, selling fur skins from members as well as other suppliers. The Danish fur breeders own Kopenhagen Fur and make up the board of directors thereby having a decisive influence on the activities of the company.

Kopenhagen Fur holds a prominent position within the EU, as the sale of more than 40 per cent of the world's mink skin production is conducted from here. Kopenhagen Fur is therefore accountable to the EU trade regulations.

Headquarters: Langagervej 60, 2600 Glostrup. Presentation by Jesper Clausen.

Landbrug & Fødevarer (The Danish Agriculture & Food Council)

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council represents the farming and food industry of Denmark including businesses, trade and farmers’ associations.

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council is the result of a merger of five organisations: Danish Agriculture, the Danish Bacon and Meat Council, the Danish Agricultural Council, the Danish Dairy Board and Danish Pig Production.

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council promotes the political influence of the agricultural sector, offers a comprehensive range of cost-effective services for its members, implements research and development programmes within food safety and veterinary issues, animal health and productivity, animal welfare, environment and energy.

The Danish Agriculture & Food Council handles the professional interests of its members, including; overall industrial policy and regulatory framework, research and innovation policy, trade and market policy and the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), animal welfare, food safety, environmental and energy policies.

Headquarters: Axelborg, Axeltorv 3 - 1609 København V. Presentations by ??

We will visit the center for extension and innovation, SEGES, Agro Food Park 15, 8200 Aarhus N, in the mid-Eastern part of Jutland during the 2-day excursion to Jutland. Presentations by Torben Huus-Bruun.

Mosehøjgård dairy cattle farm

Mosehøjgård is a privately owned dairy cattle farm The herd consists of around 230 Jersey cows and milk is delivered to Arla. The owner is a member of Arla Food’s board of representatives and he is also in Arla Food’s national council in Denmark. We will visit Mosehøjgard, Højsholmvej 5, Håre, 5591 Gelsted, located in the Western part of the island Fyn on the way to Jutland on the 2-day excursion. Presenter: owner Jesper Bang.

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Vigen Mink

Denmark is the world’s largest producer of mink skins. Danish mink skins are the most expensive on the world market due to a superior fur quality in high demand by consumers.

1,500 Danish fur farmers produce approx. 19 million mink skins. In addition to mink, Denmark also produces a small number of fox, chinchilla and rabbit skins. Fur and mink skins are the third largest Danish agricultural export items of animal origin, representing an annual export value of approx. EUR 1,1 billion.

In 1974 Vigen Mink & Farming was registered as an owner-managed company that produced corn, leguminous fruit, oil seeds in a combination of crops and animals production. In 2013 the company was changed to a partnership, which now mainly focuses on breeding fur-bearing animals.

Location: Oddestensvej 1 A, 4040 Jyllinge. Presentation by Knud Vest and Kim, Farm owner and fur farmer.

VikingGenetics

VikingGenetics is one of the largest AI-companies in the world and owned by 20,000 farmers in Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. We use the newest techniques in our effective breeding program and genomically test over 6,000 VikingHolstein, VikingRed, and VikingJersey bulls each year to select around 290 of them for the breeding programme.

Location: Heasquarters: Ebeltoftvej 16, Assentoft.

We will visit VikingGenetics headquarters and bull station, Ebeltoftvej 16, 8960 Randers SØ, located in the mid-Eastern part of Jutland during the 2-day excursion to Jutland. Presenter: Kenneth Byskov.

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