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Praise companies that take responsibility for future competent workforce

Without companies and employers who engage and take responsibility by opening their doors to curious students, welcoming study visits into their operations, sharing their challenges and their progress, development will come to a standstill and we will have proplem with future competent workforce.During two days, approx. 30 students at the Vocational College, Folkuniversitetet, in the food and agriculture sector visited entrepreneurs in North-western Scania. The students have a focus on contributing skills to existing companies Läs mer…

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When researchers visit the circular business cluster, conditions are created for things to happen

PlantLink visited Bjuv to get to know the circular business cluster on and around the Industrial park FoodHills Fastigheter. PlantLink is a research network platform for plant and food science in Southern Sweden. It was formed in 2011 as an alliance between Lund University (LU) and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Alnarp (SLU Alnarp) with initial support from the Skåne Regional Council (Region Skåne). The ambition is to strengthen the region’s plant and Läs mer…

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When we talk about the future, it is reasonable that our children get to show the way

Where do you start if you want to do something from scratch – with the children, of course. Children have a natural curiosity and an open and honest attitude. At the same time, it is to our children that we must hand over the baton – then it is reasonable that our children help shape the future, because they are the ones who will live in it and not us. SESAM is a project that Läs mer…

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Access to competent labor will determine if we succeeds

Many factors play a role in our successful transition to more sustainable production and community development. In order for companies to succeed in changing their production model and business model to be circular, sustainable and climate-smart, access to competent labor will determine who will succeed.That companies and employers have access to motivated and skilled labor is a key to success. Vocational school education, which is planned and carried out together with industry representatives, is naturally Läs mer…

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International exchange of knowledge promotes sustainable development

More local food on the local dinner plateThe public meal has the potential to drive community development, among other things, for sustainability and a vibrant countryside with viable food producers. The will from the public organizations such as mainly municipalities and regions to contribute to this is also good and ”locally produced” is one of the most common quality concepts mentioned politically when talking about their meals. What can set limits are resources for procurement Läs mer…

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Holiday in the Nordic innovation landscape

Innovations, investments, collaboration and development don’t take vacations! So far, the first summer months have offered several fantastic contacts and requests. For me, it is clear that through a Nordic technology exchange and cooperation between entrepreneurs, innovators, academia, start-ups, large companies, municipalities and regions, we can increase our degree of self-sufficiency, present sustainable products and system solutions for the world market. Finding the right oneWhat determines a successful collaboration is not infrequently that the various Läs mer…

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Education and Skills Development

Education and skills development is perhaps the most important factor for us to succeed in achieving a sustainable development of food supply in the future.The Swedish Food Federation (Livsmedelsföretagen) highlights that in order for Swedish food companies to be able to grow and produce food with high demands on sustainable production and quality, an extensive skills upgrade is required. One of the member companies’ biggest worries about the future is the low level of education Läs mer…

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Aquaculture in Europe – Sustainable Seafood for the Future

Fish is among the most environmentally efficient sources of animal protein on the planet. Increased aquaculture production in Europe and globally is a sustainable way of providing animal protein to some of the 8.5bn people expected to populate Earth by 2030. Eurofish organised an international aquaculture conference in Bucharest in cooperation with the National Agency for Fisheries and Aquaculture (NAFA), an institution under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania. With 175 delegates Läs mer…

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Waste-free concerts and events – Probably for the first time

The summer concerts at Sofiero Gård will be free of waste and garbage. Everything is composted on site and becomes organic fertilizer.It is the company Solserv, with its composting technology, transforms food scraps and packaging with the help of microbes. – It is a completely circular and sustainable solution, which ultimately contributes to sustainably fertilize agricultural land instead of using mineral fertilizers, says Patrik Johansson, CEO of Solserv. In addition to great concerts in fantastic Läs mer…

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What is sustainable about not having a sustainable business model?

Interesting and pleasant gathering at Mindpark in Helsingborg arranged by Tillväxt Helsingborg.The theme was ”Circular economy – from different aspects” Karin Sandgren from Green Compliance gave us an umbrella approach to the subject based on the government office’s ”Circular economy – Action plan for the transformation of Sweden” Niklas Carlson, entrepreneur and Do gooder gave us a personal reflection and experiences on Circular economy linked to food.Niklas is involved in various ways in several start Läs mer…

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