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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

A visit to Station F

Very inspiring and interesting meeting at ShakeUp Factory, STATION F in Paris.Thank you Deniz Koca, EIT Food for bringing us together.It turned out at the meeting with Kevin Camphuis, co-founder / FoodTech expert, ShakeUpFactory, that we have a lot in common. Interesting conversations and reflections on long-term strategic path choices for sustainable food production and climate-smart provision of a growing population with nutritious food. We can also see future partnerships for cross-border projects in sectors Läs mer…

IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CARL VON LINNÉ

Refarm Linné strives to increase sustainable food production throughout the country,through local, sustainable, and circular production, both in the city and the countryside. Refarm Linné looks at food from a business perspective and a social perspective, where food and the meal are used as a meeting place in a social context. Here you can read about some of the projects we run or are involved in to achieve our goal of more sustainable food production Läs mer…

The city FEEDS the city and FERTILIZES the countryside

Modern technology makes it possible to grow vegetables and fish in closed systems. This means that production can get closer to consumers. We now have the ability to share energy and take advantage of residual flows that were previously classified as waste and were a problem. Food production in closed circular and sustainable food production systems in urban environments has the opportunity to utilize heat and power resources from adjacent businesses. The surplus of, for Läs mer…