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s. 1/23 Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food East Jutland as international food hub Strategic action plan for food and bioresources 2020-2022 s. 2/23 A broadly constituted taskforce behind the action plan Internationally competing companies have together with knowledge institutions and mayors settled several recommendations to develop East Jutland as international food hub. This is the basis for the strategic action plan of Business Region Aarhus for food and bioresources. Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic TASKFORCEMEMBERS: food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food Arla Foods Arla Foods Cold Hand Winery Science Director Senior R&D Manager Founder and Executive Peter Sinding Andersen Simon Metz Mariendal Pedersen Director Jens Skovgaard Danish Crown Lallemand DuPont Nutrition & Senior Learning Manager Director Biosciences Lis Korsberg Michael Vinge Group Manager Hans Chr Bejder Marel Danish Center for Food and Agriculture, Department of Food Science, Former Executive Director Aarhus University Aarhus University Henrik Ladefoged Director Head of Department Niels Halberg Michelle Williams s. 3/23 TASKFORCEMEDMBERS: - CONTINUED Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food Food & Bio Cluster Denmark Agro Food Park Danish Technological Institute CEO Director Director Lars Visbech Sørensen Anne-Marie Hansen Anne Louise Dannesboe Nielsen SEGES Municipality of Odder Municipality of Randers Executive Director, Digital Mayor Mayor Ivar Ravn Uffe Jensen (formand) Torben Hansen Municipality of Silkeborg Mayor Steen Vindum s. 4/23 Strategic Action Plan for Food and Bioresources Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic Viewed internationally, East Jutland has a unique concentration of leading agricultural and food-related companies, producers and knowledge institutions which create a strong foundation for positioning East Jutland as an internationally known and food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food recognised food hub. Business Region Aarhus wants to contribute to realising this potential with some development tracks and initiatives, which are fleshed out below with matching resources. The established development tracks and initiatives are based on the recommendations from a broadly constituted task force including top representatives from companies, knowledge institutions and politicians in the 2nd half of 2019. The task force has been transformed into the East Jutland Food Partnership which will meet once each year in the strategy period 2020-2022 to follow up on the strategy and utilize current opportunities to launch new initiatives. The basis for the realisation of the strategy’s development tracks and initiatives is elaborated in the following. The initiatives build upon the good results the previous strategic action plan up until now has achieved since 2016. For example, Food Nation Visitor Centre opens in Agro Food Park in August 2020; this is a result of the previous strategic action plan. The Visitor Centre will give international delegations a professional introduction to the position of strength held by Danish food related companies and knowledge institutions. This strategic action plan is thus part of a long-range strategic plan for further developing the Danish food cluster with its heart in East Jutland into a globally known and recognised food hub. s. 5/23 Basis for realisation of four development tracks and associated initiatives The task force has prioritised a number of recommendations for initiatives within four development tracks which could contribute to further sustainable growth and job creation in the food sector: Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic 1) East Jutland food expertise in international context 2) Increased sustainable growth through structured cooperation food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food 3) Development of sustainable solutions 4) Well-qualified workforce In all, 3 million DKK is earmarked for realisation of the food strategy. When the East Jutland Food Partnership meets during the strategy period 2020-2022, it will contribute to ensuring that the initiatives can be adapted to the needs of busi- ness as a supplement to the forthcoming national cluster organisation. The partners- hip will contribute to qualify the realisation of the strategy’s specific efforts. The task force recommends openness to activating initiatives which go beyond the efforts they have recommended to the political steering group of Business Region Aarhus. This is because the organisation and the task portfolio of the coming national food cluster have not been clarified. In addition, the food hub in East Jutland could encounter ongoing challenges and opportunities which it may be appropriate to act upon to meet the objective of Business Region Aarhus to develop East Jutland into an internationally recognised food hub. s. 6/23 East Jutland is the heart of the Danish food cluster Food production is a sector which constitutes an essential commercial position of strength across East Jutland. It is a position of strength that is broadly based along the whole value chain from soil to table. There are budding companies often having new sustainable solutions, large mar- ket-leading food companies and strong knowledge institutions in East Jutland. In ad- Strategic action plan for action plan for Strategic dition, many companies supply equipment to the food industry. A significant portion of the food-related businesses have become a part of global food-related corporates. food and bioresources 2020-2022 and bioresources food The Danish food cluster is one of Europe’s largest and most innovative1, and there is great potential for increased growth. Food-related businesses make up 25% of the total exports of Danish goods. Food-related businesses in East Jutland are respon- sible for 33% of Danish food exports. A steadily growing population and, not least, an explosively growing middle class worldwide result in growing demand for Danish competencies relating to food ingredients, food security and healthy food products, among other things. Food businesses in Denmark are, for example, responsible for 14% of the world’s production of food ingredients, and, among these, East Jutland businesses are responsible for more than 4% of the world’s total production of food ingredients. Increasing consumer awareness of the value of sustainable production of healthy food products strengthens demand further. For instance, Denmark has a very well-devel- oped organic production with the highest organic market share in the world. East Jut- land is the centre for organic expertise in Denmark. 1 Sources: “Innovation in the food industry: An international benchmark study”, LEI Wageningen UR Report 36, 2013 and “Innovation in the Irish Agrifood Sector”, Renwick et al, 2014. A GREAT PLACE FOR FOOD INNOVATION COOPERATION | RESEARCH | TALENT | PRODUCTION | TECHNOLOGY | EFFICIENCY | LIVING INNOVATION & NETWORK RESEARCH & EDUCATION EXPERTISE ATTRACTIONS 1 Agro Food Park, Food Innovation 11 Aarhus University, Department of 18 Expertise in food processing 25 The Green Museum, cultivates all Hub. Aarhus Food Science, Aarhus equipment, Skanderborg / Danish varieties of fruit, vegetables Silkeborg / Aarhus and herbs in a 6,000 m2 garden. Randers 3 2 Agro Business Park, Innovation 12 Aarhus University, Danish Centre Auning / Norddjurs 12 Hub within agtech, foodtech og for Food and Agriculture, Foulum 19 Expertise in food packaging, 15 16 20 13 26 Viborg 14 15 16 24 bioeconomy, Foulum / Aarhus. Horsens / Aarhus The Food House, Four fully func- 2 4 25 26 16 17 13 Copenhagen University, Forest tional kitchens respectively from 22 3 Food & Bio Cluster Denmark, and Landscape College 20 Expertise in food ingredients, the 17th century, the 1880s, World Norddjurs 21 22 23 Favrskov 22 National cluster organisation within Eldrupgård, Norddjurs proteins and dairy products, War II and the 1960s/70s, Food and Bioressources. Aarhus / Viborg Randers / Horsens / Hedensted / Norddjurs 14 14 Agricultural Colleges, Aarhus 4 27 22 1 2 3 4 5 Future Food & Bioresource Kalø Organic Agricultural College, The Ecology Garden, Expertise in 15 Aarhus Syddjurs Innovation, Innovation support for Syddjurs Asmildkloster Academy of 21 Expertise in circular economy, ecology and organics, Odder Silkeborg 6 7 8 9 10 food businesses. Foulum / Aarhus. Agricultural Business, Viborg Green Samsoe / Viborg / Aarhus 16 18 28 14 15 16 17 Academy, Aarhus Bygholm Agricul- Food Festival, The largest food 11 5 Danish Technological Institute, tural College, Horsens 22 Expertise in agricultural consulting, festival in the Nordics with 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 1-hour drive An international research and Aarhus / Foulum / Favrskov / 30.000+ paying visitors, Aarhus 28 technology company with 70+ 15 VIA University College, Aarhus / Viborg, Samsø, Horsens, Silkeborg laboratories. Aarhus Viborg / Silkeborg / Randers / 18 Horsens 23 Expertise in plant and animal breeding Skanderborg 6 Alexandra Institute, Innovation on / genetics, Viborg / Odder / Aarhus use of big data in Foodtech. Aarhus 16 Business Academy, Grenaa / Aarhus / Horsens / Randers / Viborg / Silkeborg 24 Expertise in ecology and organics, 7 14 15 SEGES, Connects research and Norddjurs / Aarhus / Odder / Horsens 23 24 27 new technology with practical 17 AlgaeCenter Denmark, Samsø 21 farming internationally. Aarhus Grenaa / Endelave / Aarhus 16 19 20