The START Annual Meeting is a melting pot for exchanging ideas about innovation in the green transition, uniting researchers across disciplines and assisting interdisciplinary cooperation.
The START Annual Meeting 2024
Below you will find the programme for the Annual Meeting 2024 along with along with a description of selection of activities that took place at the event.
Challenges, opportunities, and visions in a transitioning agrifood sector
The Center for Sustainable Agrifood Systems and Copenhagen Business School welcome you to the second START annual meeting. During the two-day conference, we gather the Danish research environments for sustainable transition in the agrifood sector. With an emphasis on interdisciplinarity and system thinking, we create a venue for all research disciplines to share knowledge and network across the Danish universities.
You can download some of the presentations from the Annual Meeting 2024 here:
Landuse
The fight for land resources. Associate Professor Andreas Aagaard Christensen, Dep. of People and Technology, Roskilde University
30% Nature by 2030, but how? Professor Henrik Vejre, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Design, University of Copenhagen
Integrating Solar Energy and Agricultural Production. Associate Professor, Johannes Ravn Jørgensen, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University
Greenhouse gas mitigation for agriculture: Opportunities and barriers. Professor Søren O. Petersen, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University
Local Landscape Planning as a way to integrate various development goals: The case of Nørreå River Valley. Professor Lone Søderkvist Kristensen, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Design, University of Copenhagen.
Living Lab as a method
Introduction to track. Professor Polymeros Chrysochou, Dep. of Management, Aarhus University
Food Living Labs and Environmental Citizenship: evaluating progress. Professor Danielle Wilde, Dep. of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark
Living Labs in food systems research – learnings from Food Trails. Professor Niels Heine Kristensen, Dep. of People and Technology, Roskilde University.
FEAST: Food systems that support transitions to healthy and sustainable diets. Research Fellow Anant Jani, Heidelberg Institute for Global Health/University of Oxford
Living labs as a method in agroecology transition across Europe. Senior Advisor Torsten Rødel Berg, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University
Tax, regulation and consumption patterns
Introduction to track. Mission Director Anette Engelund Friis, AgriFoodTure
The role of CO2e-taxation in the transformation of agriculture in Denmark. Professor Lars Gårn Hansen, Dep. of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen
The Danish pesticide tax 2013-2024. An example of a green tax with great effect. Senior Researcher Anders Branth Pedersen, Dep. of Environmental Science, Aarhus University
The overall impact of transitions towards plant-based diets. Senior Researcher Sara Monterio Pires, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark
Green conflicts. Associate Professor Anders Horsbøl, Dep. of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University
Programme
Tuesday March 19, 2024
| 13:00 | Arrival, registration, and refreshments |
| 13:45 | Welcome and introductory remarks by Chair, START Steering Committee Hanne Harmsen, Vice Dean of Green Transition at Copenhagen Business School. |
| 14:00 | Opening debate: Key dynamics in a transitioning agrifood sector |
| Professor Jørgen E. Olesen, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University | |
| Associate Professor Morten Knudsen, Dep. of Organization, Copenhagen Business School | |
| Associate Professor Jes Lynning Harfeld, Dep. Of Culture and Learning, Aalborg University | |
| 15:15 | BREAK |
| 15:30 | National and International Funding for Agrifood Research |
| Chief advisor Lina Christensen, Central Denmark EU Office | |
| EU Consultant Daniel Enslev, Greater Copenhagen EU Office | |
| Head of Sector Luis Sanchez Alvarez, DG AGRI Research & Innovation | |
| Investment Officer for International Collaborations Thorbjørn Moth Gilberg, Innovation Fund Denmark | |
| 17:00 | Agrifood Researcher EXPO |
| Reception and networking with early career poster fair, HUB booths | |
| 18:00 | DINNER |
Wednesday March 20, 2024
| 8:30 | Arrival, breakfast, coffee |
| 9:00 | Welcome |
| START Steering Committee Session | |
| State of START and directions on START for 2024/2025 | |
| 9:25 | Introductions to the deep dive into three cross-cutting topics |
| 9:35 | Go to one of three parallel tracks |
Landuse
Landuse is central to the green transition. Land use changes are needed to meet EU policy targets regarding biodiversity and protection of soil organic carbon, and a national policy goal of 55-65% reduction of agricultural GHG emissions by 2030. Solutions may include land-based energy systems, as well as GHG mitigation for agriculture. And all this while adapting production systems and landscapes to a changing climate.
| 9:40 | The fight for land resources. Associate Professor Andreas Aagaard Christensen, Dep. of People and Technology, Roskilde University |
| 9:50 | 30% Nature by 2030 but how? Professor Henrik Vejre, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Design, University of Copenhagen |
| 10:10 | Integrating Solar Energy and Agricultural Production. Associate Professor, Johannes Ravn Jørgensen, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University |
| 10:30 | Greenhouse gas mitigation for agriculture: Opportunities and barriers. Professor Søren O. Petersen, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University |
| 10:50 | Local Landscape Planning as a way to integrate various development goals: The case of Nørreå River Valley. Professor Lone Søderkvist Kristensen, Landscape Architecture, Planning and Design, University of Copenhagen |
| 11:10 | BREAK |
| 11:30 | Debate, moderated by Andreas Aagaard Christensen |
Living Lab as a method
| 9:40 | Introduction to track. Professor Polymeros Chrysochou, Dep. of Management, Aarhus University |
| 9:50 | Food Living Labs and Environmental Citizenship: evaluating progress. Professor Danielle Wilde, Dep. of Business and Sustainability, University of Southern Denmark |
| 10:10 | Living Labs in food systems research – learnings from Food Trails. Professor Niels Heine Kristensen, Dep. of People and Technology, Roskilde University. |
| 10:30 | FEAST: Food systems that support transitions to healthy and sustainable diet. Research Fellow Anant Jani, Heidelberg Institute for Global Health/University of Oxford |
| 10:50 | Living labs as a method in agroecology transition across Europe. Senior Advisor Torsten Rødel Berg, Dep. of Agroecology, Aarhus University |
| 11:10 | BREAK |
| 11:30 | Debate, moderated by Polymeros Chrysochou |
Tax, regulation and consumption patterns
The agrifood systems are facing important challenges, including demands of environmental sustainability, i.e. reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and providing consumers more plant-based options. But what are the more efficient policy instruments? Tax, regulation or consumers being encouraged to change their consumption patterns. Common grounds for conflicting interests.
| 9:40 | Introduction to track. Mission Director Anette Engelund Friis, AgriFoodTure |
| 9:50 | CO2 as a tool in the transformation of agriculture in Denmark – Tradeoffs and challenges. Professor Lars Gårn Hansen, Dep. of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen |
| 10:10 | The Danish pesticide tax 2013-2024. An example of a green tax with great effect. Senior Researcher Anders Branth Pedersen, Dep. of Environmental Science, Aarhus University |
| 10:30 | The overall impact of transitions towards plant-based diets. Senior Researcher Sara Monteiro Pires, National Food Institute, Technical University of Denmark |
| 10:50 | Green conflicts: environmental controversies over the use of land. Associate Professor Anders Horsbøl, Dep. of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University |
| 11:10 | BREAK |
| 11:30 | Debate, moderated by Anette Engelund Friis |
| 12:00-12:45 | LUNCH |
| 12:45-14:15 | HUB time |
| Meet the START HUBs and engage in discussion on where to take the HUBs further research and suggest interesting HUB activities. |
Hub time programme
