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Case: Danish Produced Rennet Helps Farmers in Colombia
The rennet from DuPont™ Danisco© is of such high quality that it ensures stable income to low-income farmers in Colombia.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Organic is a part of the solutions of tomorrow
Denmark is a country with high ambitions for its organic production. With an increased focus on sustainability globally, Danish companies are showcasing how organic is part of the solution for a sustainable food system when they exhibit their organic and sustainable products at Nordic Organic Food Fair.
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Strategi & ledelse
Low Waste is a Danish Goal
Thanks to sustainable action, nothing is wasted at Daka Denmark A/S.
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Samfund
Danish Christmas trees from Germany to Hong Kong
In Denmark, there are many different traditions associated with Christmas – many of the involving Christmas trees and greenery.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Utilising biofilters to drastically reduce methane emissions from livestock
A new GUPD-funded project called Biomet is put in action with the aim to reduce the climate footprint of Danish dairy cows and pig production in a cost-effective way. By using biofilter technology, the parties intend to address one of the biggest climate culprits, methane gas.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Clean Nozzles Optimise Production by Reducing Spray Dryer Hazards
When food manufacturers are spray drying food and milk products, there is a potential risk of fire and explosion due to the processing of combustible dust. Danish technology supplier, GEA Process Engineering A/S, has been awarded a patent for their Clean Purge system minimising the risk of spray dryer fires and explosions.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Case: Innovative Robot Automatically Seed and Weed Crops
With the innovative field robot from Danish company FarmDroid, farmers and plant growers can reduce costs for sowing and cleaning crops CO2 neutral and organic.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Taking Vodka to New Heights Due to Local Produce
In the unique agricultural environment around Lammefjorden in Denmark, a small Danish enterprise uses local surplus potatoes to create a vodka that is unique in taste and represents how the Danish food arena puts emphasis on the use of locally grown foods.
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Strategi & ledelse
Using drones increase earnings in agriculture
A study from 2019 between the Danish Technological Institute and SEGES shows the economic benefits of using drones in agriculture when gathering data for distributing plant protection. Targeting specific crops instead of the entire field ensures less plant protection waste and economic benefits for the farmer.
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Klima, miljø og energi
New sensor to improve animal welfare at fish farms
A collaboration between the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Danish OxyGuard, a world-leading supplier of fish farm equipment, will develop a new sensor that can monitor the water quality at fish farms and ensure the welfare of the fish.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Case: More Sustainable Animal Feed Due to Danish Partnership
For many years, it has been an issue for the Danish agricultural sector that animal feed imported from other countries has been both expensive and not produced in the most climate effective way.
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Klima, miljø og energi
DLG Group invests heavily in pea proteins in Germany
DLG’s German agricultural company, HaGe, will invest in a new plant in Germany to produce highly processed pea proteins for the food industry. The project is part of the DLG Group’s sustainability plan ZERO and is also one of the largest green initiatives that the Group presents in the strategically important German market.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Cutting CO2 Emissions in Half due to Sustainable Packaging
The Greenlandic fishing company Royal Greenland makes their business more sustainable by increasing their focus for a more sustainable production with a new system for packaging. This has resulted in a CO2 emissions cut by 50%.
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Supply chain
Case: Ensuring Optimal Growth Conditions in Poultry Houses
Great demands are made for the quality of the climate system in livestock houses to ensure an exact adjustment of temperature, air humidity and air velocity, among other things, in order to create optimum production conditions. Birds of highly improved breeds combined with a high stocking density require a climate of precise adjustment. There is only one correct temperature – if it is not sustained, an optimum productivity cannot be attained.
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Strategi & ledelse
Case: From waste to taste
Food loss and waste is a global challenge where 1/3 of all produce is wasted. The question is how do we reduce food loss and waste in a sustainable way? Perhaps by using surplus goods from the food industry for tasty stock.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Residual Grains from Breweries Up-cycled to New Sustainable Products
The up-cycling of spent grains from breweries – that would otherwise go to waste – is generating entirely new and nutriotious food products. The process saves resources and is more climate-friendly than other related grain-products.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Danish startup is partnering with the world’s largest beverage company
As part of its strategy and goal for a World Without Waste, the world’s largest beverage company, Coca-Cola has teamed up with a Danish startup that makes sustainable paper bottles. The current prototype consisting of a paper shell with a recyclable plastic lining and cap is designed to be 100% recyclable.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Case: Innovative Shrimp-Peeling System Saves Water and Limits Costs
There is a major potential for optimizing resource-efficiency in the food and agricultural sector to become more sustainable during production processes. A new innovative shrimp-peeling system requires limited floor space, improves the end-product, cuts maintenance costs and can save an impressive 90% of water usage.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Case: Reducing Food Waste With Nature’s Own Resources
Chr. Hansen’s food cultures improves fermentation processes to enhance the quality and fresh flavor at or even beyond end of shelf life, thus supporting the fight against food waste by helping yogurt stay naturally fresh for longer.
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Samfund
New enzyme makes high protein drinks taste better
Novozymes launches Formea Prime to help the industry produce better tasting protein beverages that consumers seek to buy in a growing market.
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Strategi & ledelse
Case: High Food Safety Opens New Doors
Danish food safety and controls are known to be very strict, and this high level of food safety gives opportunities in new markets. That is what Danish Crown experienced when allowed to export their products into the strictly regulated Chinese market.
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Klima, miljø og energi
The climate imprint on a Danish pig meat continues to decline
Danish Crown’s suppliers of pigs have reduced CO2 emissions by almost 7% on average since 2016, and their goal is to cut another 4% by the end of 2022. This corresponds to the total carbon footprint from 12,000 Danish households.
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Klima, miljø og energi
New biological solution brings the natural umami flavor from plant proteins
Novozymes has launched two new enzymes that enable food manufacturers to produce tasty, label-friendly meat alternatives with less salt.
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Klima, miljø og energi
Scientist aims to improve texture on plant-based sausages
A Danish start-up developing plant-based products has joined forces with the Technical University of Denmark, in order to create a vegan sausage that holds its shape during cooking, and delivers that ‘snap feeling’ when bitten into.
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Samfund
New dietary advice can bring billions in societal gain
A study from the University of Copenhagen shows that less meat and more vegetables and legumes can provide an annual benefit to society of DKK 12 billion and give Danes more good life years.
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Strategi & ledelse
Case: Dairy Production Automation Increases Efficiency on a High Scale
By implementing automation solutions in the food and beverage sector, production facilities can become more resource-efficient thus minimising waste, energy consumption and climate footprint.
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Strategi & ledelse
Novozymes enters rapid growing biocontrol market
Novozymes, a global pioneer in biological solutions, is expanding its microbial product and innovation portfolio to join the biocontrol segment of agriculture with promising enzyme-based technologies.
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