Organic food for a sustainable future

11.-13. November 2024 in Copenhagen

The conference aims to promote dialogue, cooperation and action towards building a more sustainable

and robust food system based on ecological principles.

The conference shall inspire conversations between producers, politicians and researchers about

the possibilities and place of ecology in a future sustainable food system.

Organisers:
The International Research Association for Organic Food Quality and Health (FQH)

University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Science

Venue:

University of Copenhagen, Thorvaldsensvej 40, DK-2000 Frederiksberg

Support:

The Triodos Foundation support the FQH Association with the first FQH conference. A great thank you for this kind support.

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Sunday - 10. November 2024

17:00-18:30 - Get together with drinks and snacks

(Location - University of Copenhagen, Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Rolighedsvej 26, 1958 Frederiksberg)

Monday - 11. November 2024

Welcome

09:00 - Registration and coffee and light breakfast

10:00 - Welcome speeches by:

Dean Katrine Krogh Andersen, Faculty of Science, University of Copenhagen

Professor Susanne Gjedsted Bügel, Nutrition and Health, University of Copenhagen

President for FQH Carola Strassner, Fachbereich Oecotrophologie, Facility Management

Session 1 - Organic foodservice and public procurement

Chairs: Professor Carola Strassner & Rainer Roehl, Managing director a'verdis sustainable foodservice solutions, Germany.

Keynote speakers:

10:30 - Learnings from the sustainable transition of more than 1.000 public kitchens – combining climate reduction, organic foods, nutrition and taste

Speaker: Peter Rønn-Petersen, Meyers Madhus, Denmark

11:00 - Coffee break

11.20 - Innovative and sustainable food procurement for healthy school meals

Speaker: Vivien Franck, Expert, Sustainable Food Systems, ICLEI Europe

11.50 - Public procurement in relation to the national food policy and the national food network

Speaker: Kirstine Hartvig Mahler, The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, the unit for Sustainable Food and Health

12:20 - Lunch

Accepted abstract presentations:

13:10 - Effective levers for food system transformation: How to foster biodiversity through public catering

Speaker: Clara Bückart-Neufeld, University of HohenheimGermany

13:25 - Public Procurement of Organic Food in Primary Schools in Zagreb

Speaker: Sonja Karoglan Todorovic, Environmental Institute ECOLOGICA, Croatia

13:40 - Public procurement as an opportunity to offer organic food in educational institutions in the City of Tartu

Speaker: Sirle Sõstra-Oru, City of Tartu, Department of Municipal Property, Estonia

Session 2 - Organic markets and business

Chair: Professor Jørgen Dejgaard, Denmark

Keynote speakers:

13:55 - Value creation drivers and barriers in organic food supply chains

Speaker: Senior researcher Samir Mili, CSIC Instituto de Economía Geografía y Demografía, Spain

14:25 - A review of scientific papers related to the concept of True Cost Accounting for hidden cost of food and potential positive impact by organic on health, climate and biodiversity

Speaker: Jostein Hertwig, Attorney at Law, COB BERAS International Foundation, Norway

14:55 - Coffee break

Accepted abstract presentations:

15:15 – Drivers and barriers of transformation towards a sustainable food system in Warsaw

Speaker: Rita Góralska-Walczak, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

15:30 – Developing organic markets for products from complex sustainable systems: the state of the art of agroforestry products at BIOFACH International Organic Trade Fair and Congress 2024

Speaker: Julia Wright, Coventry University, United Kingdom

15:45 - Panel discussion about funding

Moderator: Ivana Trkulja, CORE Organic network coordinator, International Centre for Research in Organic Food Systems (ICROFS), Aarhus University, Denmark

Panel members:

John Thøgersen, Prof., Department of Management, University of Aarhus, Denmark

Niels Halberg, Director, Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture, Denmark

Daniela Lüth, EC DG RTD

17:00 – Break and poster walls are open

Poster session with snacks and wine

(3 min presentations and 2 min Q&A)

17:30 - Antioxidants from agricultural waste and by-products: a study on ultrasound assisted extraction parameters using response surface methodology

Speaker: Dunja Malenica

17:35 - Local Government as a Developer of the Organic Food Market: Influencing Consumer Behavior Through Educational Institutions

Speaker: Kaidi Randpõld

17:40 - Cities as Circular Food Hubs: A Decade of Civic Exploration on Resilient Food Systems in Cosmopolitan Hong Kong

Speaker: Andrew Tsui

17:45 – Break

18:10 - Fostering place-based dynamics for organic farming to protect water quality

Speaker: Audrey Vincent

18:15 - About the quality of Estonian organic products

Speaker: Liina Talgre

18:20 - The average person can afford an organic diet: a case study from London

Speaker: Julia Wright

18:25 - Organic food production and their supply in school canteens in the Czech Republic – FOODLOC project

Speaker: Iveta Boskova

Tuesday - 12 November 2024

8:30 Registration and coffee and light breakfast

Session 3 - Organic Food and Health

Chairs: Dr. Machteld Huber, Netherlands & Professor Susanne Gjedsted Bügel, Denmark

Keynote speakers:

09:00 - Reflections on ‘nutritional quality’ and ‘health’ from a broad perspective

Speaker: Dr. Machteld Huber, Founder and Strategic Advisor, The Institute for Positive Health (iPH), Netherlands

09:30 - Organic food consumption and impacts on human and planetary health: data from the French Nutrinet-santé cohort

Speaker: Denis Lairon, PhD, Emeritus Research Director at INSERM, France (Online presentation)

10:00 - Nordic Diets and Health

Speaker: Lars Dragsted, University of Copenhagen at the Department of Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Denmark

10:30 - Coffee break

Accepted abstract presentations:

11:00 - Why organic food is good for your health?

Speaker: Rodolphe Vidal, ITAB, France

11:15 - Organic versus non-organic plant-based dairy analogues: results based on the SHEAF pilot intervention study

Speaker: Beatriz Philippi Rosane, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

11:30 - Do organic food consumers make healthier and more sustainable dietary choices? Insights from the SysOrg project.

Speaker: Dominika Średnicka-Tober, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

11:45 – Bio-dynamic Food systems as means to alternative therapy for genetic variant triggered disease conditions

Speaker: Jayaraman Packrisamy, Sristi Biosciences Pvt Ltd, India

12:00 – Reformulation strategies - sugar reduction in organic food

Speaker: Kirsten Buchecker, Hochschule Bremerhaven, Germany

12:15 – Linking Organic Food Consumption to Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Behaviour: A Mixed-Method Study on Households and Food Suppliers in Copenhagen

Speaker: Lea Matthiesen, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

12:30 - Lunch

Session 4 - Consumer behavior, culture and society

Chairs: Associate professor Sinne Smed, Denmark & Professor John Thøgersen, Denmark

Keynote speakers:

13:15 - Organic food labelling: Importance, contingencies, and challenges

Speaker: Prof. John Thøgersen, Department of Management, University of Aarhus, Denmark

13:45 - The organic consumer: past, present, and future

Speaker: Prof. Raffaele Zanoli, Food Marketing & Management, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy

Accepted abstract presentations:

14:15 - Organic Dilemmas: Cultural and Economic Factors Shaping Parental Food Choices in Urban Thai Families

Speaker: Piyanit Churak, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

14:30 – Influences on Consumer Participation in Short Food Supply Chains: A Systematic Literature Review

Speaker: Janna Herzig, Universität Kassel, Germany

14:45 – Coffee break

Session 5 - Organic food quality and processing

Chairs: Professor Ewa Rembiałkowska, Poland & senior advisor and Consultant David Gould, USA

Keynote speakers:

15:00 - Raw materials

Speaker: Prof. Ewa Rembiałkowska, Department of Functional and Organic Food, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Poland

15:30 - Processed foods

Speaker: David Gould, Senior Advisor and Consultant, USA

16:00 - What about the Micronutrient in a plant-rich organic future?

Speaker: Susanne Gjedsted Bügel - Professor, Head of section: Nutrition and Health, Copenhagen University, Denmark

Accepted abstract presentations:

16:30 - TOFoo: a project to guarantee the authenticity of organic products through non-targeted analyses

Speaker: Solenne Jourdren, ITAB, France

16:45 – Bio-dynamic Valorization of Nutritive Potential – Neurogenetic potential of Shiitake grown in a bio-dynamically valorized substrate

Speaker: Jayaraman Packrisamy, Sristi Biosciences Pvt Ltd, India

17:00 – Grass-based Organic Beef of high eating quality - GrOBEat

Speaker: Margrethe Therkildsen, Aarhus University, Denmark

18:00 - World Cafe about future research projects and collaboration” with tapas, snacks and wine

Wednesday 13 November 2024

8:30 Registration and coffee and light breakfast

Session 6 - Organic Districts as living laboratories for sustainable food systems

Chairs: Jostein Hertwig, Norway & Dr. Lilliana Stefanovic, Germany

Keynote speakers:

09.00 - Introduction

Speakers: Dr. Liliana Stefanovic, Münster University of Applied Sciences & Jostein Hertwig, Attorney at Law, COB BERAS International Foundation, Norway

09:15 - Building an Organic District in Sörmland. A bottom-up approach

Speaker: Sofi Gerber, PhD, Coordinator for Bio district Sörmland at BERAS International, Sweden

09.45 - Supporting Organic Districts Creation and Management: Tools, Findings and Lessons Learned

Speaker: Cesare Zanasi, Associate professor at Bologna University, Italy

10.15 - Coffee break

10:45 - Organic districts: insights from the Italian experience of practice, policy, and science interplay

Speaker: Patricia Pugliesi, Agro-economist, senior researcher and development officer at CIHEAM Bari

Accepted abstract presentations:

11:15 - Bioregions Health Check

Speaker: Darko Znaor, Avalon Foundation, The Netherlands

11:30 - Münsterland’s transition to an organic model region – what is the situation? Actors’ perspectives on organic food provision and consumption

Speaker: Friederike Elsner, FH Münster University of Applied Sciences, Germany

11:45 – Establishing Biodistricts in India through Organic Local Learning Centres

Speaker: Perumal Karuppan, The School of Biodynamic Farming CEORA, India

12:00 – The Role of Bioregions in the Sustainable Development of Rural Areas: Insights from Latvia

Speaker: Inga Megne, Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies (LBTU), Latvia

12:15-13:15 - Lunch

Panel discussion Bringing together Science and Practice

Moderators: Jostein Hertwig and David Gould

We will facilitate a dynamic discussion with/amongst the panelists and with the audience as a way to help wrap us the whole conference and to offer guidance and direction into the future working with organic food quality and health.

Panel members:

Paul Holmbeck, World Board Member, IFOAM – Organics International, Director, Holmbeck EcoConsult, fmr Director Organic Denmark.

Kirstine Hartvig Mahler, The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, the unit for Sustainable Food and Health

Susanne Padel, Freelance researcher; Nic Lampkin and Susanne Padel – Organic Policy, Business and Research Consultancy

15:15 - Closing ceremony and Coffee and networking and Goodbye to FQH Copenhagen 2024

Practical information

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Call for abstract

Whether you're an experienced researcher or a young enthusiast eager to share your insights, we welcome contributions that delve into innovative approaches, groundbreaking research, and practical solutions in the realm of organic food and sustainability.