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NJF seminar 456
Local Food - a step towards better and more environmentally friendly products
Local food
18-19 September 2012 Denmark |
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Interest in locally produced food has increased in recent years. Local foods are in demand for various reasons: concern for the environment and sustainability, to satisfy the demand for product quality, to support local farmers and the local economy, or to express a preference for a certain agricultural production and distribution practice. Some claims made for local food have been ”proved” by research, while other claims, mainly on environmental issues, are debated. One aim of this seminar is to shed light on these issues.
Contemporary consumer campaigns aim at promoting re-localisation of food production by directing the consumers toward more local food purchasing as part of sustainable eating habits. Local food supply chains focus on a re-integration of consumption and production and rely on a higher acceptance by the consumers of seasonal variation. The aim for this re-integration has resulted in food cultural movements like the ‘ New Nordic Food’, ‘matlandet Sverige’, ‘programmet för främjande av finländsk matkultur’ and the ‘slow food movement’ and other alternative food networks in general in opposition to conventional, long food chains. Such initiatives in various ways advocate the importance of linking territory, culture and food and at the same time promote sustainable consumption. In order to explore the aspects of local food relevant to the NJF network as well as to collect knowledge on local food in the Nordic and Baltic countries, we invite papers and posters on the following topics (case studies, research in progress, reviews).
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A preliminary list of presentations is available under "Download".
The programme of the seminar will start at 10:00 on 18 September and end at approx. 16:30 on 19 September 2012. An excursion will be arranged on 20 September 2012, please see separate programme.
1. Production of local food/what is local food?
This topic focuses on how local food can be defined and characterized. It also deals with quality and health aspects of local foods as well as the specific genetic resources such as land, race, breeds and native crops (terroir) that are often associated with local foods. Papers focusing on production systems on a regional scale are also included here.
2. Local supply/value chains
This topic invites papers dealing with the value chain perspective, including all actors in the local supply chain – farmers, transporters, processors, retailers, markets, and consumers. We are especially interested in case studies on logistical solutions in local food systems, but all papers on economic and social advantages and drawbacks of local supply chains are highly relevant. This also includes initiatives to label local foods and public procurement of local foods.
3. Environmental aspects of local food systems
Under this heading, research that assesses the environmental impacts of local food production and consumption is invited. How does local food perform in relation to regional, national and global food systems? What are the environmental impacts from local transports?
4. Local food movements
This topic deals with the emerging food activist movements and the attention to local foods in the food culture. There are a number of government initiatives in the Nordic countries that try to boost regional and local foods. We invite scholarly analysis of these initiatives as well as of bottom-up initiatives such as the Slow Food movement, New Nordic Food, and alternative food system initiatives in general. Who can afford local foods, what are the social justice implications of a new food culture and local food market venues? Can local foods become food for the many?
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Dr Roberta Sonnino, Cardiff University
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Researchers in production of local food and related areas
- Farmers and farmers’ organizations
- Policy makers and other official stakeholders
- Extension workers
- Students
- All other interested parties
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THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF FULL PAPER FOR PUBLICATION IN ACTA HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL OCTOBER. MORE INFORMATION WILL BE GIVEN AT SEMINAR.
Please send your abstract (max 2 pages, see NJF template) for oral or poster presentation to the secretary of the seminar by e-mail (lise.deleuran@agrsci.dk) not later than 30 May 2012. The final seminar programme will be set up based on invited and offered oral presentations and posters. The Organizing committee reserves the right to select among the submitted titles for oral presentations, if necessary.
Accepted abstracts (max 2 pages) will be published as seminar proceedings.
All abstracts and presentations shall be prepared and presented in English.
In connection with the seminar a supplement to the journal Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B will be published under the coordination of guest editors. Posters and oral communications at the NJF seminar in the form of full papers are eligible to be published. The manuscript submitted for publication in the supplement will be subjected to the usual journal peer-reviewing procedure. When preparing the manuscript please follow the instructions given on the Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica Section B website (see links).
Manuscripts for publication in the supplement must be sent by e-mail to the seminar secretary Lise Deleuran (lise.deleuran@agrsci.dk) by 1 September 2012.
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| Comwell Sorø Storkro is situated in Sorø approx. 85 km from Copenhagen. From the Copenhagen airport there are direct connections every hour by train to Sorø. The train ride takes 1 hour and 5 minutes. Please see the website www.rejseplanen.dk for timetables. |
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Seminar fee includes lunches, seminar dinner and refreshments.
Accommodation is not included in the seminar fee. An advance reservation has, however, been made for a number of rooms at the seminar venue, Comwell Sorø Storkro. The special seminar price for a single room is DKK 878 per night. If you want to book a room, please indicate this on the registration for the seminar. The bill for the room is to be paid directly to the Comwell Sorø Storkro.
Accommodation cannot be offered at the Comwell Sorø Storkro on 17 September 2012. Accommodation will therefore be arranged at another hotel, which also includes transportation to the Comwell Sorø Storkro in the morning of 18 September.
Excursion
In connection with the seminar, a study tour will be arranged on 20 September 2012 to some local food producers on Zealand. The first visit of the tour is to Dyrehøj Vingaard, a vineyard near Kalundborg. The second visit is to Mineslund, a farm with organic meat production, also near Kalundborg. The third and final visit of the tour is to the market garden Legro at Karlslunde specialising in herbs. The programme is still provisional, so changes may occur. A more detailed programme can be downloaded under Download. The price for participating in the tour is SEK 650. The study tour is arranged by Fødevareplatformen.
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| NJF members before 2012-07-15: 2800 SEK |
| NJF members after 2012-07-15: 3900 SEK |
| Others before 2012-07-15: 3800 SEK |
| Others after 2012-07-15: 5300 SEK |
| Students before 2012-07-15: 2800 SEK |
| Students after 2012-07-15: 3900 SEK |
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| The seminar will be held at Comwell Sorø Storkro, Sorø, Denmark. |
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- Submission of abstracts for oral presentations: 2012-05-30
- Submission of abstracts for poster presentations: 2012-05-30
- Notification of acceptance for oral and poster presentations: 2012-07-01
- Final registration: 2012-08-28
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Rebecka Milestad
Faculty of Natural Resources and Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden; e-mail: Rebecka.Milestad@slu.se
Helmi Risku
MTT Agrifood Research, Finland; e-mail: Helmi.Risku-Norja@mtt.fi
Tor Lunnan
Bioforsk, Norway; e-mail: Tor.Lunnan@Bioforsk.no
Gudjon Thorkelsson
Iceland; e-mail: gudjont@matis.is
Elen Peetsmann
Estonian University of Life Sciences, Estonia; e-mail: Elen.Peetsmann@emu.ee
Lise C. Deleuran
Faculty of Science and Technology, Aarhus University, Denmark; e-mail: Lise.Deleuran@agrsci.dk |
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Lise Deleuran Denmark.
E-mail: Lise.Deleuran@agrsci.dk
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