DENMARK Copenhagen University Faculty of LIFE Science

1. DENMARKCopenhagen UniversityFaculty of LIFE Science Hanne Marie Jespersen Inger-Marie Kirketerp Mikael Strandbygaard Morten Hendriksen Sannah Thorndahl Evald

2. Danish Education and Copenhagen University

3. Danish education system • Free enrollment at any level • Financed by tax payers • Education support for everyone • 650 euros a month in education support • Studets are living by them self and independent of financial support from their parents • Relevant study jobs • Danish Government • Private Company • University

4. Copenhagen University – Faculty of LIFE Science • 3.500 students (10 % international students) • 400 ph.d. students • 1.800 employees • 50 % of courses are tought in english Source: www.life.ku.dk

5. Copenhagen University – Faculty of LIFE Science • Main areas • Food and health • Energy and environment • Politics, economics and developing countries • Animals, ethics and welfare • Biotechnology • Forests, land and urban development • Plants and natural ressources

6. Copenhagen University – Faculty of LIFE Science • Bachelor programs • Bsc in Agricultural Economics • Master programs • Msc in Agricultural Economics • Msc in Environmental and • Natural Ressources Economics

7. Copenhagen University – Faculty of LIFE Science • Msc in Agricultural Economics • Influence of the economics and politics of the rich countries on the poor countries • How changes in the EU and world trade influence the everyday life of e.g. poor farmers. • Financial incentives and regulations of the consumtion and production of food Source: www.life.ku.dk

8. Copenhagen University – Faculty of LIFE Science • Msc in Environmental and Natural Ressources Economics • Green duties to limit pollution • Most value for money in nature restoration • Meeting international undertakings concerning CO2-emissions in the least expensive way • Economic valuation of the environment • Division of oil and natural gas exploitation between the present and the future Source: www.foi.dk

9. Facts and figures of Danish Agriculture

10. This is a typical Danish farmer. His name is Joachim, Jokke among friends.

11. The average Danish full time farmer like Jokke cultivates 135 ha of land (EU-average=13 ha.). • On this he grows; • 5,7 tonnes of grain pr. ha • A lot of this grain he use to feed his pigs and cows.

12. He needs a lot of grain, since the average pig producing Jokke has 1089 slaughter pigs on his farm. • His colleague, average cow producing Jokke, has 101 milking cows. These cows each produce nearly 9000kg milk pr year.

13. There are 43.000 part and full time farmers in Denmark • Together all the farmers of Denmark produce: • 8.2 mill. tonnes of grain. • 2 mill tonnes pigmeat. • 4.7 mill. tonnes of milk

14. The most important Danish agricultural product is pigmeat.

15. In fact, Denmark is the only country in EU27 where the number of pigs is higher than the number of citizens. • We can’t eat all these pigs our selves, so Denmark is also the biggest exporter of pigmeat in the world. • Each year Denmark exports for 8 billion euros.

16. Political organization of the Danish agricultural sector • When Jokke is unsatisfied, he will turn to his representatives in Axelborg.

17. At Axelborg, Jokke can meet with the people he have elected to represent his interests.

18. Danish farmers have a long tradition of joining associations and organisations designed to handle their professional and political interests. • Recently all Danish agricultural NGOs have merged into one organization. • The Danish Agriculture and Food Council represents Denmark’s largest business and innovation cluster employing some 150,000 people and exporting agricultural products, food and equipment to the value of about 15 billion Euros a year.

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