International Guest Speakers:
Seminar Delivered by: Henning Otte Hansen, Senior Advisor, University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
Comments and further perspectives about Australia-EU negotiations: Carsten Daugbjerg, Professor, University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
Facilitated by: Global Business Innovation Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT.
Seminar Abstract:
Regional trade areas now cover more than half of international trade, and the impact on agriculture and agricultural trade is significant. Based on this, the presentation is a case study of a country that has entered a regional trading area, and where agriculture played an important role in the pre-entry discussions. Denmark became a member of the EU in 1973, and the aim is to identify, analyze and discuss experience from these more than 50 years.
Since 1973, Danish agriculture has gone through a very extensive development, and EU membership has played a role. Agricultural support and exports, agricultural markets, the environment, productivity and use of resources have all been affected by the membership.
Furthermore, since 1973, the EU and the common agricultural policy has changed, which has changed the role of EU for Danish agriculture.
However, the most important developments in Danish agriculture after joining the EU have probably been consequences of conditions other than the EU: Technological development, exploitation of economies of scale, globalization, liberalization and the general developments in markets and demand have been more important drivers than EU membership itself.
Bios:
Henning Otte Hansen‘s research has been within food markets, food industry, food economics and international food business. He also works with food clusters and especially with cooperatives and their role in food value chains and the development of international competitiveness. Previously, he has been employed by private companies and organisations within the food industry for 20 years, so his research and teaching also relates to the relations and interfaces between science and industry. He has had more than 530 presentations for different audiences, especially business groups, representatives of the food industry and farmer associations, but also on more than 10 different foreign universities.
Overall, his work contributes to the understanding of Neural Networks, Clean Technologies, and the effective utilization of these technologies for addressing global challenges. I am dedicated to bridging the gap between academia and industry, providing valuable insights into the development and application of innovative technologies.
Professor Carsten Daugbjerg is a political scientist and professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen and an honorary professor in the Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Co-editor of the Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning since 2014 and serve/have served as a member of the editorial boards of leading policy journals. His research area is comparative public policy with an interest in theories on policy networks and governance, policy feedback, policy paradigms, policy instruments and design. His empirical research has focused on agri-environmental regulation, organic food policy, biofuels policy, agricultural policy reform, farm trade negotiations in the WTO, private food standards and global food security governance.
Acknowledgements:
OpenInnoTrain Project, is a global network of researchers and industry practitioners across Europe and Australia for promoting the translation of research between university-industry through cooperation and Open Innovation in the sectors of: FinTech, Industry 4.0, CleanTech, FoodTech. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 823971.
RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia – Global Business Innovation Enabling Impact Platform (Director, Professor Anne-Laure Mention).
University of Copenhagen (UCPH).
