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[Translate to English:] Foto: Jesper Rais - AU Foto

2019.09.27 | Agro

Danish students participate in an international competition

23-24 October, the European student competition BISC-E holds its first European final in Berlin. BISC-E, which is a competition in the field of bioeconomy, encourages students to take an interest in recycling of biological resources and development of bio-based products and processes. The Center for Circular Bioeconomy, which is part of Aarhus…

Wheat is one of the crops most threatened by drought and increase in temperature. Photo: Jens Bonderup Kjeldsen

2019.09.25 | Research

Climate change induced drought threatens the world's wheat production

In the coming years, a growing portion of the global wheat growing areas will be affected by drought and this will have serious consequences for the global food supply. It may lead to a significant reduction of the wheat harvest by the turn of the century. Even if global warming is limited to the 2 degrees as stipulated in the Paris Agreement of…

2019.09.17 | PhD defense

How efficiently are lactating sows utilizing the energy and protein in feed? And what happens to the utilization of dietary energy and protein when the sows are not supplied optimally with protein?

PhD defence by Trine Friis Pedersen 27 September 2019 at AU Foulum. The auditorium at 10h. All are welcome.

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Research

DCA cooperates with research environments at the entire university. However, the following five departments have food and agriculture as a major focus area:

Policy support

Through an agreement with Ministry of Environment and Food of Denmark, the Danish Centre for Food and Agriculture (DCA) performs research-based consultancy for the ministry and relevant government agencies within agriculture, food and environment. DCA’s goal is to advises the ministry on how to produce healthy food of optimal quality, and meet the demand for bio-based energy and materials and an increasing focus on stewardship in relation to the environment, nature and climate.


Contact

Special Consultant Klaus Horsted
Phone: +4587157975
Email: klaus.horsted@dca.au.dk

Special Consultant Ulla Sonne Bertelsen
Phone: +4587157685
Email: usb@dca.au.dk

Special Consultant Lene Hegelund
Phone: +4587157441 / +4593508931   
Email: lene.hegelund@dca.au.dk

Visit AU Foulum

AU Foulum is part of Aarhus University and is home to most of the university’s research in food and agriculture. Research areas include plants, animals, food, organic farming, bioenergy, environment, climate, soil, genetics and technology.  

Read more about AU Foulum and how to visit the centre



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