Virtual stakeholder meeting 29 April 2021
Stakeholder engagement and business plans for expanding potato farming northward.
The objective of this meeting is to identify What is the current baseline for potato acreage, yield and quality in the north and what are the prospects for potato cultivation in the light of climate change?
Secondly to identify what are the opportunities, challenges and barriers for the expansion of potato production up North – and who can do it?
Therefore we invited a wide range of stakeholders related to the potato value chain, - to discuss and exchange ideas how this could be possible - and how we could work together
MORNING THEME1: What is the current baseline for potato acreage, yield and quality in the north and what are the prospects for potato cultivation in the light of climate change?
Chair: Kristiina Mäkinen
Moderator: Karen J. Kloth,
09.00-09.15 The N’TOP network initiative / Benedicte Albrectsen
09.15-09.30 Area use and potato growth in Northern Finland / Heikki Markus, CEO of Finpom Oy
09.30-09.45 Area use and potato growth in Northern Sweden. Opportunities with climatic- and environmental advantages / Elisabeth Öberg, Norrbotten Länsstyrelsen
09.45-10.00 Area use and potato growth in Northern Norway / Kristin Sørensen, Norsk Landbruksrådgivning Nord Norge
10.00-10.15 Discussion
10.15-10.30 Coffee break
10.30-10.45 Area use and potato growth in Island / Helgi Jóhannesson, Horticulture Consultant, The Icelandic Agricultural Advisory Centre
10.45-11.00 Area use and potato growth in Greenland / Henrik Frederiksen, Greenland Agricultural Advisory Service
11.00-11.10 Discussion
11.10-11.15 Introduction to break out rooms discussions
11.15-11.35 Break out group discussion: What is the potential for expansion of Potato growth in Northern Europe
11.35-12.00 Report from five breakout groups in plenum
BREAK FOR LUNCH
AFTERNOON THEME 2: What are the opportunities, challenges and barriers for the expansion of potato production up North – and who can do it?
Chair:Jens G. Hansen
Moderator: Benedicte Albrectsen
13.00-13.10 Seed potato production in Northern Sweden / Anders Nilsson
13.10-13.20 Potatoes with new eyes / Laila Matkikainen, Potato Cooperation Group, Finland
13.20-13.30 Seed potato production in Scandinavia - experience and opportunity for breeding and production management / Tom van der Kooij, HZPC, the Netherlands
13.30-13.45 Discussion
13.45-14.00 Break
10.00-14.10 Test of new cultivars in the North / Erik Andreasson, SLU
14.10–14.20 Potatoes adapted to Northern conditions - what are the opportunities / Peter Geluk, Agrico, Research Department, the Netherlands
14.20-14.45 Break-out group discussions: Identification of the need for infrastructure and new knowledge?
14.45-15.15 Report from five breakout groups in plenum
15.15-15.30 Wrap up and what is next / Benedicte Albrectsen