Sustainable Business Models and Alternative Financing in Agriculture
How can farmers finance climate measures and build business models that hold up over time? Researchers from Norway and Bhutan share results on crowdfunding, carbon sequestration in soils and solar food drying. After lunch, farmers and companies who work with these questions in practice take the floor.
The seminar is held in English. You are welcome to ask questions in Norwegian, and we will translate.
Programme
11:00-11:15
Welcome and introduction
Nordic Edge and Pia Piroschka Otte, Ruralis
RESULTS FROM RESEARCH PROJECTS
11:15-11:45
Introduction to crowdfunding: alternative funding for sustainability
Rotem Shneor, University of Agder (UiA)
11:45-12:15
CoolCrowd projects: crowdfunding climate mitigation measures in Norwegian agriculture
Pia Piroschka Otte, Ruralis
12:15-12:45
Karbonmat: sustainable business models for carbon sequestration in soils
Natalia Mæhle, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL)
12:45-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:00
SolarFood: sustainable and inclusive business models for solar food drying
Kinley Yangdon, Gedu College of Business Studies (GCBS), Bhutan, and Isabelle Hugøy, Ruralis
STAKEHOLDER PERSPECTIVES
14:00-14:20
Challenges in developing sustainable business models in agriculture
Einar Vastveit, Agrosense AS
14:20-15:00
Power from the farm: energy and preparedness as a new income stream
Nito Simonsen, Green River Climate Point; Kjell Ivar Ueland, Røysland Gaard Nyyyt; Gunnar Crawford, Nordic Edge
15:00-15:15
Coffee break
15:15-15:45
Panel discussion with all speakers, and closing
Moderated by Gunnar Crawford, Nordic Edge
18:00
Joint dinner (optional, at your own expense)
Tick “optional dinner” when you register on Luma if you want to join. Nordic Edge books a table at a restaurant in Stavanger, and each guest pays for their own meal. Restaurant details go out to those who sign up.