Sustainable Business Models and Alternative Financing in Agriculture

Hosted by Nordic Edge and Ruralis
Registration on Luma: https://luma.com/nordic-4ttd

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.