ddd:
eee:

Advanced
fff:




Visitors from Polen

A Polish delegation visited Denmark in March 2004. SustainAgri arranged a technical trip in which they were informed about the region environmental protection programs and visited several locations. Among these were a mediumsized pig farm. In their foot-steps were a camera-crew and a reporter who were making a TV-program for Polish television.

It was a great success!



The main theme of this tour was public control with industry and agriculture. The focus was on the Danish implementation of EU legislation exemplified by slaughter­houses and farming. Speeches were given by senior public officials and there were visits to local firms together with guides (all of this was conducted i English).
 
The main topics were:
  • The Funen County infrastructure, staff and environmental tasks.
  • Inspection procedures on the basis of approvals.
  • EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) in relation to domestic animals – screening, approval, conflict, problems and challenges.
  • a lecture on the Odense Pilot River Basin project; a test study for the EU Water Framework Directory.
  • Danish solutions to environmental problems in modern agriculture; the technical solutions available from Danish suppliers. 
 Two demonstration locations were visited in order to see theory put into practice in real-life settings:
  1. Danish Crown Odense, where they were shown how inspections and supervision are carried out in practice between the Funen County and the industry.
  2. A Danish pig farm, where the delegation were shown how an inspection is carried out on a modern pig farm and also saw how the inspection between the farmers the public officials works in practice.
The delegation had accommodation and dinner at a B& B in Falsled – an old farmhouse in scenic surroundings near the sea. Later, the delegation visited the museum Brandts Klædefabrik and had a guided tour through the ancient streets of Odense.