Danish Agriculture & Food Council

The Danish agriculture and food industry takes climate change very seriously and wishes to contribute with constructive and long term solutions. We will do this both as producers of climate and environmentally-efficient food, and as suppliers of bioenergy

Danish farmers have a long tradition of joining associations and organisations designed to handle their professional and political interests. On 3 June 2009 Denmark’s largest agricultural organisations merged into one special-interest organisation representing the Danish farming and food industry:

  • Danish Agriculture
  • Danish Bacon and Meat Council
  • Danish Agricultural Council
  • Danish Pig Production
  • Danish Dairy Board

The merger has two main objectives:

  • To promote the political influence of the agricultural sector
  • To offer a comprehensive range of cost-effective services for our members

The efforts to gain political influence, both in Denmark and in the EU, have intensified over the past years. Other sectors have joined forces and NGOs working within environmental and animal welfare areas have gained momentum. This trend underlines the need to work together in a single organisation representing Danish farmers and the food industry.

The establishment of the Danish Agriculture & Food Council will reduce overall costs. In addition, being an organisation that solely safeguards the interests of farmers and the food industry, the DAFC can focus on pursuing its political activities, thus securing long-term influence for the agricultural sector.

The DAFC will further expand its relations to employees, management and key staff in its member companies. The organisation will also, to a larger extent than previously, support the business strategies of its members and provide a variety of services adapted to fit the needs of the companies.

The creation of the DAFC strengthens the farm-to-fork approach and the fact that the organisation represents the whole food chain will promote the political influence of the Danish farming and food industry.

Local farmers’ associations will still play a key role in handling the professional interests of individual farmers

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