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The Danish government published a plan that gives insight into how it will transition toward widespread plant-based alternative foods in 2021. The first round of funding applications has been massively oversubscribed.

Denmark has seen huge success in its efforts to transition into plant-based foods nationwide.

Proposals were published by the Danish Ministry of Food as part of the political agricultural agreement in 2021. In the plan, the government said it was committed to promoting and strengthening the plant-based industry, and hopes to lead a worldwide shift toward sustainable food systems.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwoL6hWd4l0&ab_channel=TheEconomist

The less meat we eat the better, essentially.

The proposals called for an upgrade to the quality of personnel in private and public kitchens, with a much greater emphasis on plant-based foods within all areas of education.

Speaking to Food Manufacture, Vegetarian Society of Denmark’s general secretary Rune-Christoff Dragsdahi said that the pledges were ‘internationally groundbreaking’. They also added that it was the first country to put forward a road map ‘specifically for plant-based foods’.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUnJQWO4YJY&ab_channel=Vox


What is the ‘Plant Fund’ part of these proposals?

Included in these plans was the ‘Plant Fund’, a government-led grant initiative dedicated to plant-based development and promotion. It’s hoped that the ideas presented in Denmark’s political agricultural agreement could be realised through this fund.

The program made $195 million USD available to farmers and companies with innovative ideas. Cash is given to selected organisations, alongside a yearly fund of $11.7 million USD to help support a transition into plant-based foods.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxKfpt70rLI&ab_channel=Vox

A newly created Plant Foundation held its first round of applications that concluded at the end of August. It was massively oversubscribed. Marie-Louise Boisen Lendal, head of the foundation, said it received 101 applications – and that 97 were eligible for funding.

This is good news for Denmark, and could help make its dreams of being a plant-based world leader a reality. Other countries, particularly in the EU, have been urged to follow suit. Currently, the agriculture industry receives far more monetary funding and government attention – this will need to change as the climate crisis escalates.

We’ll have to see how these funds will spur meaningful institutional change. For now, it’s a good sign that the future for veganism and plant-based lifestyles is bright, despite this year’s slump in vegan product sales.

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