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Photos – Top, the Denmark delegation; (L) Undersecretary Birdsong with Ditte Juul Jorgensen, Director-General for Energy at the European Commission; (R) with Jacob Jensen, Denmark’s Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries. <\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

This week, CDFA Undersecretary Christine Birdsong joined a California delegation in Denmark to focus on building academic and business collaborations on the bioeconomy<\/a>.  California and Denmark share a commitment to fostering a bio-based economy, using agriculture and other industry sectors to reduce carbon emissions to meet carbon neutrality goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joining representatives from University of California campuses, state government agencies, and other industry partners, Undersecretary Birdsong met with key businesses and government organizations interested in partnering on next steps. These steps include not only academic collaboration, but also potential partnerships with ongoing state-sponsored initiatives related to agricultural technology, workforce development, and a circular economy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In working to further a bio-based economy for California\u2019s agriculture sector, there is need to further ecosystems of innovation, accelerate the delivery process to farmers and ranchers, and bring more partners to the table.  Denmark is a valuable partner and colleague for California in this space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The California delegation was hosted by the Government of Denmark as a follow-up to the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between California and Denmark<\/a> by Governor Newsom and Denmark’s Ambassador to the U.S. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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