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How can we support Naturmælk through the transition to more plant-based products?

Project period: January 2027 – December 2031
Supported by: Plantefonden

Naturmælk is a dairy company, but they also aim to expand their portfolio with more plant-based products in the future. How can we support them in this endeavor? This is what we are investigating in the SKIFT project. The project aims to pave the way for the dairy company Naturmælk's transition toward an increased production of organic and regeneratively grown crops for human consumption.

- It has to make good business sense for the farmers and crop quality must be strengthened so the crops can end up on Danish dinner plates rather than being used for animal feed. Soil health and biodiversity are focuses areas and we hope to find the recipe for how even more hectares can best be converted to the direct production of plant-based foods, says Eva-Marie Lange, Head of Section at the Danish Technological Institute.

Field trials based on farmers' cultivation experience

At Danish Technological Institute, we are responsible for supporting the farmers' field trials and monitoring the development of soil health and functional biodiversity, using tools such as sensors and AI-driven analyses.

We draw on the farmers' cultivation experience and combine it with the potential for food production. Focus areas could include crops such as lupin, faba beans, oats, hemp and buckwheat. These are crops that both benefit the soil and can be processed into healthy, minimally processed products. At the same time, the project partners will look into processing and product development.

- What is interesting about SKIFT is that we examine the entire value chain from cultivation to the final food product. Because it is of no use that a crop is good for the soil if it cannot also be turned into something for which there is a market, says Birthe Møller Jespersen, Associate Professor of Applied Business Research at UCL University College.

Project partners

  • UCL University College (Project Lead)
  • Danish Technological Institute
  • University of Copenhagen (UCPH – FOOD & NEXS)
  • Naturmælk A.M.B.A. / Øllingegaard Mejeri
  • Kroghsminde I/S
  • Ny Faurskov
  • TG BioBio ApS