1. Old but still up front
Dalum Landbrugsskole – Dalum
Academy of Agricultural Business
Denmark – is Denmark’s largest and
oldest agricultural college – today a
modern international college for
further agricultural education with
proud traditions and a historical
atmosphere.
20% of Danish production performed
abroad. For more than 150 years
vocational skills have been rooted
in the Danish folk high school
movement educating farmers for
the future. The College situated in
Odense, the heart of Denmark,
provides all levels of Agricultural –
management education. The fact that
20% of all agricultural production
performed by Danish farmers and
staff takes place abroad, calls for a
strong international profile. It is likely
that students, through study trips
and international projects, become
more confident working abroad
and seeking management positions
around the world for an Agricultural
/Ag- business career.
Throughout the past 4-5 decades
agriculture has developed consider-
ably, constructing highly efficient,
large scale production units based
on excellent breeding material and
technology, but also causing increasing
impact to the environment.
Exporting experience and
knowledge
The valuable knowledge and experi-
ence gained, has today become an
export article in great demand from
all over the world, expressed as a
need for:
Advanced technology•
Animal welfare systems•
Food safety systems•
Traceability certification•
Sustainability in all productions•
Environmental considerations•
Farm waste management and•
technology.
EXPORTING DANISH AGRICULTURAL
SKILLS AND TURN KEY SOLUTIONS
Reputable Danish Agricultural College in potential and
innovating partnership Exporting Danish Agricultural
Education & total solutions
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Dalum has developed its international
profile through a broad global network
of farm enterprises, colleges, politicians
and organisations. Dalum has helped
develop vocational training systems in
the Baltics and Eastern Europe.
The Danish “Sandwich Model”
alternating school education and farm
apprentice, building up production
and management skills gradually, has
been transferred successfully to many
countries.
Asian and African students
Throughout the year students from
China, Korea, Japan, Nepal etc. interact
with Danish and African students
creating new and prosperous collabo-
rations across borders and languages.
Lately Dalum, being a semi-public
Vocational College, has joined forces
with private enterprises promoting
the “DANISH FARM CONCEPT”.
International customers, governments
and agricultural organisations are
looking for turnkey solutions providing
“All you need” to investors, including
the education, follow up, mentoring,
audits and progression set up through
initial target settings and contracts.
Exporting valuable genetics, advanced
technology, ventilation, storage,
handling- and feeding systems as well
as waste management calls for
thorough and targeted education for
the investment to be profitable.
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2. The KZN-model
Currently a group of South African
students from Kwa Zulu Natal
province are taking part in a 10 month
management program including 10
weeks on farms, exchanging valuable
production and management tips
from experienced Danish farmers.
The college hope that merging the
best from both cultures, these students
will be able to generate higher
agricultural production and jobs in
primary and secondary food chains
on their return.
The ideal scenario could be a future
pork or dairy production set up by a
young South African farmer partnering
with a senior Danish agricultural
student and Danish/international
investor. The Dalum College serves
as a reach back and extension facility
ensuring that the achieved knowledge,
the genetics and technology brought
back home will be used for a
sustainable and environment-friendly
production.
So far the initiative and export
concept has gained a lot of political
attention from countries like China
and other South African provinces.
The Danish and South African
Ministers of Agriculture recently
praised the model, at a seminar in
Niels Erik Jespersen
International Relations Officer
Eric C O Wanscher
Vice President
Dalum Landbrugsskole –
Dalum Academy of Agricultural
Business Denmark
Tel: +45 66132130
dalumls@dalumls.dk
www.dalumls.dk
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Pretoria SA, as “an example to be
followed”, and support the program
by governmental funding.
Model farm
Dalum Vice-president Mr Eric Wanscher
is strengthening the international
profile through the new partnership.
Bringing international students to
Denmark for inspiration and education
is a valuable experience to be brought
back, but it should never be left as the
only initiative, he points out. It is
absolutely necessary that this transfer
of knowledge is used and maintained
through cooperation with partner
schools or by establishing model farms
in collaboration with local organisations
supporting these initiatives.
As the demand for food, sustainability
and food safety grows, Dalum will
continue exploring new opportunities
around the world to share knowledge
and knowhow – but will always be
founded in Denmark gaining experience
from the world’s best agricultural
businesses and productions.
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