The visit of King Frederik X of Denmark to SGGW
The visit of King Frederik X of Denmark to SGGW
King Frederick X of Denmark visited the SGGW on the second day of his state visit to Poland to take part in a panel discussion on ‘Climate-friendly agricultural solutions and biogas’
King Frederik X of Denmark began his first trip abroad as a monarch with a three-day visit to Poland that is focused on promoting his country’s businesses and climate policies with a delegation of government and business officials. There is a history of the presence of Danish monarchs at SGGW dating back to 1993 when the university had the honor of hosting Her Majesty Queen Margrethe II of Denmark. Queen Margrethe II had participated in ceremonies promoting Polish-Danish agricultural collaboration.
On 1 February, there was an event in the Crystal Hall, SGGW with the participation of His Majesty King Frederick X of Denmark; Jacob Jensen Danish Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries; Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce; Merete Juhl, CEO, Danish Agriculture and Food Council and other representatives of Danish agri-food companies. Poland was represented by Adam Nowak, Undersecretary of State in the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.
The event was attended by prof. dr hab. Michał Zasada, Rector of the Warsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), prof. dr hab. Marta Mendel, Vice-Rector for International Cooperation, dr hab. inż. Agata Fabiszewska, Department of Chemistry, Division of Organic and Food Chemistry, SGGW; mgr inż. Katarzyna Kozicka, Department of Biometry, Institute of Agriculture, and other representatives of Polish companies. Dr Fabiszewska and Ms. Katarzyna Kozicka were involved in a panel session on Green Transformation. The Ministers, the SGGW Rector, and the business delegations arrived at the SGGW Crystal Hall after an earlier visit to the Wilanów-Obory Agricultural Experimental Station.
We are committed to the implementation of solutions for climate security; The scientific profile of our Alma Mater commits us to accelerate our efforts to effectively implement solutions for the climate security of our planet with the utmost urgency, especially by carrying out research and development activities, the results of which will be applied as sustainable solutions, said Rector Zasada inaugurating a session dedicated to discussing the more efficient and climate-friendly approaches to agriculture, livestock productivity and biogas production.
SGGW is the oldest and largest Polish university of life sciences. It is an innovative scientific center where research into renewable energy sources, sustainable animal production, and intelligent and ecological agriculture has been conducted for years. In the coming years, the construction of an Environmental Education Centre for Renewable Energy Sources (RES) is planned at the Obory Agricultural Experimental Station. The facility is intended for scientific and educational purposes.
SGGW Rector exchanged a letter of intent with representatives of the Danish delegation, under which SGGW and GreenFarm, a company specializing in energy equipment and solutions, will establish their collaboration.
The collaboration between Polish and Danish companies, and knowledge exchange on research into biogas production and limiting the negative effects of livestock production on the environment, represented the main focus for all meeting participants. The companies’ representatives had the opportunity to discuss and get to know each other’s business profiles. The talks were attended by King Frederick X and Jacob Jensen, Minister for Agriculture, Food and Fisheries of Denmark.
