This year’s theme dives deep into the future of food in the subarctic and beyond. From resilient meals and circular food systems to tropical crops in Nordic climates and the untapped potential of fireweed, we’re exploring how plant science can drive transformation in a changing world.
Whether you're from the business community, public sector, or academia, your voice matters. This workshop is a space for dialogue, discovery, and collaboration. Let’s connect, challenge assumptions, and cultivate new solutions!
Read more about Northfood here.
The workshop will be held in English and lasts from 8:30 to 16:30 followed by dinner at 18:00.
Please sign up no later than November 3, 2025.
8:30 Check in
9:00 Welcome and introduction, Stefan Jansson, Professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University
9:30-10:00 Is a dietary transformation in the subarctic feasible? Armando F J Perez Cueto Eulert, Professor at Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science, Umeå University
☕ 10:00 - 10:30 Coffee break
10:30-11:00 Plate – a Swedish Research Center for Resilient Meals, Hanna Eneroth, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)
11:00-11:30 Strengthening Food Security Through Circularity, Francisco Vilaplana, Plenty, Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (KTH)
🍽️ 11:30-13:00 Lunch and networking
13:00-13:20 Sustainable tropical food production for Nordic climate, Olivier Keech, Associate professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre, Umeå Univesity
13:25-13:45 Fireweed’s potential future as food in and from the Arctic Joachim Sundqvist Associate professor at Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science, Umeå University
13:50-14:20 Buying local, public procurement as an instrument of policy, Tom Madell, Professor at Department of Law, Umeå University, and Sofia Lundberg, Professor at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics (USBE), Umeå University
☕14:20-15:00 Coffee
15:00-15:20 Northward and onward? Potentials and boundaries for potato production in a changing climate, Benedicte Albrectsen, Associate professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University
💡 15:25 - 16:30 Next steps, where do we go from here? Stefan Jansson, Professor at Department of Plant Physiology, Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC), Umeå University
Welcome!
