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Recent work, clients and speaking engagements

Sample current and recent work 2020-2025

  • Consultant on development of  Organic Action Plan for Canada by Canadian Organic Alliance, and lobby strategies for new organic policies in Canada (2025).
  • Support for national and county actors in policy implementation, stakeholder collaboration and governance, and resource mobilization for national, county and landscape Agroecology Strategies in Tanzania and Kenya 2024-25
  • Consultancy for philanthropic alliance Global Alliance for the Future of Food in development and validation of investment portfolio for Regenerative & Agroecological Food Systems Transitions (RAFT) and extraction of lessons on agroecology policy processes, implementation and stakeholder governance (2025).
  • Co-author, National Agroecology Strategies in Eastern and Southern Africa: Lighthouses for food system transformation  (Biovision Foundation, 2024).
  • Masterclass Series for European Organic Associations: High impact Organic Policy & Advocacy, including sessions on Policies that Work; Getting to Yes; Growing Advocacy Capacity and development of member Advocacy Toolkit. IFOAM Organics Europe (2024)
  • Policy Measures Stimulating Sales of Organic Food in Retail and Public Procurement, for Ministry of Agriculture, Nature & Food Quality, (The Netherlands 2024).
  • Consultancy strengthening policy and advocacy collaborations between organic sector organizations and the plant-based movement in the EU and EU member states (2025-)
  • Author, Strategy for Accelerating Organic Market Growth in The Netherlands: Policy Framework, market partnerships and organizational development. For BioNederland. Presentations and advisory sessions for Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (The Netherlands) 2022/23
  • Analysis and advisor to government and frontline organizations on development of the  National Ecological Organic Agriculture Strategy (Tanzania, Nov. 2023)
  • Co-Consultant with Faris Ahmed on development of global strategy for the Agroecology Coalition, an alliance of over 50 nations and 120 organizations (2023-24)
  • Consultant for Policy & Advocacy Team, Biovision Foundation advising policy makers and CSOs in E. Africa and supporting peer-to-peer exchanges among policy makers and organizational leaders in Eastern and Southern Africa (2022-)
  • Author of Best Practice in Organic Public Procurement: The Case of Denmark for IFOAM Organics Europe (2021). Report to the EU Commission.
  • Lead author  “Guidelines for True and Fair Climate Claims on Food products” and 8 principles for true and fair climate claims, for a consortia of 9 leading food companies & retail leaders, and organizations for climate, consumer affairs and agriculture (dec 2020).  Final report in Danish and english summary

Sample Clients (2020-25, alphabetical order)

Agroecology Coalition; Altinget.dk; Arla Foods; Asian Productivity Organisation; BioNederland (Netherlands); BioNext (Netherlands); Biovision Foundation (Switzerland); Canada Organic Trade Association (COTA); Canadian Organic Growers; ClimateWorks Foundation; COOP Danmark; Czech Organics; Danish Crown;  Danish Dairy Board (Mejeriforening); Danish Vegetarian Society; Deloitte (The Netherlands); Deltager Danmark; Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH; Embassy of Denmark in Indonesia; Embassy of Denmark in Poland; Eosta (Netherlands); Estonian Organic Farming Platform; Flanders Parliament; Food Nation (DK); Global Alliance for the Future of Food; HK Scan Denmark; IAK Agrar Consulting (Germany); IFOAM Asia; IFOAM Organics Europe; IFOAM Organics International; IGBIO (Switzerland); Ingleby Farms & Forests; Laudes Foundation; Løgismose-Meyers; Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality (The Netherlands); Ministry of Agriculture Uganda; Månssons; Mærkevareleverandør Forening Danmark (MLDK); National Organic Training Skillsnet (Ireland); Naturland (Germany); Naturmælk; Netto Denmark; Organic BC (British Columbia); Organic Cotton Accelerator; Organic Council of Ontario;  Organic Denmark (Økologisk Landsforening); Organic Processing and Trade Association Europe (OPTA); Organic Sweden;  Organic Trust (Ireland); Pro Luomu ry (Organic Food Association, Finland); Questionmark (The Netherlands); Real Organic Project (USA); REMA 1000; Rijk Zwaan (Netherlands); Samuelsens; Salling Group; Soil Association (UK); Tanzania Organic Agriculture Movement (TOAM); Teagasc Agriculture and Food Development Authority (Ireland); Thise Dairy; Tradin Organic (The Netherlands);  ZDEKS – Zveza društev ekoloških kmetov Slovenije.

Additional collaborations (2020-25)

Agricultural Development Denmark Asia (ADDA); CARE Danmark; Changing Food; CONCITO; Dansk Erhverv; Dansk Vegetarisk Forening; Embassy of Denmark, USA; Environmental Funders Canada;  European Commission;  European Court of Auditors; European Vegetarian Union; Fairtrade Mærket Danmark; Folkekirkens Nødhjælp (DanChurchAid); HORESTA;  Hotel og Restaurant Skolen; Kammeradvokaten, Poul Schmith; Kost og Ernæringsforbundet; KRAV; Landbrug & Fødevarer; Plantebranchen; PELUM Uganda; Real Organic Project (USA); Royal Danish Embassy, Tokyo;  Tanzania Organic Agricultural Movement (TOAM); United States Department of Agriculture (USDA); United States House of Representatives, Agriculture Committee; Verdens Skove; 3F Private Service, Hotel og Restauration.

Sample recent speaking engagements 

  • Getting to 25% Organic in the EU: A practitioners perspective on drivers, leverage points and game changers (Brussels, 2025)
  • Growing the Organic Market: Lessons from Denmark, Ready to Scale in the EU (Organic Food Forum, Panel with EU Commission, Brussels, 2025)
  • Public Procurement of Organic Food –Lessons from Denmark (2nd International Conference on  School Meals and Public Procurement, New Taipei City, 2024)
  • Organic Policy & Partnerships driving organic breakthroughs–Lessons from Denmark, the EU and beyond, Conference, Organic Agriculture for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, (Sri Lanka, APO, Dec. 2024)
  • National Organic Policies and next steps globally (Organic World Congress, Taiwan, 2024)
  • Retail Leadership and Partnerships Driving Organic Market Growth, (Retail Symposium, The Netherlands 2024).
  • Getting Organics on the Offensive: (IFOAM Organics Europe Business Day, BIOFACH, February 2024)
  • Lessons from Organic Policy & Advocacy for the Plant-based movement–and how we can work together for national policy wins! Masterclass 2025, European Vegetarian Union.
  • Building Organic Retail Sales via Partnerships and Capacity Building (Organic World Congress, Taiwan 2024)
  • Getting your Organization Fit for Influence (Organic World Congress, Taiwan, 2024).
  • Success with Organic Policy and the evolving role of governments as catalysts for organic growth: Lessons from Denmark & EU (for European Commission and equivalency partner nations: USA, Canada, Chile, UK, Switzerland and South Korea, February 2024)
  • Regenerative Momentum: Opportunities, Threats and Key Actions for a Truly Regenerative Organic Agenda (BIOFACH, 2025)
  • Key drivers for Organic Breakthroughs in Denmark: Strong organic policy, sector capacity and market partnerships (Organic Summit Canada, November 2023)
  • Best Practices for Policy driving farm conversion and organic market development (Regional Exchange on Organic Policy, ASEAN nations, Thailand 2024)
  • Building a National Organic Brand (Biofarm Conference, Ireland, Nov. 2023)
  • Key Strategic Areas for National Agroecology Strategies (peer-to-peer exchange among policy makers and organization leaders, Nairobi, October 2023)
  • How do we get to 25% organic in the EU? Policy to drive organic sales and farm conversion (Presentation for ministry officials in the 27 EU member states, by invitation of The European Commission, DG AGRI, December 2022).
  • Organic Policy and Partnerships driving organic market growth (Keynote, BIOFACH Saudi Arabia, November 2022).
  • Organic Policy, Market Partnerships and NGO mobilization driving Organic Breakthroughs: Key lessons from Denmark (Presentation for delegation, US House of Representatives, august 2022)
  • Inspiration on policy best practice in Africa and Europe (with Charlotte Pavageau, Kampala, march 2022)
  • Organic production and consumption as a contributor to a sustainable global food system (Global Food Talk with Rasmus Prehn, Denmark’s Minister for Food and Agriculture. Food Nation, January 2022)
  • Driving growth in organic farming and the organic market: the organic NGO as change agent (Soil Association,  2021).
  • Agroecology Across Three Continents: Showcasing Good Policy Practices (Oxford Real Farming Conference, UK, speaker, 2021)
  • Why the Danes crave organic, Biokennisweek (Netherlands, 2021) Webinar and interview.
  • The Danish Model: Organic Policy & NGO Capacity as catalysts for organic breakthroughs (Ekologiska Framtidsdagen, KRAV & Organic Sweden, september 2020)
  • Innovative politics that create healthy, climate friendly and organic meals in public sector kitchens (Sial International Food Exhibition, Paris)