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Nordic Wildberry Conference 2023

The Nordic Wildberry Conference was organized by RISE, the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, and Umeå University, attracting researchers and companies from across the Nordic region. The conference was funded by Region Västerbotten, Umeå municipality, Formas through the national center FINEST, and the EU through the FAIRCHAIN project. The next Nordic Wildberry Conference will take place in Rovaniemi, Finland, in 2025.

Program

Program – Nordic Wild Berry Conference 2023

Poster abstracts

Book of abstracts: scientific and company posters

Presentation abstracts

Book of abstracts: presentations

Presentations

Anne Matilainen – Sense of ownership

Catrine Heikefelt – Berry processing and artisan food

Charlotta Hedberg – Social sustainability, migrant workers and the challenge ahead

Eva Norlin – Berry pickers and the national referral mechanism and our role as regional coordinators agains prostitution and human trafficking

Inger Martinussen – Where have we been and where are we now? – A review from Norway

Fredrik Reinholdsson – Berrypicking in Sweden, history, now, and onwards

Inka Bohlin – Mapping potential location for bilberry picking with remote sensing, local field data and phone application

Jun Niimi, Martina Bergentall, Petter Melin – Malolactic conversion of lingonberry juice – impact on sensory properties and microbial stability

Laura Jaakola – Nordic wild berries factors affecting the composition and quality

Leena Faven – Premium quality from the Nordic countries, the importance of standardization and quality control

Li Holmberg, Lars Normark – Wow experinces

Lovisa Heyman Linden – Health effects of berries and studies on Nordic wild berries

Marjo Särkkä, Martin Ragnar, Matti W. Leino – Nordiska blåbär/pohjoismainen mustikka, the application process for the EU protected geographical indication (PGI) protection

Mikelis Grivins – Role of foraging in rural communities in Europe

Natalia Ollus – Forest berry picking and labour exploitation risks- findings from Finland

Paul Plummer, John Andersson, Thomas Lennerfors – Foraging for development- An analysis of the Swedish wild berry innovation system

Rainer Peltola – Forest berry culture in Finland, living and changing tradition

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