Bioeconomy Forum

Vidzeme, Latvia

Activity Type

Production

Description

In Latvia bioeconomy is defined as one of the national smart specialization domains. It has also been identified as a field of undoubted development growth potential for Vidzeme region, therefore bioeconomy has been assigned the role of a driving force for the regional development.

Vidzeme region has large forest resources, however bioeconomy covers many fields – food production, agriculture, forestry and wood industry, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, energetics and energy efficiency, construction, information and communications technologies (ICT), health sector, etc.

In 2019 and 2021 Vidzeme Planning Region has organized Bioeconomy Forums with focus on sustainable food production and technologies, promoting food innovations in the region. The aim of the forum is to get acquainted with bioeconomy trends in Europe and in the world, opportunities and challenges of local governments, private companies and research institutes in bioeconomy development efforts.

Vidzeme Planning Region brings foreign knowledge in the food bioeconomy to the region. The forum is intended to motivate managers and owners of small and medium-sized enterprises in Vidzeme, start-up and young entrepreneurs, scientists, the Planning Region Administration and top-level decision makers of local governments to participate in bioeconomy development and food innovations in the region.