The Icelandic Food and Nutrition Association (MNÍ) is holding an annual Food Day on 15 October. A conference will be held on Icelandic food production and currency creation. Hörður G. Kristinsson from Matís gives an interesting talk: Biomaterials from Icelandic nature - A new source of income
Food production has been of great importance to Icelanders over the centuries and will now play a key role in rebuilding the economy. MNÍ wants to contribute by analyzing food production in Iceland and placing it in an economic context.
The conference will be held at the Grand Hotel by Sigtún in Reykjavík and starts at 1 pm on Thursday 15 October. Seven presentations will be given that provide insight into the ability of food production to support domestic economic activity and generate income for the national economy, while at the same time highlighting the opportunities on the horizon. Participation in the conference must be announced on the MNÍ website, www.mni.is. The participation fee is ISK 3,500 and ISK 2,000 for students.
At the conference will be Fjöregg MNÍ delivered but it is awarded for a commendable enterprise in the field of food production and human consumption. The grip is designed and built by Gleri in Bergvík and has been donated by the Confederation of Icelandic Industries since 1993. MNÍ publishes the magazine Food is on the human side with in-depth coverage of food, nutrition and content Food Day each year. The magazine is distributed all over the country.
The program can be found here.