3-7 July: Tour organiser and leader: Niels Damsgaard Hansen, freelance journalist, former editor-in-chief at FBG Medier Faroe Islands post-congress tour Experience food production on the Faroe Islands.The post-congress tour to the Faroe Islands in the North Atlantic will include visits to farms, the fishing industry, and processing plants as well as cultural elements. In the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, just north of Scotland, and ap - proximately halfway between Norway and Iceland, lie the Faroe Islands, a modern society that in recent years has experienced marked economic pro- gress. This is in large part due to its fishing industry and to a lesser degree be - cause of an increase in the number of tourists who come to enjoy the islands’ unique nature, culture and people with their own proud traditions. It might not seem probable that the Faroese are self-sufficient with regard to most dairy products except cheese, but they are. In recent years, several 30 modern dairy barns have been built, from which milk is delivered to the is - lands’ own dairy in the capital city Torshavn. There are also many sheep on the islands – some people think too many in relation to grazing potential – and there are even Faroese horses. In other words, there is a lot to see, experience and learn about. The ferry trip from Denmark to the Faroe Islands takes about 36 hours. From the airport in Billund you can fly with the Faroese airline Atlantic Air - ways. It takes two hours to Vagar, the only location with room for a sufficiently long runway. The bus drive from the airport to Torshavn takes about an hour. Details about the program in the attached folder and registration formular. A view of Búnaðar- stovan, which is the research station and office for the agri - cultural activities on the Faroe Islands.
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