The 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Nordic Ruralities, is postponed.
Due to strike in the hotel sector we are unfortunately forced to postpone the Nordic conference.
Read moreThe 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research, Nordic Ruralities, is postponed.
Due to strike in the hotel sector we are unfortunately forced to postpone the Nordic conference.
Read moreA new professor level researcher at Bygdeforskning
Bygdeforskning has another professor-level researcher. Dr Rob Burton was promoted to Forsker I on the 11th of April after an evaluation of competence by two renowned external professors (Prof. Arild Blekesaune, NTNU, and Prof. Mark Shucksmith, Newcastle University). The promotion recognises…
Read moreFinal report from the project From ten to one
The five years long research project on multi-property cooperation for forest owners has now published its final report and given its recommendations.
Read moreExtended deadline, Call for abstracts to the 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research in 2014
Abstracts should be submitted to the group convener by 30thJanuary 2014 , and should be no longer than 1 page and in english.
Read moreNew article: Drivers of change in Norwegian agricultural land control and the emergence of rental farming
In a new article researchers Magnar Forbord, Hilde Bjørkhaug and Rob Burton at the Norwegian Centre for Rural Research puts focus on how and why the pattern in control of arable land through ownership and renting has changed over the…
Read moreThe Centre for Rural Research, Norway, is organizing the 3rd Nordic Conference for Rural Research in 2014
The conference "Nordic Ruralities - Thriving and Declining Communities" will be held on 12th -14th May 2014 at the Best Western Nova Hotel, Trondheim, Norway.
Read moreNew article: Development of organic farming in Norway: A statistical analysis of neighbourhood effects
The organic boom in agriculture at the turn of the new millennium culminated in ambitious political goals for further growth in organic agricultural production and consumption. In Norway, the present goal is to reach a level of 15% organic production…
Read moreNew project: Healthy growth: From niche to volume with integrity and trust
The aim of this project is to study a range of successful mid-scale food value chains and show the fundamental prerequisites for their success in combining volume and values in order to support the development of new organic value chains…
Read moreNew article: Farm tourism and dilemmas of commercial activity in the home
In an article published in the journal Hospitality & Society, Berit Brandth and Marit S. Haugen analyze the overlap between work and home in farm tourism. When farmers diversify their production into tourism using their homes as a commercial arena…
Read moreNew project: Frogs, fuel, finance or food? Cultures, values, ethics, arguments and justifications in the management of agricultural land
Agricultural land is a vital yet limited resource. We depend upon it for food production, but it is also in direct competition with other land-based activities, such as housing, infrastructure, mining, investment, carbon off-setting, nature conservation and industry. This competition…
Read moreThe XIII World Congress of Rural Sociology
The XIII Congress of the International Rural Sociology Association (IRSA) was held in Lisbon, Portugal July 29-August 4.
Read moreNew book on agricultural sustainability: Rethinking Agricultural Policy Regime. Food Security, Climate Change and the Future Resilience of Global Agriculture. Bingley, UK: Emerald Publishing.
Authors: Reidar Almås, Centre for Rural Research, Trondheim, Norway and Hugh Campbell, University of Otago, Duneden, New Zealand (Eds):
Read moreNew article: Feminism without gender? Arguments for gender quotas on corporate boards in Norway
Lack of women in boardrooms and management has been a common feature of corporate and agricultural sectors in Norway. In both sectors, quota reforms have been implemented in order to change this situation. This chapter analyses the reasons given for…
Read moreNew article: Local small-scale food enterprises: ambitions and initiatives for achieving business growth
In the article that has been published in Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development studies do Hilde Bjørkhaug and Gunn Turid Kvam explore reasons for and plans for growth among these producers.
Read moreNew article: Increasing Food and Energy Prices in 2008: What Were the Causes and Who Was to Blame.
In a recent article in International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food (IJSAF), Jostein Brobakk and Reidar Almås has studied the drivers behind the events leading up to the 2008 food crisis.
Read moreNew article: Women in boardrooms: Catalyst for professionalization of board work?
In the article, published in Tidsskrift for kjønnsforskning (Journal of Gender Research) Hilde Bjørkhaug explore the relationship between gender quotas and professionalization of boards.
Read moreNew project: Cooperation to enhance coastal tourism development
The project Coast Tour will produce new knowledge about different aspects of cooperation in the development of coastal tourism.
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