International Women’s Day on 8th March 2024

International Women's Day on 8th March 2024

Achieving gender equality and women’s well-being in all aspects of life is more crucial than ever if we want to create prosperous economies and a healthy planet. Kudos to all the women in our Living Labs who are breaking new ground, developing innovations and co-learning through mutual support. They are sowing the seeds for future…

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Blame the System, Not the Farmers

Uten bønder blir butikkene tomme for varer

The following material is republished with the permission of ARC2020 and was originally published on ARC2020’s website on February 1, 2024. Over the past couple of months, many angry farmers have taken tractors to the streets of major cities in protest. At first glance, the protests appear to have very little in common. In France…

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Citizens’ engagement is essential for an efficient green transition

Written by Maria Eklöf, Head of Communications, Nordic Energy Research. Dr Kristian Borch, who is Senior Researcher at Ruralis – Norwegian institute for Rural and Regional Research, and Associate Professor at Aalborg University, Department of Sustainable Energy Planning, will hold a session on citizen involvement in renewable energy. Nordic Energy Research asked him to elaborate on this important…

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National Day in the Shadow of Fosen

Vindpark på Fosen Foto: Henrikke Sæthre Ellingsen

By Henrikke Sæthre Ellingsen, NTNU/Ruralis For the second year in a row, the national day took place under the shadow of the Fosen judgment –the Sami reindeer herders on the Fovsen-Njaarke/Fosen peninsula are still fighting against the wind power plant that was completed there in 2019. The wind power plant, which is owned by Fosen…

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Better drying techniques can reduce food waste

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In the two Asian mountain countries of Nepal and Bhutan, large parts of the population live outside cities, and agriculture is the most important source of income for most. A common problem is that large parts of the crops are lost after harvest, because the farmers lack the facilities and technology to store and preserve…

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Now you can test whether new technology is ready to be used

Agrirobot Thorvald

By Bjørg Bruset The new balanced readiness level assessment (BRLa) calculator will help developers, equipment dealers, incubators and consultants assess a product’s technological, market, legal, societal and organizational maturity. The readiness calculator can be used for free by anyone. Results can be cited as from the “Ruralis readiness calculator”. The calculator has been developed for…

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Nordic conference for rural research: Finland, Spring 2022

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The Nordic conference for rural research is an interdisciplinary forum with an emphasis on research relevant to the Nordic countries. The conference’s website with important dates, other information and, eventually, possibilities for registration, is to be found here: https://sites.uef.fi/ruralities/ Please note that the deadline for submitting proposals for working groups is December 12th 2021.

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Corona can make nature-based tourism flourish

Koronaen gjør kortreist turisme i natur mer aktuelt enn noen gang.

Summer is upon us, and this year coronavirus is forcing most of us to take our vacations in our home country. This represents a crisis for large parts of the tourism industry worldwide – and Norway is no exception – but some companies can prosper from the situation.  The market in Norway is huge. Tourists are now increasingly looking for destinations that have not been ‘discovered’ in order to get unique nature experiences,…

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COVID-19 intensifies hunger among refugees

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Refugees are often the most vulnerable to crises, no matter where in the world they are. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expects that the corona pandemic will weaken food security for refugees and internally displaced persons. Cuts rations by 40 percent Uganda is home to about 1.4 million refugees and is thus among…

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“The good farmer” is motivated by more than just money

Norwegian agriculture faces mounting pressures, both economically and socially. Cultural motivations for preserving cultural landscapes and biological diversity will most likely become increasingly important. – In many cases, researchers wonder why farmers continue to run their farms despite agriculture’s low profitability. The “good farmer”-approach claims that farmers remain in agriculture because they receive non-monetary rewards.…

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The story behind green successes

Grønne Folk produce delicious ready-made meals from vegetables that no one else uses. At least 30 percent of produce is discarded because of imperfections or undesirable size. This gave entrepreneur Ragnhild Eggen Viken the idea of peeling and cutting the vegetables, so that no one will see whether a carrot is damaged or is too…

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Digital meeting on agricultural health, in a Nordic context

Psykisk helse i landbruket

Time: 4 November 2020, 10.00-12.00 and 5 November, 10.00-12.00. Link for registration We already have interesting introductions in place but we are still looking for more! If you have something special you want to convey from ongoing research, research that has been carried out or generally have a field of interest you want to convey…

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Self-sufficiency in feed – views of stakeholders

Rural Norwegian landscape with red wooden houses

Through focus group meetings with actors in the value chains for meat and milk production in Norway and Sweden, actors’ views on self-sufficiency in feed was explored in the CORE Organic project PROREFINE. According to the actors, self-sufficiency in feed can be relevant at different levels: farm level, municipal or county level, national, Nordic and…

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Scientists Airing New Carbon Offset Scheme

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Sustainable aviation was the main theme during this year’s aviation conference. Through the research project Coolcrowd, Ruralis organized the workshop “Carbon offsets in aviation open for local opportunities”. – Coolcrowd links crowdfunding to the climate and considers whether compensation for travel related GHG emissions can finance climate mitigation measures in agriculture. The conference and workshop…

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Gender equality important for food security

Bina Agarwal

Last updated: 07.09.2019 In a lecture at Ruralis this week she challenged the often-cited claim that all the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) depend on the achievement of Goal 5 – Gender Equality. She examined this claim through the lens of household food security which is a fundamental aspect of sustainable development. She argued that although…

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Ruralis is the local organiser of the XXVIIIth ESRS Congress

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Friday, June 28, the congress concludes with 7 excursions to several parts of Trøndelag county. The congress opens with a welcome ceremony and keynote address on Tuesday afternoon, reception in the Archbishop’s Palace and a concert in Nidaros Cathedral on Tuesday evening. Anne Margrethe Brigham is the head of the local organising committee. You can…

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