Gender research is seriously on the agenda at Ruralis again. With five new projects – two of them financed with EU funds – we will examine how women can be an important driving force in creating attractive places to live and in making industry sustainable.
Read moreAgriculture and forestry can play a key role in determining when the EU achieves its goal of climate neutrality. Ruralis is one of 17 institutes in a new international research project that is looking to explain how.
Read moreRuralis researcher Madeleine Gustavsson will play a central role in the large-scale EU project EmpowerUs. The project will enable coastal communities to meet the challenges of the future, and Gustavsson will contribute to researching gender and equity issues that arise…
Read moreIt was a virtual kick-off for the new large collaborative project, SusFeed – Sustainable feed production from Norwegian bio-resources for livestock and aquaculture. The project will provide answers to some of the challenges the feed supply has regarding sustainability and…
Read moreBacteria that can no longer be fought by antibiotics are a significant threat to public health. New research will find answers to how agriculture can defend itself against this type of bacteria.
Read moreWhat are the best measures to help farmers deal with substance abuse problems? Researchers will investigate this in a new project.
Read moreHow can agriculture cut greenhouse gas emissions and become more sustainable to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement? Ruralis is participating in a new project that will develop the necessary tools to achieve these targets.
Read moreHow can farmers go about production in a way that results in reduced greenhouse gas emissions? A new project led by Ruralis will find answers to this.
Read moreMore than 50 participants joined the 4th AgriLink consortium meeting held in the beautiful Spanish city of Pamplona on 11-14 June 2019. The meeting was hosted by INTIA, the Institute for Agrifood Technology and Infrastructures of Navarra and organised in…
Read moreEuropean agriculture is facing critical challenges over the coming decades, particularly the sustainability of food production. A five year EU Horizon 2020 funded project was launched in Dublin, Ireland last month with the aim of improving agricultural advisors’ use of…
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