Free-range access may also reduce the need for inputs but managing pigs free-range can also be challenging in terms of…
CalfComfort: Nurturing positive welfare in calves
In order to document and evaluate the welfare state of farm animals in an objective way, welfare indicators and protocols…
Business Development
Pilot project on timber products in procurement
The activity will have a particular focus on smaller procurement processes (<20MNOK), based on a hypothesis that these have the…
Increase in local contributions in value chains for use and…
The goals are to strengthen the use of wood, strengthen the circular economy and provide more local value added. The…
Business Development
COOLCROWD 2.0: Testing of a local crowdfunding concept for financing…
The purpose of COOLCROWD was to assess the potential for a locally crowdfunded system that enables Norwegian farmers to install…
Business Development
European region of gastronomy 2022 – pilot study
Dette skal bli vektlagt når Trondheim og Trøndelag skal inneha statusen European Region of Gastronomy i 2022 (ERG2022). En måte…
More space for pigs
Specifically, it looks at how the economy of the individual farm is affected if the current area requirements for sows,…
Sisters in the Arctic Blue – Advancing a Gender Perspective…
Our objectives include: (1) to identify participants and means of developing a sustained network of researchers interested in gender issues…
Drug and addiction problems in agriculture, prevention, and treatment
At the same time, it has been revealed that male farmers are less likely to apply for health and medical…
Organic farming Møre og Romsdal county
1) Situasjonsbeskrivelse av det økologiske jordbruket i Møre og Romsdal, 2) Klarlegge utviklingsmuligheter, og 3) Forslag til tiltak. Det skal…
Promoting collaboration for sustainable and circular use of bioresources across…
Funding source: Research and education, Baltic Research Programme, European Economic Area (EEA) Grant, Project no. EEZ/BPP/VIAA/2021/9 (https://eeagrants.org/, https://eeagrants.lv/) Implementation period: 01.10.2021.–30.04.2024. Coordinator: Baltic…
Testing of technical solutions to prevent collisions with wild animals…
The research on the Norwegian side is coordinated by the research institute Ruralis – Department of Rural and Regional Research.…
Business Development
SolarFood: Reducing post-harvest losses through improved solar drying
The dryers should, have short drying time, be produced locally and be socially accepted by the smallholder farmers in Bhutan…
SYNAGRI: Developing synergies between the bioeconomy and regional food systems…
But where does this leave agriculture? Concerns have been raised that the future bioeconomy will place farmers at the bottom…
SUSFEED – Sustainable feed production from Norwegian bio-resources for livestock…
For this, we will apply a systems approach to mapping the domestic feed system and, using a systems model, conduct…
Business Development
Green Care Nordland County
Nordland Research Institute, Ruralis and the Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research will conduct a study of these activities,…
Business Development
Sustainable Food Systems for poverty and hunger alleviation in Low…
A food system encompasses all the processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population and affects everything from food production…
MAIs – Women farmers in the inner territories
It is consensually acknowledged that women’s participation in economic growth is strategically in line with EU2020’s goals, and that their…