GoodAnimal’s primary objective is to acquire knowledge that will mitigate threats and increase opportunities for sustainable farm and industry practices.…
Agri-Impact: the Agriculture Policy Decision Support Tool
This tool, named Agri-Impact, can be used to assist policy-makers in understanding how their policy decisions affect several impact categories;…
Agriculture and farmers in transition – between economics, political changes…
Den strategiske instituttsatsingen (SIS) Landbruk og bønder i endring – mellom økonomi, politiske skift og grønne trender, skal bidra til…
Rural communities: between resilience and vulnerability
This is obtained by generating knowledge on how local as well as national resources may or should be managed to…
LIAISON – Better Rural Innovation: Linking Actors, Instruments and Policies…
Researchers, policy advisors, actors from interactive innovation projects, initiatives and networks, farm/forestry advisors, decision-makers and administrators will jointly investigate the…
Interaction between the surrounding communities Lurøy, Nesna, Hemnes and the…
Utredningen skal gi et godt kunnskapsgrunnlag om hvordan regionens befolkning (både fastboende, næringsutviklere og fritidshuseiere) vurderer og opplever utfordringer og…
Kommunetilpasset forebygging og behandling – overvekt og fedme blant bygdebarn…
In this project we will 1) build knowledge about why upbringing in rural areas is a risk factor for obesity…
Business Development
Young farmers and mental health
I kartleggingen så er vi nå i gang med å analysere data fra en web-basert spørreundersøkelse gjennomført blant et representativt…
Refined forage legumes as local sources of protein feed for…
This will include knowledge about forage legume production, techniques for fractionation and preservation of the crops, economic and environmental impacts,…
Political organization, local democracy and community involvement before and after…
In part 1 of the assignment, will Ruralis investigate the political organization before and after municipality amalgamations in seven amalgamated…
Business Development
Transitions in the outfields
In Norway, the outfields [utmark] are understood as mainly uncultivated countryside areas such as forest and upland, and make up…
Business Development
Investigation of forest owner-oriented outreach activities
A summary shall be made of what has been done of forest owner-oriented outreach activities in the coastal areas and…
Business Development
Improving farmers’ competence by more efficient interaction between farmer, advisory…
The future of the Norwegian agriculture sector depends on an effective knowledge and innovation system. This project aims to strengthen…
Business Development
Traders in the food value chain: Firm size and international…
The project examines organization, market structure and distribution along the value chains in international food trade, focusing on Norway’s seafood…
Space, land and society: challenges and opportunities for production and…
The AGRISPACE-project is a collaboration between the Centre for Rural Research, NILF, the Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, the Norwegian…
Business Development
SALSA: Small Farms, Small Food Businesses and Sustainable Food Security
The project has a solid scientific foundation and works close with organizations that specialize in knowledge building and implementation. Most…
Business Development
PLAID: Peer-to-peer Learning – Accessing Innovation through Demonstration
The PLAID project (Peer-to-peer Learning: Accessing Innovation through Demonstration) is an European Union funded project under Horizon 2020. The project…
Island municipalities after the amalgamation reform
The project’s aim is to investigate, discuss and assess what needs to happen in order for the intentions underpinning Norway’s…