Currently, Norwegian animal husbandry is heavily dependent on imported protein feedstuffs, in particular soy which is associated with deforestation and…
Light in abandoned houses
Lys i gamle hus promotes re-use and building preservation in invited pilot municipalities through mapping and activation of empty houses…
Muncipal and regional development
Distriktskommune 3.0: Bedre samfunnsutvikling gjennom forenkling av kommuneplanlegging i de…
The smallest municipalities often have little capacity to meet planning requirements due to a lack of resources, few people with…
Socio-economic Empowerment of coastal communities as users of the sea…
We assume that true empowerment implies research and innovation should catalyse, facilitate and support coastal communities in the acquisition of…
Building Resilient Blue Places? The importance of Equity and Blue…
The Norwegian government has ambitious plans for the nation’s ‘Blue Economy’; to ensure the future prosperity of coastal and oceanic…
Business Development
Animal collisions – New approach to increase the safety on…
In this project, we will investigate the possibility of establishing a national hotline. In the system we want to test,…
DairyMix: Multi-criteria assessment, decision support and management tools for sustainable…
DairyMix applies a systems approach for sustainable dairy production systems that are targeted to key European regions and beyond. DairyMix…
Business Development
Knowledge and learning from AgriLink to actors in the Norwegian…
Furthermore, short dissemination and learning seminars will be organized, as well as a national advisory forum for the management of…
ROAM FREE: RObust Animals in sustainable Mixed FREE-range systems
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…