From regional relevance to transnational value: how regional food systems can boost resilience and self-sufficiency in Nordic and Baltic countries (RegioFoodS)
The project will: Map and compare seven regional food systems using indicators and vulnerability analyses. In Norway, Trøndelag has been selected. Identify key actors and involve them in regional working groups. Follow three selected food products from production to waste in each region. Assess how resilient the systems are in the long term and highlight…
Read MoreUrgency and pressures in critical mineral extraction – Potentials and pitfalls for just mining in Norway (URGENTMINE)
The research project URGENTMINE investigates how Norway can address these dilemmas. The project aims to develop knowledge that supports more sustainable and equitable mineral governance, and to improve understanding of the political and economic drivers behind the current push for increased extraction. While mineral extraction can generate economic value and strengthen resource security, it often…
Read MoreA Socioeconomic Analysis of Animal Collisions
The overall socio-economic costs of wildlife–vehicle collisions are substantial and affect a wide range of stakeholders. Municipalities, the police, road owners, county authorities, and railway operators incur significant expenses related to notification, tracking, euthanasia, and clean-up. And in addition to material damage and delays, such incidents pose a risk of serious injuries and fatalities, which…
Read MoreCommunity-led local development in the former Nesset municipality
Through a qualitative research design, the project will explore and identify concrete measurements and activities that will contribute to place attractiveness in Nesset.
Read MoreExploring the implications of power dynamics for food system change and sustainability outcomes across food, environment, health and climate: MatMakt
However, how we govern food systems significantly determines the nature of these connections, the extent to which they can be adapted and transformed, and resultant feedback effects that influence sustainability outcomes across food, environment, climate and public health (FECPH). Understanding and preventing unintended outcomes and realising positive outcomes, requires making food systems’ interactions, include power, more explicit so that…
Read MoreSelf-sufficiency degree
The goal of the project is to calculate the degree of self-sufficiency for the EU as a whole, our neighboring countries individually, as well as Switzerland, the USA, Japan and South Korea. The degree of self-sufficiency will be calculated based on data from FAO that is comparable between countries, but has its own challenges. In addition, national methods for calculating the…
Read MoreOppdatering av tallgrunnlag for landbruk i fjellregionen
Det ble i 2025 utarbeidet en rapport om landbruk i fjellregionen (Sand m.fl. 2025. Fjellandbruket – Status og utvikling i landbruket i fjellkommunene i Norge. SINTEF Rapport 2025:00136). Tallene i denne rapporten skal oppdateres med nyeste, tilgjengelige tall.
Read MoreEvaluation of the Initiative Sustainable Food Production and Value Creation in the North
The scheme is administered by Troms County Council and financed through funds from the Agricultural Agreement, first allocated in 2022, along with county funds from Finnmark, Troms, and Nordland. The aim of the initiative is “to strengthen vulnerable producer communities in Finnmark, Troms, and Nordland, counteract farm closures, increase land use, and enhance the competence…
Read MoreLook to Switzerland
The main aim of this project is to propose concrete measures based on existing measures in Switzerland. We will first identify relevant climate and environmental measures in Switzerland with an assumed high transfer value to Norway. Next, we will seek to quantify the economic and environmental consequences of introducing these in Norwegian agriculture. This will…
Read MoreEvaluation of investment support in Norwegian agriculture
The funds are managed by Innovation Norway, with a distribution by county. About 90 percent of the grant funds are given to investments in traditional agriculture. The framework for the scheme has increased significantly in recent years and amounts to NOK 1,312.5 million for 2026. In the agricultural settlement 2025, the contracting parties agreed to…
Read MoreHousing development for vibrant rural communities and recruitment of qualified labor
At the same time, there is a considerable group of “smallholding dreamers” in urban areas who long for a life closer to nature but encounter various barriers. The purpose of this project is to establish a solid knowledge base and validate a “Cluster Farm Model” (Klyngetun-modell) ahead of a potential main project application. The project…
Read MoreAnimalAlert
Bane NOR has been involved in the project since 2020 and has funded the earlier research together with the Norwegian Railway Directorate. This year, the research is funded by Bane NOR and Norske Tog, and the main activity involves installing a speaker system on selected trains and collecting data. The project’s impact goal is to…
Read MoreEvaluation of the Common Agricultural Policy in Germany
The client is the German Ministry for Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (“Heimat”). The project will evaluate the period 2014-2022 and the specific strategy for the implementation of the CAP in Germany. The specific task of Ruralis is to conduct a counterfactual analysis with the European agricultural model CAPRI to assess whether the agricultural policy…
Read MoreMarket regulation of meat
Bedre løsninger for gjennomføring av reguleringstiltak og markedsaktiviteter har den hensikt å ta ned kostnadene for norske bønder. Slike løsninger skal på en mer effektiv måte stimulere og tilrettelegge for en høy leveringsgrad gjennom hele verdikjeden mot alle kunder på de ulike nivåene i verdikjeden. Målet er kontinuerlig å sikre full dekning av markedsetterspørselen av de…
Read MoreEffekt av 50% selvforsyning ved fokus på kostråd og matsvinn
Formålet med prosjektet er å beregne økonomiske og klimamessige effekter av å øke selvforsyningsgraden i norsk jordbruk til 50 prosent korrigert for importert fôr i 2030 med særlig fokus på oppfyllelse av kostråd og redusert matsvinn.
Read MoreLocating and utilizing Norwayʼs lost and underused agricultural land reserves (AGRILAND+)
It is also an endangered resource, both because it is often built down in favor of housing development and infrastructure, and because it is more difficult to establish new agricultural land when climate considerations and biodiversity are to be safeguarded. Nevertheless, we also see that the amount of abandoned agricultural land is increasing year by…
Read MoreSolarFood: Developing inclusive business model (BM) concepts for solar food drying in the Himalaya region
Business models will be developed and tested with local stakeholders, particularly women-led agricultural cooperatives. In lowering post-harvest losses, SolarFood will contribute to addressing the issues of both food access / security and poverty reduction. The goal is to improve the nutritional content of solar dried foods and developing marketable products that can provide a new income stream…
Read MorePEST-TOX, Eksponering for plantevernmidler og mulig betydning for human helse
When evaluating approval, the protection of human and animal health, as well as the environment, should take precedence over the goal of enhancing plant production. However, a significant challenge is that our understanding of the effects of pesticide use on human health may be limited; health problems can take a long time to manifest after…
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