PEST-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…
Read MoreGrazing subsidies
It will gather knowledge about the direct relationship between changes in subsidies on the one hand, and the number of animals grazing as well as the proportion of animals grazing on the other. The project will also evaluate the effects on other agricultural activities. This relationship will be used to estimate the impact of changes…
Read MoreDeveloping social science methods for evaluating sustainability in Norwegian feed system for Norwegian livestock and aquaculture (SocialFeed)
This shortcoming may neglect the importance of the social part of sustainability for feed production whether Norwegian or imported. To explore this, three main cases i.e. cattle, chicken and salmon and their current feed ingredients along with the most promising novel feed ingredients of the future will be included. Methods like Social Life Cycle Assessment,…
Read MoreSustainable Eaters – Consumers in a sustainable Norwegian food system
Slow progress on the Sustainable Development Goals, along with ambitious Paris Agreement targets, requires a rethinking of food systems. The food system is responsible for high emissions and impacts public health, trade, industry, and the environment in various ways. Sustainable Eaters supports a more sustainable food system by focusing on the consumer. The project aims…
Read MoreLANDWELL: Climate-induced welfare impacts of ecosystem goods and services from agricultural and seminatural landscapes in Norway
These landscapes and resources are also important for other sectors such as tourism, recreation and food industries and contribute to good living conditions and quality of life, especially in rural areas. Little is still known about both how climate change will affect the agricultural sector’s ability to provide EG&S from cultural and seminatural landscapes, and…
Read MoreCreating, Optimizing and Planning Positive EneRgy districts: connecting citizens’ energy at different geographical levels (COPPER)
Next to market parties and government, the role of citizens in energy communities (ECs) in developing Positive Energy Districts (PEDs) can and should be strengthened, and wider groups of citizens can be involved. From this shared problem and understanding, this project wants to create and co-develop P2P citizens-based support and information systems that are inclusive…
Read MoreJustice First! Community-embedded Energy Transition Planning for Climate Resilience
JusticeFirst! enhances energy transition planning by integrating climate mitigation and adaptation, emphasizing justice, and embedding solutions within local geographies. Special attention is given to vulnerable and marginalized groups, whose empowerment reduces inequity and promotes sustainable development. JusticeFirst!’s main objectives are to co-produce knowledge for climate adaptation, focusing on justice and wellbeing, and to develop scalable…
Read MoreGRASS CEILING – Gender equality in rural and agricultural innovation systems
GRASS CEILING is a multi-actor three-year project which aims to empower rural women and increase the number of socio-ecological innovations led by women in agriculture, the rural economy and rural communities. The project will contribute to advancing the UN’s goals on gender parity, realise the EU Gender Equality Strategy, and achieve the goals of the…
Read MoreForum for landbrukshelse
Forumet består av representanter fra følgende organisasjoner eller institusjoner: Norges bondelag Trøndelag bondelag Norsk landbruksrådgiving Landbruksdirektoratet Landbruks-og matdepartementet Arbeidsmedisinsk avdeling ved St. Olavs hospital Ruralis- Institutt for rural- og regionalforskning Ruralis har sekretariatsfunksjon. Forumet møtes to ganger i året. Fra Norsk landbruksrådgiving og Norges Bondelag deltar både tillitsvalgte og ansatte. Forumets formål er å være…
Read MoreECOFOOD: Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
About ECOFOOD Creating Inclusive and Sustainable Food Systems in Refugee Hosting Contexts in Sub-Saharan Africa (ECOFOOD) is a four-year project (2023-2027) with activities running in Uganda and Tanzania. Food as a human right- we have a moral obligation to address persistent hunger. Food aid is limited in guaranteeing food security in the face of continuous…
Read MoreRESTORE: Restoration of ecosystem functioning and biodiversity in semi-natural habitats under high pressure
Current knowledge gaps and challenges in restoration science and management calls for better collaboration between relevant sectors. RESTORE brings together experienced researchers, management authorities, hands-on practitioners, private consultants, user groups, and other stakeholders with an interest in restoration of semi-natural habitats in Norway. RESTORE’s primary objective is to develop evidence-based, novel solutions for restoration of…
Read MoreLAMASUS – Land Management for Sustainability
The project creates an open access modelling toolbox to build sound land use policies in the framework of the European Green Deal. We are creating an innovative modelling system that can anticipate the potential impacts of different agricultural and forestry policies. By using our tools, policy makers can evaluate the economic and environmental benefits of…
Read MoreKARBONMAT: Designing sustainable business model (SBM) concepts for carbon sequestration in soils to transform the Norwegian food system
Research objectives The overall objective of KARBONMAT is to develop sustainable business model (SBM) concepts for carbon sequestering soils in Norwegian agriculture that enable farmers to adopt healthy soil management practices, and companies to invest in these to contribute to local sustainable food systems, new practices in primary production, improve biodiversity and reduce their climate…
Read MoreGrassland conservation across European landscapes protecting biodiversity and ecosystem services with ecological networks
They are valued for their biodiversity and ecosystem services (ES) and have often been formed by traditional agricultural land-use. They are increasingly challenged by changes in farm management and land-use through both intensification and abandonment. Aligning biodiversity and ES conservation agendas with sustainable agricultural land-use is an important societal priority. Integrating social-ecological knowledge on grassland…
Read MoreAgrisocial: Towards a socially sustainable green transition for agriculture and rural communities
Norway is heading towards a green transition which aims to ensure a sustainable future.
Read MoreWelfarm: Improving animal welfare regulatory compliance in dairy and pig farming
Promoting good animal welfare is enshrined in law, a key objective of the Norwegian livestock industry, and an important public justification for providing economic support to farmers. Yet despite an extensive regulatory and legal framework, firm commitments to good animal welfare from key stakeholders, and routine on-farm assessments conducted by the Norwegian Food Safety Authority…
Read MoreRural reawakening in Norway
This rural reawakening is a societal backlash against neoliberal policy reforms, the state withdrawal from welfare provision, cultural and economic globalization, perceived threats to the ‘rural way of life’, and other changes in the countryside. Related rhetoric and protests can often take on nativist, conservative and even xenophobic expressions, making them easily slip into a…
Read MoreClimate Smart Management for Resilient European Cropping Systems
With the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA), the international community agreed to limit the rise in global temperature to below 2 ̊C. Roughly 30% of Nationally Determined Contributions under the PA include land-based mitigation technologies and practices. There are substantial uncertainties how different soil management practices (SMPs) influence carbon content (C), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P)…
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