Innovation in Mid-Norwegian agrifood sector, pre-project
Innovation in Mid-Norwegian agrifood is a pre-project that aim to establish an organizational and strategic platform for a program of innovation. The aim of the program is to increase value added based on resources from farms and forests in Mid-Norway. VRI-Trøndelag is the project manager.
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Cultivation of new land – Grunnlag for prioritering av områder for nydyrking
The white paper “Meld. St. 9 (2011-2012)” aims to increase Norwegian food production in pace with a growing population. Cultivation of new land is one option for increasing food production. Through this project we want to gather existing knowledge of cultivation, and link this knowledge to map-based digital solutions in order to prioritize areas for…
Read MoreThe Second Home Phenomenon and New Rural Conflicts. Implications for Policies for a Rural – Andrehjemsfenomenet og nye bygdekonflikter
The cross-disciplinary (sociology and geography) research project will study the economic, social and cultural processes related to second homes phenomenon in Norway. In particular, the project analyzes aspects of the transformed urban-rural relationship in Norwegian society that is reflected by the second home sprawl: as people no longer are solely urban or rural – neither…
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Agriculture’s role as upholder of cultural heritage – Landbrukets rolle som kulturbærer – norsk kunnskapsstatus. Forprosjekt
Within Norwegian cultural heritage management agriculture has always played a central role. The farmer is in many ways seen as the founder of the nation, therefore there is a close linkage between farming and Norwegian national identity. Although recent investigations show that 74% of the Norwegian population is for preserving agriculture at the same level…
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Heritage routes – new requirements for use of instruments and forms of collaboration in heritage management
The purpose of the project is to explore how heritages and cultural environments can represent sources for place development and what kinds of policy instruments and forms of stakeholder cooperation that can ensure sustainable management. Recent shifts from top-down decision-making processes to more collaborative approaches means that management issues are increasingly encompassed by diverse interests,…
Read MoreMaintenance of Local Grazing Resources – BeiteRessurs
Considerable changes are taking place in agriculture in middle Norway; the number of farmers has declined rapidly and 8 600 ha farmland has been abandoned from production since 2005 in this region. Access to arable land/grassland is a limiting factor in sheep production, particularly in organic production. The use of grazing areas in spring and…
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The lonely farmer? The importance of farm spouses’ involvement in farming – Er bonden alene? Betydning av ektefelle/samboeres involvering på gårdsbruket
Extension service in future for farmers – Fremtidens rådgiving: Innspill til fremtidens rådgivingsbehov for bonden
The aim of this pre-project is to give a sketch of the future needs for extension service for farmers in Trøndelag.
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Integrating scientific and traditional knowledge in adaptive management of seminatural hay meadows – Tilpasset skjøtsel av verdifulle slåttemarker basert på brukererfaringer og tradisjonell og forskningsbasert kunnskap – ENGKALL
The overriding objective of this project is to integrate scientific and traditional knowledge and evaluate ecological and social implications for the adaptive management suggested in the state run Action Plan for Hay Meadows in Norway (APHM). The primary objective is to integrate scientific and traditional knowledge and evaluate ecological and social implications for the adaptive…
Read MoreGOFOOD – GOFOOD pakke B
This project addresses the question of how competitiveness and innovativeness of food producers are affected by processes of governance and industry interaction in a globalising environment. In response to major challenges for global food supplies, Norwegian food industry and regulatory authorities need to understand the challenges and opportunities arising from new technologies, shifting multilateral regimes…
Read MoreStructural changes in agriculture, rural communities and cultural landscapes – Strukturendringer i landbruket
The overall aim of the proposed project is to build new knowledge on structural changes in agriculture, rural communities and cultural landscapes in the modern past, at present and discuss future structures in agriculture. Four sub themes will inform the overall aim of the project: 1) What are the main causes and effects of structural…
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