Nhat Strøm-Andersen
Research Scientist
(+47) 940 56 442
nhat.strom-andersen@nibio.no
Place
Ås O43
Visiting address
Oluf Thesens vei 43, 1433 Ås
Biography
Nhat obtained her doctoral degree from the University of Oslo in 2020. She has a Master's degree in Science in Innovation and Entrepreneurship from BI Norwegian Business School, 2013. Nhat's research interests are related to sustainable food production and consumption through the lens of innovation studies, management studies, governance, stakeholder theory, and sustainability transitions. Nhat strives to understand systemic challenges and sustainability paradoxes in food system transformations.
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Strøm-Andersen, N, Milford, A.B., Liu, X. 2024. “Sustainable Diets: Examining Policies Shaping the Development of Organic Food Production and Consumption in the Nordic Context”. In: Back to the future: Sustainable innovations for ethical food production and consumption. Wageningen Academic Publishers (forthcoming).
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Forsberg, E.M., Corciolani, M., Szulecka, J., Strøm-Andersen, N. 2023. “Widening the scope of responsible innovation: food waste and the role of consumers.” Journal of Responsible Innovation, 10:1, 2243080. doi:10.1080/23299460.2023.2243080.
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Strøm-Andersen, N. 2022. “Digital technologies and food waste reduction and prevention: benefits and challenges”. In: Bruce, D., Bruce, A. (eds) Transforming food systems: ethics, innovation and responsibility: 475–480. Wageningen Academic Publishers. doi: 10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_74
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Szulecka, J., Strøm-Andersen, N., Capodistrias, P. 2022. “Food (in)security in a Nordic Welfare State: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Activities of Oslo’s Food Bank”. In: Calabrò, F., Della Spina, L., Piñeira Mantiñán, M.J. (eds) New Metropolitan Perspectives. NMP 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 482. Springer, Cham. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-06825-6_140
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Szulecka, J. and Strøm-Andersen, N. 2021. “Norway’s Food Waste Reduction Governance: from industry self-regulation to governmental regulation?” Scandinavian Political Studies:1–24. doi: 10.1111/1467- 9477.12219.
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Capodistrias, P., Szulecka, J., Corciolani, M., & Strøm-Andersen* (Corresponding author), N. 2021. “European food banks and COVID-19: The impact on food redistribution and innovation in times of crisis”. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences. doi: 10.1016/j.seps.2021.101187.
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Strøm-Andersen, N. 2020. “Innovation and by-product valorization: A comparative analysis of the absorptive capacity of food processing firms”. Journal of Cleaner Production 253: 1–15. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119943.
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Strøm-Andersen, N. 2020. “Incumbent firms in the transition toward the bioeconomy: Capabilities, strategies, and governance for by-product and waste valorization in the food processing industry”. Series of Ph.D. Dissertations submitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, No. 823. ISSN 1564-3991.
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Gregg, J. S., Jürgens, J., Happel, M. K., Strøm-Andersen, N., Tanner, A. N., Bolwig, S., & Klitkou, A. 2020. “Valorization of bio-residuals in the food and forestry sectors in support of a circular bioeconomy: A review”. Journal of Cleaner Production, 267, 1–13. doi: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122093
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Strøm-Andersen, N. 2019. “Incumbents in the transition towards the bioeconomy: The role of dynamic capabilities and innovation strategies”. Sustainability 11 (18): 1–20. doi: 10.3390/su11185044.
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Tanner, A. N., and Strøm-Andersen, N. 2019. “Meat processing and animal by-products: Industrial dynamics and institutional settings”. In From Waste to Value: Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies, edited by A. Klitkou, et al., 127–144. Routledge.
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Szulecka, J., Strøm-Andersen, N., Scordato, L., and Skrivervik, E. 2019. “Multi-level governance of food waste: Comparing Norway, Denmark and Sweden”. In From Waste to Value: Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies, edited by A. Klitkou, et al., 253–271. Routledge.
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Bolwig, S., Brekke, A., Strange, L., and Strøm-Andersen, N. 2019. “Valorisation of whey: A tale of two Nordic dairies.” In From Waste to Value: Valorisation Pathways for Organic Waste Streams in Circular Bioeconomies, edited by A. Klitkou, et al., 162–186. Routledge.
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The sustainability transitions literature suggests that individual firms struggle to move toward sustainability unless the broader socio-economic system also evolves. Despite firms' willingness to change, existing systemic challenges often impede their progress. This paper employs paradox theory to address this struggle and examines how firms balance economic and societal concerns in their transition from business thinking to sustainability thinking. Based on a qualitative case study of the food industry's collaboration initiatives on food waste reduction and prevention in Norway, the study identifies the systemic challenges and sustainability paradoxes that the industry faces. We find that the firms' efforts to reduce food waste collide with established food industry agreements, standards, business strategies, regulations, and agricultural policies, impeding a systemic and structural transformation of the industry. The paper discusses how the food industry may navigate these challenges collectively and draws implications for the sustainability transitions literature. Primarily, the conclusions signal a need for governance and incentive structures at the system level beyond the action space of individual firms, and secondarily, illustrate how such governance approaches to sustainability transitions are sector-specific and geographically embedded.
Division of Forest and Forest Resources
Circular use of wood for increased sustainability and innovation (circWOOD)
circWOOD will investigate aspects of wood use in the Norwegian economy, with particular emphasis on the reuse of wood in construction projects, and recycled wood as raw material in today's wood industry.
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Division of Food Production and Society
Cultivating sustainable changes in livestock feed production and feeding practices (Feed&Feeding)
The project will evaluate various strategies for feed production and feeding practices to enhance the sustainability of Norway's food system and support national agricultural policy goals. These strategies include adjusting livestock diets, improving breeding and animal health, and introducing new protein sources for feed. The project will assess environmental impacts, such as land use changes, greenhouse gas emissions, soil carbon levels, nutrient balances, and biodiversity, as well as socioeconomic impacts, including food security, economic and social sustainability, and the viability of rural communities.