News

Popularisation of research results is an important part of NIBIO’s communication work. We publish several news items every week, mainly in Norwegian. News in English is also produced and can be found here in our english news archive.

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Agriculture in Northern Norway

Published 31.08.2020

The number of agricultural holdings in Finnmark, Troms and Nordland is decreasing more than in the rest of the country. Profitability remained slightly higher than the national average.

User-friendly Norwegian farming technology

Published 31.08.2020

Farmers face a "jungle" of digital services, and the risk of investing in the wrong technology and software could be more serious than ever. In the PRESIS project, researchers provide farmers with user-friendly technological services adapted for Norwegian conditions.

Nutritious food for the four-legged

Published 22.08.2020

All over the world, food production and biodiversity are threatened by intensive use. In Norwegian forests, and on heaths and mountains however, the main threat is rather too little use and the abandonment of grazing land.

Research for a healthy diet and a healthy planet

Published 20.08.2020

An international research project will map knowledge about the global food system. The project takes on a farm to fork approach, ranging from climate and sustainable food production, health and nutrition, to consumer behaviour.

Fire blight detected in fruit orchards

Published 15.08.2020

Fire blight is considered to be one of the world's most harmful diseases in apple and pear trees. In the summer of 2020, the disease was detected in a commercial orchard in Norway.

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Biochar for carbon capture in forests

Published 11.07.2020

A new research project will examine the effects of applying biochar to forests. The new method could result in increased tree growth and carbon capture in Norwegian forests.

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Increased digitization with SmartForest

Published 16.06.2020

NIBIO, the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) and the University of Oslo, three foreign partners and 16 companies from the Norwegian forestry sector have established the SmartForest knowledge center for innovation and digitization in the forestry industry.

Alarming discovery of imported Phytophthora

Published 16.06.2020

Species in the microorganism genus Phytophthora are crossing the border on imported plants and have killed trees both in landscape areas and natural environments. One study observed Phytophthora in 37.6% of imported woody ornamental plants.

Healthy food for Africa

Published 15.06.2020

The main aim of the new project HealthyFoodAfrica is to improve nutrition in Africa. This will be done by strengthening the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems.

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Regional seed mixtures of wildflowers

Published 13.06.2020

More and more public agencies and private garden owners are replacing their immaculately kept lawns by colourful wildflower meadows. But establishing such a meadow is not necessarily that easy. Now researchers are providing advice on regional adaptations.

International development research in times of COVID-19

Published 12.06.2020

The recent COVID-19 situation has posed challenges to many of NIBIOs international projects. It has however also fuelled several innovative ways to work remotely through digital applications, online tools and other methods.

Updated webpage for NIBIO’s Centre for International Development

Published 10.06.2020

The Centre for International Development (CID) of the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) aims to make NIBIO a more relevant and competitive player in international Research and development. The recently updated CID webpage provides information about our three regions of particular focus, and the ongoing initiatives.

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