Division of Food Production and Society
Gene2Bread: Building knowledge and exploiting technology to achieve high wheat self-sufficiency in Norway
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Last updated: 17.08.2026
End: may 2028
Start: apr 2024
End: may 2028
Start: apr 2024
The project aims to increase Norway’s self-sufficiency in milling wheat by gaining knowledge to improve wheat quality and increase its utilisation. Adequate protein content and a stable quality between seasons and within a season are prerequisites to increasing the share of Norwegian wheat in the flour blend.
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More inforrmation about the N-fertilisation trials (in Norwegian)Project participants
Ingerd Skow Hofgaard Annbjørg Kristoffersen Heidi Udnes Aamot Silje Kvist Simonsen Monica Skogen Jafar Razzaghian| External project link | Official webside - nofima.com |
| Start - end date | 01.04.2024 - 01.05.2028 |
| Project manager | Shiori Koga, NOFIMA |
| Project manager at Nibio | Krzysztof Kusnierek |
| Division | Division of Food Production and Society |
| Department | Agricultural Technology |
| Partners | NMBU, NIBIO, Lantmännen Cerealia, Bakehuset, Orkla Foods Norge, Felleskjøpet Agri, Norgesmøllene, Graminor, Strand Unikorn, Yara. |
NIBIO will focus on:
- Improve N-fertilisation to produce wheat with adequate grain protein content using advanced technologies and models adjusted to specific cultivars
- Identify varieties with higher tolerance to fungal infections that may weaken the gluten network