Division of Food Production and Society
Advancing adaption and adoption of new forages in Norway: An innovative farmer-led research approach via citizen science
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NIBIO is a project driven research institute and collects approximately 400 million NOK annually in project funding from both national and international sources. A lot of activity is carried out through EU and EEA-projects and we also participate in research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. NIBIO coordinates several large international projects with a particular focus on food security and climate change. The list of projects is not complete.
The aim of project is to combine new tehnologies and knowledge about physiological status of potatoes to increase the precision of growing and storing of small-sized potatoes.
Faba beans are a sought-after Norwegian protein source, but the cultivated area is limited. The aim of the project is to develop strategies for the organic cultivation of faba beans that ensure good establishment and stable yields.