Projects
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.
Division of Food Production and Society
Balancing production and environment (ProEnv)
The ProEnv project aims to address the challenge of finding a balance between agricultural production and environmental impact in Europe. It will compare the two different approaches, "land spare" and "land share" and to evaluate them in their ability to achieve this equilibrium.
Division of Forest and Forest Resources
Barkbuild - Tree bark as a renewable source of wood protection materials for building applications
BarkBuild is a European project under the umbrella of ForestValue ERA-NET programme. The purpose of the project is to develop new wood protection and building materials based on industrially available tree bark waste.
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Division of Food Production and Society
CAPTURE - Assessment of cover cropping as climate action in cereal production in Norway
The aim of CAPTURE is to document the climate effect of using cover crops in cereal production in Norway, as well as to develop well-functioning cultivation strategies.