0 projects

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Interna.trade regulating organisations and Sout-East Asian regionalisation of trade agreements. Implications for Norwegian seafood industry

The study focuses on two overall questions: 1) What are the main trends of development of the WTO and regional trade organisations? and 2) What are the consequences for the Norwegian seafood industry? The region of South-East Asia is of strategic interes t to the Norwegian seafood industry, both...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Agriculture and Fisheries Policies between International Regimes on Trade and the Environment

This project examines how international obligations emanating from environmental and trade regimes, and the interaction between them, affect selected aspects of Norwegian domestic and foreign policy making on agriculture and fisheries and Norwegian positi ons in WTO negotiations in those two sect...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN: Spatial and temporal variation in production of juvenile Atlantic salmon: the importance of small streams as rearing habitats

Being able to identify the primary nursery habitats for juveniles in salmon populations is of prime importance for managers, especially as river systems are coming under pressure from anthropogenic disturbances. The smaller streams in river systems are es pecially vulnerable. Earlier studies from...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MILJØ2015-Norsk miljøforskning mot 2015

VANN. Impact of environmental contaminants on smolt physiology, migration and marine survival in wild Atlantic salmon.

Pre-smolts will be exposed to environmentally relevant levels of contaminants known to occur in those Norwegian rivers supporting spawning populations of wild Atlantic salmon. The proposal will focus primarily on agricultural contaminants (pesticides), al though putative endocrine disrupters and ...

Awarded: NOK 1.00 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Building scenarios as a tool for dialogue, business development and management in protected coastal areas(Samfin. FHF-prosj.nr. 193846/I10)

There is a rich knowledge both nationally and internationally on e.g. restructuring of primary industries, business development, conservation, and conflicts in coastal zone management. However, still development and conservation objectives are not met in many areas due to profound conflicts and...

Awarded: NOK 4.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

BIGCO2 Phase II. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation.

The proposal represents the second phase of a knowledge building project (KMB), "BIGCO2. CO2 Management Technologies for Future Power Generation". It is a continuation of the first phase (2005-2006). The project is organized in eight specific tasks: Ta sk A: High temperature oxygen and hydroge...

Awarded: NOK 80.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

CLIMIT-Forskning, utvikling og demo av CO2-håndtering

Geological Storage of CO2: Mathematical Modelling and Risk Assessment

Storage of CO2 in deep geological formations is regarded as a promising option for mitigating climate changes caused by anthropogenic green-house gases. In this proposal we describe the formation of an international team of US, German and Norwegian invest igators and students to address fundament...

Awarded: NOK 16.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Reasons for opting out of certified organic production in Norway

The Norwegian government aims to achieve an organically managed area of 10% by 2010, as well as a 15% organic share of the total food production and consumption in Norway by 2015. Organic farming has developed rapidly since the early 1990's. From 1991 to 2005, the area of organically certified or...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Recreational consumption as a market for farm based food and tourism businesses

Increasing leisure time increases the importance of leisure related consumption as compared to everyday consumption. Recreational consumption may therefore represent a potentially important market for developing small scale farm-based rural businesses. Lo cal attachment through relatives or secon...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Advanced sample preparation and characterisation of fuel cell materials for increased fuel cell durability

This project relates to an 5-months scientific stay for PhD-student Axel B. Ofstad from Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway to Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), NM, USA. The PhD-student?s work at LANL will...

Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

IMPROVED EFFICIENCY AND DURABILITY OF PEM WATER ELECTROLYSERS FOR HYDROGEN PRODUCTION

Water electrolysers based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology show very promising results with respect to stable and efficient hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. Major challenges to overcome before this technology may be considere d viable in this context include cost red...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Optimized quality and yield of plum and apple by regulation of flowers and fruitlets

Consistent cropping of high quality fruit is important for the fruit industry where technology for cost effective and environmentally friend methods for crop regulation is highly wanted. Due to alternate bearing, Norwegian fruit growers are not able to se rve the apple market regular with the amo...

Awarded: NOK 6.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Captured based aquaculture around fish farms:developing a small scale fjord fishery

When artificial structures are concentrated in large numbers in specific areas of the coastline, their synergistic effects may generate an "Artificially Created Ecosystem" (ACE). These structures will have diverse ecological effects on coastal ecosystems, maybe to a greater extent than is curren...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Shape of lactation curve, with special reference to feeding strategy, health, fertility, and economic outcome in dairy

Summary The total milk production during a full lactation is determined by the peak and the shape of the lactation curve. A primarily analysis of the mean lactation curves for different large herds under Norwegian conditions revealed a large and substant ial differences from one herd to another....

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Assessment of human impact on the marine CARBon system in arctic regions (A-CARB)

Carbon dioxide is the most important manageable forcing agent of climate change. Large amounts are emitted through fossil fuel burning. Prediction of future climate change and planning of mitigation strategies requires that thorough knowledge of the facto rs that control the distribution of anth...

Awarded: NOK 2.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Vestland

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Feral sheep in coastal heaths - developing a sustainable local industry in vulnerable cultural landscapes, dr.gr.stip.

Year-round sheep farming on the Norwegian west coast has a history dating back several millennia. This important part of our cultural heritage has resulted in a distinct breed of animals, the feral sheep, that has evolved in close interaction with the cre ation and maintenance of a unique semi-na...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Enhanced safety of Norwegian type dry fermented sausage with focus on enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli

This project concerns safe production of Norwegian type dry fermented sausages (DFS). Two outbreaks in Norway this year, caused by enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) and Salmonella Kedougou in DFS, emphasize the need to focus on enhanced safety of such products. Outbreaks may cause severe ...

Awarded: NOK 11.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Stability and mobility of Shiga toxin-encoding bacteriophages in clinical and environmental strains of Escherichia coli O103

E. coli O103 belongs to a subset of serotypes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) associated with severe human illnesses. Shiga toxin (Stx) production is essential but not sufficient for virulence in pathogenic STEC as factors involved in att achment, haemolysis and iron scavenging a...

Awarded: NOK 3.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

A Study of Influenza Viruses in Their Natural Reservoir in Wild Birds in Norway

The major goal of this project is to better understand the dynamics of influenza A virus infections in wild birds in Norway. At the National Veterinary Institute, in the context of the surveillance for highly pathogenic avian influenza virus H5N1, a large collection of samples is being gathered ...

Awarded: NOK 5.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Attractive host plant volatiles and genetic regulation of the olfactory response in the control of apple fruit moth, Argyresthia conjugella

The apple fruit moth Argyresthia conjugella is regarded as the most important insect pest on apples in Fennoscandia. Until 2005 the organophosphorous compound azinphos-methyl (Gusathion) has been used in apple fruit moth control. The compound is now dereg istrated due to environmental concerns an...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Reduction/elimination of spore forming bacteria in lightly heat treated foods

The project seeks to identify processes which are able to strongly reduce spore forming bacteria in lightly heat treated (<98 ºC) foods. To solve this task, three research groups with different, complementary competence will cooperate. The project require s characterisation of potentially pathoge...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Anthelmintic resistance in small ruminant nematodes in Norway

Gastrointestinal nematode infestation is considered as the most important of all infectious diseases in small ruminants. Losses due to endoparasites, and the degree of suffering involved, has a marked impact on animal welfare and production losses in smal l ruminant flocks around the world. In th...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Potential of muscle profiling on value-addition of products and consumer satisfaction under Norwegian beef production conditions

Matforsk deltar i et EU-prosjekt på kvalitet og sikkerhet av storfekjøtt hvor utnyttelsen av utradisjonelle stykningsdeler er en sentral del av prosjektet. Ny forskning i USA har vist at ved å bruke utradisjonelle metoder for nedskjæring og utbeining kan verdien av slaktet økes betydelig. I EU-p...

Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Farming systems for high quality food products and sustainable agriculture in mountainous areas

The agriculture in the mountain districts of southern Norway is based on small farms and use of mountain pastures. High quality products sold at high price are one possible solution for mountain agriculture. Branding of products requires documentation of quality traits. In this project we will de...

Awarded: NOK 7.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

HAVKYST-Havet og kysten

Linking physics and biology - Structuring of cod-populations in the North Sea/Skagerrak water-system

We propose to study the physical and biological mechanisms that generate and maintain a highly genetically structured population of cod in the Skagerrak water system. We hypothesize that a combination of oceanographic features (i.e., within fjords water c irculation), spawning behavior (i.e. stro...

Awarded: NOK 6.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Enhanced service life of coated wooden facades

Coated wooden claddings are widely used in Norway. But competition from other materials that has less input of labour at the construction site and less demands for maintenance is increasing. Discolouring fungi on the surface of coated wood in outdoor appl ications is an increasing concern. The to...

Awarded: NOK 5.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Networks or markets? The recruitment challenges in future fisheries and marine industries, dr.gr.stip.

The radical changes that happen in coastal communities and industries;the processes of structuration, mechanisation, and increased governance, which we call cyborgisation processes, seem to have had consequences for the employment systems in marine commun ities. However, very little is known abou...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

The optimal choice and timing of agricultural policies in the presence of uncertainty

Agricultural policy analysis has traditionally focused on the optimal choice of policy instruments for a given set of policy objectives. Less attention has been paid to the fact that the timing of policy implementation is another choice variable to policy makers. This choice is reflected in the ...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

NORKLIMA-Klimaendringer og konsekvenser for Norge

Expected Change in Fisheries in the Barents Sea

Project summary The project focuses on how changes in climate, i.e. increase in temperature, will influence fish stocks and their commercial stakeholders. Changes in fish distribution will not only affect the fisheries directly through changes in possibl e fishing areas, and changes in yield bec...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Vestland

NORGLOBAL-Norge - Global partner

Liberal Peace and the Ethics of Peacebuilding Towards the integration of ethics in peacebuilding research

An increasing amount of research is being done on the means of peacebuilding, but there is a lack of research and debate on its aims. This is unfortunate not only from a scholarly, but also from a political point of view. In recent years critique has been directed towards the political premises ...

Awarded: NOK 5.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2017

Location: Oslo