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BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Competetive Food Processing in Norway

Prosjektet KMB Competitive Food Processing in Norway startet opp i 2007, hvor hovedaktiviteten ble avsluttet i 2011. I perioden 2012-2014 er siste del av prosjektarbeidet blitt ferdigstilt i form av en doktorgradsavhandling. Etter syv år med intens forsk ning på superkjøling har state-of-the-art ...

Awarded: NOK 26.9 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Quality labelling and consumer responses in the Norwegian food sector

This is a three year cooperative KMB-project involving The Norwegian Agricultural Economic Research Institute (NILF). The Norwegian Food Centre (Matforsk), The Norwegian Institute of Fisheries and Aquaculture Research (Fiskeriforskning) and The National i nstitute for consumer research (SIFO). It...

Awarded: NOK 6.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Pre- and postharvest quality optimisation of organic vegetables that can stimulate an increased consumption

Norwegian consumers purchase less organic foods than consumers in most other European countries and important obstacles for consumption of organic vegetables are said to be quality, availability and price. The main objective of this project is to achieve better knowledge on how certain pre- and p...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Socio-economic and environmental impacts of organic farming

Organic farming has developed rapidly in recent years. Interest in the organic sector stretches beyond the market opportunities. It is perceived to provide multiple benefits beyond the immediate effect on the farmer, e.g., environmental performance, healt hier and safer food, rural development an...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Oslo

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

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Landscape planning versus real world landscape changes

This project will study changes in land use on a municipal scale, based on analyses of existing, up-dated digital maps (DMK) and older versions to be digitised from existing analogue format. Four to six municipalities in the Oslo Fjord region will be chos en as study areas, dependent on data avai...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2009

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Development and clinical testing of juice rich in phytochemicals and antioxidants

We will develop juice rich in natural antioxidants and phytochemicals and test bioactivity in clinical trials. Specifically, together with TINE R&D we aim at develop two juices based on grapes, pomegranates and/or blueberries. By screening potential ingre dients available on the marked we will op...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Automatic weed assessment for precision spraying in cereals

The load of herbicides on Norwegian cereals fields is unnecessarily high. The spraying represents an unnecessary cost for farmers, in Norway estimated to about 20 millions NOK yearly, and lots of herbicides superfluously spread to the environment. The mos t important reason for this excessive her...

Awarded: NOK 8.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Preclinical diagnosis of prion disease

Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs) are a threat to food safety and to human and animal health. Diagnosis of these diseases and early detection of the infective agent is vital for future spread and prevention of disease. The identification of candidate molecules as biomarkers of pre...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

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

Væskebasert såing - utvikling av dyrkingsteknikk

Væskebasert såteknikk eller våtsåing, er ein relativt ny metode som det til no er utført lite forsking om, både nasjonalt og internasjonalt. Såfrø vert blanda med væske og plassert anten i eller oppå jorda med eitt eller anna spreieutstyr. Væska er ofte b laut husdyrgjødsel som vert spreidd med u...

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Rogaland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Melk med forhøyet kvalitet som plattform for videre vekst

Melkeproduksjonen i Norge står for 45% av produksjonsverdien i husdyrbruket, mot 60% for 15 år siden. Lønnsomheten er under press. I områder med god tilgang på beite kan kostnadene reduseres betydelig ved å utnytte fôrressursene. Man tror at forbrukerne v il legge mer vekt på kvaliteten av melka,...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Økologisk restaurering etter naturinngrep. - Metoder for vegetasjonsetablering etter utbygging av kraft- og veganlegg

Naturområder som er ødelagt av inngrep eller forstyrrelse blir tradisjonelt oppfattet som "tapt". Ved å bruke kunnskapen som ligger i fagfeltet restaureringsøkologi kan slike områder istandsettes og få tilbake verdier og funksjoner som intakt natur. Energ iutvinning og samferdsel er to arealbaser...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Identification of molecular markerks associated with winter survival in the cultivated strawberry

Vinterskade i jordbær er et stort problem for norske jordbærprodusenter. Det medfører, i gjennomsnitt, en årlig avlingsreduksjon på minst 20%. Av denne grunn er foredling av jordbærsorter med bedre resistens mot frost ett av de viktigste foredlingsmål i G raminors foredlingsprogram. Skandinavia e...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Innlandet

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Designing sustainable livestock production systems delivering cultural landscapes with public goods and ecosystem services

Agriculture in Norway is traditionally based on a high level of national support and payments. Policy changes, especially if the state support has to be reduced considerably, can lead to substantial changes regarding land use, the multi functionality of a griculture, cultural landscape qualities,...

Awarded: NOK 9.0 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

VELVET GREEN: Winter hardiness and management of velvet bentgrass (Agrostis canina) on putting greens in northern environments, dr,gr.stip

There is an increasing demand for research into recreational golf courses. Norwegian courses, often located in beautiful surroundings, have the potential of attracting national and international players, but they are often hampered by winter damages and h ave few resources to maintain adequate qu...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improved methods for detection and strain identification of Tobacco rattle virus in Norway

Potetproduksjonen I Norge har I flere år vært skadelidende på grunn av rustflekksjuke - brune ringer og flekker - i potetknollene. Disse symptomene gjør potetene uegnet både til matpotet, pommes frites og potetgullproduksjon. Rustflekksjuke er hovedsakeli g forårsaket av to virus: potetmopptoppvi...

Awarded: NOK 4.3 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Avl for bedre helse hos gris

Organisering og oppslutning i norsk svineavl er unikt internasjonalt. Tilslutningen til avlsarbeidet i næringa, faglig dyktighet i Norsvin samt aksept og støtte fra myndighetene har bidratt til at norsk avlsmatriale i dag er verdensledende på flere område r. Dette har resultert i at en internasjo...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Innlandet

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Culturally grounded tourism and local food in rural development

Cultural activities and heritage, rural tourism and small-scale food production (CULTOURFOOD) are three fragmented sectors or industries with many actors and little coordination. In spite of increasing economic and social importance and political awarenes s, those industries have separate sector ...

Awarded: NOK 9.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

NKJ 127 Assessment of validity of the dairy health recording systems in the Nordic countries (DAHREVA)

The disease control schemes of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden were elaborated in a 1-year NKJ pilot project in 2001 (project number NKJ: 1276). The pilot project suggested three possible main reasons for differences in the numbers of treatment record s: 1) differences in the recording system...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

NKJ 128 - Phenotypic and molecular characterisation of genetic resources of Nordic timothy (Phleum pratanese L.)

Timothy is the most important forage grass species in the northern part of the Nordic countries. However, serious winter damages, which significantly lower persistency and yields, occur regularly. The Nordic plant breeders have so far been quite successfu l in developing new, high-yielding variet...

Awarded: NOK 1.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

PROSDIV-Diverse

Towards self-sustainable European regional cattle breeds (EURECA)

Prosjektet omhandler bevaring og bruk av lokale/regionale kuraser: " status og organisering av eksisterende bevaringsprogrammer for disse i Europa " kartlegging av metodikk og software for forvaltning av genressurser " utvikling av perspektiver og retning slinjer for å utvikle raser og vellykkede...

Awarded: NOK 0.45 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Akershus

EVA-Evaluering

Følgeevaluering av verdiskapingsprogrammet for kulturminner

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Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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

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

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology and methods using high-density microarrays for detection of unknown genetic modifications in plants, fungi and bacteria

To ensure the safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) they are subjected to risk assessment prior to release into the environment and use in e.g. food production. Such known GMOs are considered to be as safe as conventional varieties. GMOs for whi ch publicly available descriptions are un...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2012

Location: Akershus

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

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

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

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