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MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Control of weevils in strawberry production by using plant volatiles and other alternative methods

Damage done by weevils is increasing in Norwegian strawberry production. Solving this problem is given top priority by the Association of Norwegian Strawberry Growers in their ranking of R&D needs. The weevils are 1) the strawberry blossom weevil (Anthono mus rubi), and 2) the Otiorhynchus root w...

Awarded: NOK 10.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Norske kvalitetsplommer - friske fram til forbrukar

Det er sterk konkurranse i fruktmarknaden, men alle dei store omsetningskjedene i Norge meiner dei kan selja meir storfrukta norske kvalitetsplommer. Hovudutfordringa i dei næraste åra er å sikra høg kvalitet og jamn mogning av dei marknadsførde plommene. Dette krev at dyrkarane haustar til ret...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Vestland

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Improving preparedness through research

The goal of the National Veterinary Institute (NVI) is deliver decision support of good quality for decisions made within the area of animal health and welfare and food safety. According to the political signals and the needs seen, the NVI will intensify the work on preparedness related to all it...

Awarded: NOK 12.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Income supported farming: The economic behaviour of farmer households

Income supported farming means that the farmer household covers low returns from their farming with other sources of income. This is in particular relevant for part-time farmers. This group grow in numbers relative to full-time farmers all over Europe. The decisions of income supporting farmer...

Awarded: NOK 4.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Arctic lamb meat - competitive advantage in a national and an international market

Norwegian lambs graze the natural pastures of Norwegian mountains and forests and produce meat of very high quality. We have however, little information on how the quality of these natural pastures affect the meat quality, and whether lambs grazing coasta l or mountainous areas will have a 'taste...

Awarded: NOK 13.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Laks og verdiskaping i Trondheimsfjordsregionen, dr.gr.stip

Prosjektsammendrag: Målet med prosjektet er å skaffe til veie kunnskap som skal bidra til å videreutvikle laksefiske som næring i Trondheimsfjordsregionen, med basis i grunneiernes store satsning på oppleie av kilenotfisket i fjorden. Gjennom et samarbei d mellom fou miljøer, grunneierorganisasj...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Planter for norsk klima

Prosjektet skal bidra til et målrettet utvalgsarbeid innen busker og trær. Dette utvalgsarbeidet skal gi et utvidet plantetilbud for offentlige og private plantebrukere. Plantene skal være testet og funnet egnet for ulike bruksområder, både med hensyn til klimatilpasning og bruksmåter i ulike mi...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Ukjent Fylke

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Irrigation water as a potential source of foodborne pathogens in vegetables consumed raw with special focus on lettuce

This project aims to evaluate the extent to which water is a potential source of foodborne pathogens on Norwegian vegetables, particularly lettuce, that are eaten raw. The goal is to suggest practical means to reduce the risk. This is because water is use d in all steps in the production of lettu...

Awarded: NOK 1.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Stabil smak på potet - med forbrukeren i fokus

Prosjektet har en visjon om å skape poteter med god konkurransekraft gjennom et norsk særpreg. Forskningsspørsmålet vi stiller i den sammenhengen er: hvilke gode egenskaper kjennetegner norske poteter og hvordan kan vi styre disse egenskapene? I dette pro sjektet skal en skaffe ny kunnskap om for...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Kvalitetssikring av eple i utvida salssesong

Hardanger fjordfrukt og Gvarv fruktlager har som målsetting å omsetja norske eple av høg kvalitet ein til tre månader lengre enn i dag. For å sikra dette må det verta betre kontroll med lagersjukdomar. Soppsjukdomar kan gje store tap hos lagra eple, særle g ved lagring over lang tid. Dei viktigas...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

NKJ 125 Torward a standard for microarray-based characterization os Salmonella isolates: A novel tool in risk assessments

8. Summary of the project plan (background, research methods, goals, timetable): Salmonella-induced enterocolitis in humans is an important food-safety issue. Efforts continue to assess the genomic variation among environmental, veterinary, and clinical i solates in order to trace the infections ...

Awarded: NOK 0.75 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Improved welfare in sheep production - Preventive measures, disease resistance and robustness related to tick-borne fever in sheep

The greatest welfare challenges for sheep during grazing are tick-borne fever (TBF), blow-flies, alveld and predators. Production losses on tick infested pastures are substantial, and it is expected that more than 300 000 lambs/sheep are affected by TBF. In sustainable farming, particularly organ...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Animal welfare in new housing systems for dairy goats

The project NORAS HUS started in February 2004. The aim was to develop and gain experiences with new, future-oriented housing systems for dairy goats. In the project period the plan is to raise two pilot buildings in Nordland county and two buildings in T roms county. Different systems will be t...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

Integrated environmental modelling for river basin management: Models, uncertainties and good modelling practice

Mathematical models are increasingly used in both core and applied science projects and within environmental management, which is not surprising since models help to organise, synthesize, and track information and scientific knowledge and hypothesis in a way that would not be possible otherwise. ...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Umbrella branding of regional product concepts: Marketing and inter-organizational challenges in implementation of the Fjord Norway Brand

Branding has been recognized as the management philosophy and the critical agenda for the Executive Board in most industries worldwide (de Chernatony, 2001). However, the knowledge and use of the branding strategic option is to some extent limited in many Norwegian industries (MMI, 2001), and pa...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Vestland

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Innovativ fisketurisme i innlandet (INNOFINN) - en analyse av ressurs, produkt, marked og økonomi som grunnlag.Tilleggsøknad

Det er lange tradisjoner for næringsmessig utnytting av utmarksressursene i Norge og det er i løpet av de siste 15 årene gjort en rekke politiske vedtak om en ytterligere satsing på utnyttelsen av disse ressursene. Det er et uttalt mål at omsetningen av i nnlandsfiske skal øke med 45 % i løpet av...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Innlandet

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Opportunities for Norwegian production of bio-diesel from agricultural crops

Søknader/Biodiesel Summary Summary "Opportunities for Norwegian production of bio-diesel from agricultural crops" is a four year research project with the aim of obtaining new knowledge necessary for the development of bio-diesel production from agricul tural crops in Norway. This will be done ...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Innovative Communities: Collective Entrepreneurship in a Rural Community Context

This project focuses on the collective entrepreneurial resources of innovative rural communities. The aim is to contribute to an increased set of tools for stimulating entrepreneurial activity at community level. Supportive measures both at individual, co mmunity and municipality level are emphas...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Cobalt as a feed ingredient to regulate the fatty acid composition of bovine milk- a nutrigenomic effect?

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Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Friskt materiale av julestjerne ved behandling, karantene og fremavl

Prosjektets mål er at G3 Ungplanter skal levere julestjernestiklinger av høy kvalitet uten skadegjørere. Julestjerne er den viktigste potteplantekulturen i Norge. G3 Ungplanter produserer 75 % av stiklingene for det norske markedet, i tillegg til eksport. Bedriften produserer eliteplanter, og må...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Agder

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Oestrus and oestrus behaviour in NRF and Holstein breeds in modern cattle housing systems

Good health and fertility are crucial for animal welfare, production efficiency and sustainability in milk and beef production. In the NFR breed, these traits have been selected for over time, thus expanding the distribution of this breed worldwide. Expor t of semen and animals is very important,...

Awarded: NOK 2.1 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Innlandet

FUGE-Funksjonell genomforskn.i Norg

Fine mapping and molecular characterisation of quantitative trait loci (QTL) affecting hernia in pigs

Hernia is shown to be a serious problem in pig production, causing severe economic loss for the pig producers. The most common types are inguinal/scrotal hernia (IH) and umbilical hernia (UH). IH refers to hernial contents present in the inguinal canal an d/or that organs protrude into the scrotu...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

INFRA-Infrastrukturtiltak

Husleiekompensasjon NIBIO

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Awarded: NOK 182.5 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2026

Location: Akershus

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Recreational homes in the hinterland of urban regions - development and implications.Dr.gr.stip

Norway has seen a substantial growth in numbers (doubled since 1970), standards and investments (mean sales values doubled since 1999) in recreational homes (second homes). Such a persistent development should be regarded as an essential manifestation ent ailed with implications for land use, soc...

Awarded: NOK 4.9 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Improved goat herd health - closing in on the goal

In Norway, caprine paratuberculosis is endemic in several regions in Norway and 5-10 % of the goat herds have official restrictions because of paratuberculosis. Thus, the disease can have a substantial negative impact on the economy of goat farming. In t he endemic regions, paratuberculosis has ...

Awarded: NOK 2.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Reduced risk of Fusarium and mycotoxin contamination in Norwegian cereals by the development of a rapid screening system

Fusarium infection in cereals has become a problem world-wide. Species of Fusarium produce mycotoxins that leave the grains unsuitable for consumption. In the 2004 harvest, alarming levels of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) was registered in grain lots of Norwegian grown wheat and oats. This ...

Awarded: NOK 11.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Sheep Welfare in the Food Chain

Sheep production is of major importance and with future potential for Norwegian livestock industry as well as rural societies, landscape and culture. Sheep production represent on of the more extensive production forms and has been less subject to industr ialisation of the livestock production. H...

Awarded: NOK 9.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Enteric viruses in food and environmental samples.

Shellfish, drinking water and vegetables are known vectors of enteric viruses as they are prone to sewage contamination. Sewage contain all enteric viruses that circulate in the population and a study in different treatment plants in Norway showed high le vels of several enteric viruses in treate...

Awarded: NOK 1.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

SIP-Strategiske instituttprogram

CONtinuity and Change - Cultural ENvironments and SUStainable landscape development -CONCENSUS

CONCENSUS is focused on achieving knowledge to sustain management of cultural heritage environments and esthetic values in a landscape context. It is designed to develop knowledge built on a close collaboration between managers of cultural heritage nation ally, regionally and locally and an inter...

Awarded: NOK 20.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Optimising the antioxidant effect of Se in wheat

Selenium (Se) is a key antioxidant of major importance to health of living organisms. A series of stressors (e.g. radiation, chemicals) can induce free radicals in living tissues and subsequently negative effects such as oxidative stress and DNA/RNA damag e occur. The antioxidant effect of Se is ...

Awarded: NOK 5.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

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