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MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Sheep genotypes and environments for less mastitis and better lamb survival

About 15% of all lambs born die before they are taken from their mothers. Investigations indicate that 6-9% of the ewes are culled because of mastitis. The economic loss for the sheep industry is substantial. Animal welfare is reduced. Lamb survival and m astitis may be both genetically and envir...

Awarded: NOK 5.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

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

SIP-LMD-SIP finansiert av Landbruksog matdepartementet

Recycling organic waste - effects on soil quality, plant nutrient supply and environmental impact

Return of organic wastes to soils is a step towards more closed nutrient cycles, greater sustainability and reduced environmental loads. Because of the enormously variation of availability of plant nutrient as nitrogen and phosphorus between different org anic waste types, there is a great demand...

Awarded: NOK 8.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2012

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

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

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

RENERGI-Fremtidens rene energisystemer

Socio-Economic Drivers in Implementing Bioenergy Projects - Norwegian particpation in IEA Bioenergy Task 29 2006-2009

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Awarded: NOK 0.57 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Fôring av purker i oppdretts- og dieperioden

Dagens anbefaling for fôring av purker bygger på 10 år gamle forsøk (dieperioden og drektighetsperioden), samt utenlandske forsøk og praktisk erfaring (opdrettsperioden). Siden disse forsøkene ble gjort har dyrematerialet blitt endra betydelig gjennom avl , i retning av magrere dyr med raskere ti...

Awarded: NOK 1.3 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utvikle kunnskap og metoder for å produsere gode produksjonsklare planter av jordbær og bringebær

Produksjonsklare planter er planter med ferdig utviklete blomsteranlegg, som gir avling 2- 3 mnd. etter planting. Gartnerhallen vil starte produksjon av slike planter av jordbær og bringebær av en tilfredsstillende kvalitet. For å klare dette vil det skaf fes ny kunnskap om vekstfysiologien hos j...

Awarded: NOK 1.4 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Avl for lammeslakt med optimal fettmengde

Gilde Norsk Kjøtt ønsker å videreutvikle Nor-X kjøttsau ved å sette større fokus på fett i tillegg til muskelmengde som har vært viktigste seleksjonskriterium for utvalg av avlsdyr til nå. Gilde ønsker å avle for en kjøttsau med god muskelvekst, men samti dig med en moderat/optimal mengde fett. D...

Awarded: NOK 1.0 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Oslo

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

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

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

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

NATURNAER-Natur og næring

Changing cultural landscapes: stakeholders` preferences, values and priorities

The cultural landscape in Norway is under pressure due to several factors, including: urban development, intensification and more uniformity, and overgrowing and abandonment of earlier arable land. Our aim in this project is to consider different scenario s for possible development in Norwegian l...

Awarded: NOK 2.7 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2009

Location: Oslo

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

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

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

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Effective and sustainable control strategies for downy mildews in onion, lettuce and cucumber in Norway

Downy mildew infections in vegetable crops cause leaf lesions with subsequent crop losses. The project aims to improve the control of downy mildews of high value field grown lettuce, onion and cucumber in Norway through development of disease forecasting systems. These three crops have approx. an...

Awarded: NOK 8.6 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2011

Location: Akershus

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

Agronomic- and processing protocols in the production of sweet onions enriched in oligosaccharides and quercetin glucosides.

This project focuses on two new onion productions, aiming to increase the total onion consumption in Norway, through developing production- and postharvest protocols for two new onion productions, developing productions of onions that will be marketed bas ed on their consumer friendliness, taste ...

Awarded: NOK 10.2 mill.

Project Period: 2006-2010

Location: Akershus

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

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

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