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BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

From plants to human - plant accumulation and transfer of organic foreign compounds in primary food chain

The transfer of contaminants from soil through the food chain -from farm to fork- is a major issue of the agenda of the European Commission and also a thematic priority area within The Food Research Programme's Call for 2008. To achieve the goal of food s afety, knowledge and tools for estimating...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Døgngradindikator for temperaturfølsomme produkter: utvikling og testing av industriprototyp

TimeTemp strips måler døgngrader. En sterk blå fargesøyle brer seg gradvis over strippen, avhengig av tid og temperatur. Prosessen går sakte ved lav temperatur og raskt ved høy temperatur. Matvaren kan spises så lenge TT-strippen går dvs. viser et gjenvær ende lagringspotensial, kvalitetsgrensen,...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2010

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Salmon Market Analysis Modules (SMAM)

SMAM will be an integrated empirical modeling framework to estimate and simulate the effects of policy, economic and resource factors on the supply, demand, price and global trade of salmon. Based on this, we will also be able to predict future profitabil ity levels of the salmon farming industry...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2008

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Improved control of Colletotrichum acutatum in strawberry and sweet cherry

Colletotrichum acutatum is an important fungal pathogen in many crops worldwide. In the Nordic countries it is of particular importance in strawberry and cherry where it causes blackspot and bitter rot, respectively. The disease usually appears very late in the season in sweet cherry, even after ...

Awarded: NOK 4.4 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Improving barley yields in organic stockless farming systems through innovations in green manure management

Helårs grønngjødsel brukes for å bedre jordas fruktbarhet og sanere ugras. I Byggro-prosjektet har vi prøvd ut ulik handtering av helårsgrønngjødsel. Etter slått ble grønnmassen enten hakket og tilbakeført, fjernet eller fermentert i biogassreaktor og del vis tilbakeført som gjødsel til korn nest...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Expansion Strategies for Local Food Enterprises

The overall objective of this project is to contribute towards increased value added in local food enterprises, by obtaining new knowledge about the conditions for expansion, and how the industries can solve challenges they face in different phases of exp ansion. Sub-goals: 1. Conduct an analys...

Awarded: NOK 3.5 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Norwegian bread wheat with high baking quality and sustainable disease resistance through marker-assisted selection (188291).

Norway has in recent years become almost self-sufficient in wheat thanks to better and more adapted varieties. While nearly all high quality wheat for bread making was imported a couple of decades ago, the milling and baking industry now depend on quality wheat produced in Norway. To achieve bre...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Digestion studies of fatty acids and proteins in milk from different species - Effect on gut health

Gastro-intestinal infections are increasing in industrial countries and for certain diseases, e.g. diarrhoea caused by bacterial and viral infections, there is an increase in incidences that is described as having epidemic proportions. Detection of natura l components in foods that can replace an...

Awarded: NOK 4.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

The digestive tract and human health. Effects of probiotics and polyunsaturated fatty acids on intestinal epithelium and immune function.

This project will address two different questions related to food and health: 1)Do probiotic microorganisms mediate their health-promoting effects by interacting with the intestinal epithelium in a way that differs from non-probiotic microorganisms and ot her commensals? 2)Do dietary polyunsatura...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Handel med oppdrettsfisk - hva er suksesskriteriene?

Prosjektet forkuserer på tre overordnede spørsmål.: 1) Hvilke grep har man gjort i eksporten av oppdrettsartene laks, pangasius og tilapia i det internasjonale markedet som har gjort at man har lykkes i å ekspandere eksporten både med hensyn til volum og marked? 2) Hvorfor har man ikke lykkes å f...

Awarded: NOK 7.0 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Helsearbeid på bier

Det foregår i dag ingen forskning på bisykdommer ved norske universiteter og høgskoler. Den faglige aktiviteten på dette fagområdet foregår i regi av Norges Birøkterlag. Det er svært viktig for næringen at Norges Birøkterlag utvikler seg videre som et na sjonalt kompetansesenter innen bisykdomme...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Influence of polysaccharide based dietary fibre on gut microflora and human health-INFIGUT

This project aims at generating new knowledge about the influence of dietary fibres on the gut microflora and to document effects on the human health. The knowledge can be utilized as basis for dietary recommendations and form a basis for development of n ew, health promoting foods. The intesti...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Identification of plant foods and drinks available in the Norwegian marked that reduce oxidative stress and dampen inflammation

Oxidative stress is intimately involved in pathophysiology many chronic degenerative diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cataract as well as neurodegenerative diseases. Oxidative stress is also central to the theory of aging. We ar e therefore investigating the role of die...

Awarded: NOK 2.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Lavtemperatur frysing (Superfrysing) og distribusjon av sjømat

Lakseslakteriet Nova Sea ønsker å satse på innfrysing av laks, og i samarbeid med forskningsmiljøene SINTEF, Matforsk og Norner ønsker de i prosjektet å etablere kunnskap og teknologi for lavtemperatur frysing (superfrysing). Prosjektet tar sikte på å do kumentere effekten av superfrysing (innfr...

Awarded: NOK 3.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2009

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Presisjonsgjødsling til jordbær og bringebær i forskjellige klima- og dyrkingsområder

Jordbær og bringebær til friskkonsum er produkter der det er marked for økt produksjon i Norge, og de siste årene har det skjedd en omfattende strukturendring i norsk bærproduksjon. Det har blitt færre og større produsenter, og nye sorter og dyrkingssyste m har blitt tatt i bruk (plasttunneler, t...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Innlandet

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

By-products from fruit and berry processing; a source of health promoting components?

Tittel: Optijuice: Biprodukter fra frukt og bær prosessering – en kilde til helsefrembringende komponenter? Mål: Utvikle fenolrike, naturlige og høyverdige matprodukter med fordelaktige biologiske egenskaper fra biprodukter etter frukt- og bærprosesserin g. Delmål 1) Optimalisere ekstraksjonen ...

Awarded: NOK 3.1 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Marine omega-3 fatty acids and health - use of systems biology in controlled dietary intervention studies

Intake of fatty fish and cod liver oil has been part of a healthy diet in Norway for many years due to the high availability of fish. Omega-3 fatty acids from cod liver oil are used by the Norwegian food industry to develop new healthy food for the consum ers. To understand the beneficial health ...

Awarded: NOK 3.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Effect of northern climate and postharvest conditions on health related properties of selected Brassica vegetables in Norway

Some previous studies have shown that certain vegetables grown at high northern latitudes with cool summers, long photoperiods and special solar radiation develop different quality than vegetables grown in the south. However, very little is known about ho w Brassica vegetables respond to differen...

Awarded: NOK 11.3 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Healthy cheese: Influence of milk fat components on microbial activity and development of bioactive components in fat reduced cheese.

Prosjektet SUNN OST har skal danne et kunnskapsgrunnlag slik at oster med redusert fettinnhold med gode sensoriske egenskaper kan utvikles. Vi ønsker å øke forståelsen av hvordan melkefett og fettkulemembran komponenter (FKMK) påvirker mikrobiologisk veks t og metabolisme i ost, utvikle metoder f...

Awarded: NOK 4.8 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2014

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Biogas residue - a safety risk in organic farming?

The Norwegian government aims to increase the organic food production and consumption to 15 % of the total within year 2015. To reach this ambiguous goal, it is estimated that of the total Norwegian agricultural area for each crop, approx. 18 % of the mea dow, 20 % of the pasture, 7,5 % of cereal...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2011

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Quality Goat Milk for Cheese Production / Kvalitetsmjølk for kvit geitost

The pattern of consumption of goat milk in Norway is currently changing, and consumers are more inclined to cheese than whey products (brown cheese). This calls for an improvement of overall quality and especially of flavour and rennet coagulation propert ies of the milk. The present project will...

Awarded: NOK 9.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Technology for grading and sorting of fish - focus on gutted salmon, herring and mackerel

The Norwegian fisheries and aquaculture industry presently faces a challenge in competing with countries with low labour cost and thus low production costs such as Chile and Poland. In order to create an economical robust business environment, the Norwegi an fish industry should focus on optimizi...

Awarded: NOK 7.2 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2012

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Mycotoxin contamination in oats, - characterization of the infection process by the major T-2 and HT-2 toxin producer Fusarium langsethiae

The trichothecene deoxynivalenol (DON) is frequently found in wheat. However, in Norway also the more toxic trichothecenes T-2 and HT-2 are often found, particularly in barley and oats. In 1999 Langseth and Rundberget concluded that 'Norwegian oats were f ound to contain HT-2 and T-2 toxin in con...

Awarded: NOK 5.9 mill.

Project Period: 2008-2013

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Behaviour, emotional expressions, stress and measures of brain function in relation to positive emotions in laying hens

There is increasing consensus that animal welfare is not only about the absence of suffering but the balance between positive and negative emotional states. There is, however, still no agreement on how to identify positive emotions in animals to detect po sitive welfare. In addition, some current...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2013

Location: Oslo

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Developing a Price and Trade Model for Salmon

The research proposal describes development of a price and trade model for the global salmon market. The proposed model accounts for risks associated with production, international trade and demand. The project owner will be Marine Harvest, the world larg est salmon farming company, with producti...

Awarded: NOK 0.25 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2008

Location: Vestland

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

CORE Organic Minimising medicine use in organic dairy herds through animal health and welfare planning - ANIPLAN

A calf welfare plan will be based on the "Organic Cow Comfort Plan" (developed by Bioforsk Økologisk), as well as an ongoing project at the National Veterinary Institute ("Stockmanship and the human-animal relationship: Its effect on the health and welfar e of dairy calves and young stock") and "...

Awarded: NOK 0.94 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2011

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Proteiner i oksesæd

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Awarded: NOK 0.42 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Innlandet

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Utredning: Kunnskapsstatus knyttet til mattrygghet / smittespredning

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Awarded: NOK 0.20 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2007

Location: Akershus

MATPROG-Matprogrammet: Norsk mat fra sjø og land

Automatisk retningsbestemt innmating av laks til elektrobedøvning, avlivet ved bløgging og retningsorientert posisjonert bløgget laks

Avliving av fisk vil i fremtiden være gjenstand for videre utvikling av gjennomføringsmetode. Regelverket er endret og endringene trer i kraft i nær fremtid. Det er variasjon i resultatene fra avlivingsprosessene på grunn av menneskelige og teknologiske s vakheter. Med økende krav til oppfyllelse...

Awarded: NOK 5.8 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2010

Location: Møre og Romsdal

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Public health aspects and the relationship between Shiga toxin-producing and Enteropathogenic E. coli in the ruminant food production chain

During the human E. coli O103 outbreak in 2006, isolated E. coli O103 without toxin genes (EPEC O103) showed very similar genetic profiles as the human isolates. However, EPEC O103 were isolated from a variety of sheep products from various industrial est ablishments and many of these could not b...

Awarded: NOK 10.1 mill.

Project Period: 2007-2014

Location: Akershus

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