200 projects

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Sustainable food production through quality optimized raw material production and processing technologies for premium quality vegetable.....

We aim at the development of a sustainable food system from production to consumption, addressing the entire food supply chain for the vegetables tomato and Brassica. The project will increase consumers' access to safe, healthy and convenient food through novel processing techniques and improve ...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Children and food preferences in the light of the Norwegian taste

There is a large potential for a better health in the population by improving diet and dietary behavior (Horizon 2020, Meld.St.16, Meld.St. 34). It is particularly important to facilitate a healthy and varied diet for children and adolescents, as food habits and behaviors are established at an ea...

Awarded: NOK 0.71 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Competition, cluster and market analyses for the salted cod and salted and dried cod industry

The project has given many new and interesting results. In WP1, new results show that value added per man-year in this industry is higher than the average for Norway excluding oil and gas. In WP 2, Cluster analysis, new analyses indicate the presence of two cluster effects. One is industry size, ...

Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Møre og Romsdal

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Approaches for integrated assessment of forest ecosystem services under large scale bioenergy utilization

Forests provide a wide array of ecosystem services that are directly affected by forest management decision, and an increased utilization of forest bioenergy is not without risk. There are concerns that extraction of biomass from boreal forest may be too costly while having adverse effects on bi...

Awarded: NOK 11.3 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Tids- og kostnadseffektiv sensorikk for forbedret produktutvikling i matindustrien

The RapidCheck project has focused on the development, testing and application of new and faster sensory methods as well as statistical techniques. The results are achieved through combinations of user-oriented courses, research, development and specific applications in industry. Results from the...

Awarded: NOK 6.9 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Food Scares: Consumer Perception, Risk Communication and Crisis Management

Communication with consumers is one of the most important elements in the effective management and control of food-borne hazards. This is particularly important in crisis situations, for example, during a food scare. During the recent horse meat scandal in Europe, consumers were shocked, food ind...

Awarded: NOK 7.7 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Prevention of obesity related disorders in pets by bioactive compounds from chicken by-products

The Norwegian chicken industry annually generates several thousand tons of by-products after fileting and deboning operations. Present utilization is limited to meat meal production and low-value feed applications. However, residual meat on the chicken bones represent a large resource for the man...

Awarded: NOK 2.3 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Oslo

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Safe food and reduced waste: Optimal use of sanitizers against biofilm in food production premises

Some bacteria, such as Pseudomonas and Staphylocoocus are frequently found in food production environments, and the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes can persist for years. It has for a long time been suggested that some strains contain specific resistance mechanisms enabelling persistence in the f...

Awarded: NOK 0.54 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Legumes and seaweed as alternative protein sources for sheep

A kick-off meeting of the project was held at CSIC in Granada, Spain during March 2014. The following years, physical meetings were held in Norway (2015), Switzerland (2016) and Denmark (2017). The project group have monthly meetings via Skype. All seaweed samples were analysed for protein diges...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Akershus

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

A multidisciplinary approach to the control of pathogen-specific mastitis

Mastitis caused by the bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae was virtually extinct among Norwegian dairy cows, but the occurrence increased again in parallel with management changes such as larger herds, increased use of loose housing and introduction of automated milking systems. Recent studies fro...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

H2O Monitor - Monitoring water holding capacity mechanisms of meat

Water-holding capacity (WHC) is an important quality trait in meat, that describe the ability of meat to withhold water. Low WCH may result in high drip loss during storage and processing, and will affect yield, production properties and sensorial properties (e.g. juiciness, tenderness). Thus, it...

Awarded: NOK 0.56 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Betydning av genetiske varianter av kasein og myseprotein på syre og løpe koagulering av melk.

The overall idea of the project was to increase the understanding of the meaning of the genetic milk protein variants for further processing of milk. The focus has been on milk from Noewegian red cattle (NRF). In the project, milk from cows has been used in the barn at the Center for Livestoc...

Awarded: NOK 2.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Single cell oil PUFA production by food rest materials

During the project period a first stage screening of oleaginous fungi was performed on a control medium. For the screening of the fatty acid profiles, high-throughput FTIR spectroscopy and gas chromatography have been used. FTIR spectroscopy data was calibrated against gas chromatography data. Go...

Awarded: NOK 4.2 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2017

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Space, land and society: challenges and opportunities for production and innovation in agriculture based value chains (AGRISPACE)

Increasing Norwegian food production in line with an expected population increase of 20 percent over the next 20 years is both a social and political goal. Innovation and integration in all sectors of the bioeconomy, and in all regions of Norway, are necessary to achieve this goal (LMD 2011). How...

Awarded: NOK 20.0 mill.

Project Period: 2014-2018

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Study of selective breeding technologies and strategies in farmed fish species in Norway, Xiande Liu - kinesisk statsstipendiat 2013/14

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Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

The effects of swimming stress-responsiveness on the host-virus responses in salmon, Dongmei Ma - kinesisk statsstipendiat 2013/14

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Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

IS-NAD-Samarbeid med NORAD-land

Analysis of the quantitative genetics and molecular markers associated with growth traits, Huaping Zhu - kinesisk statsstipendiat 2013/14

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Awarded: NOK 0.16 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Emerging antimicrobial resistance in the food chain: Epidemiology and preventive measures against ESBL producing E. coli

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Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Optimal Grazing Strategy for Dairy Cows

Grazing may be a cheap and high quality feed to dairy cows and grazing may provide good animal welfare. However, there is a requirement for either supplementation with concentrates or better grazing systems to sustain high yielding dairy cows on pasture. Pasture allocation to ensure sufficient f...

Awarded: NOK 0.17 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Food safety and the use of terrestrial animal by-products in Atlantic salmon production

Farmed Atlantic salmon have traditionally been fed diets containing large amounts of fish oil and fishmeal. The steady increase in production volume in aquaculture has resulted in increasing use of alternative proteins and oils in aqua feeds. Sustainable fish farming includes the use of diets for...

Awarded: NOK 6.6 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Vestland

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Psychosocial work factors and mental health in Norwegian farmers during three decades

The most important resource in agriculture is the human capital. The farming industry in Norway, as in most developed countries, has undergone major changes over the course of the last 30-40 years. Have these changes made an impact on the psychosocial work factors and mental health of farmers? Fa...

Awarded: NOK 0.38 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Identification of the healthiest beef meat

The project's ultimate focus is to identify if there are healthier ways of producing beef meat than the present Norwegian feeding routines secure. One important aim of the project is to examine different beef meat's healthiness using the APCmin mouse as an end-point model for colon cancer. APC is...

Awarded: NOK 0.77 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Contagious mastitis - a reoccurring threat to Norwegian dairy production

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Awarded: NOK 0.36 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

Sustainable production of traditional and novel cured dried meat products - DryMeat

I prosjektet DryMeat har fokus vært hvordan nye og tradisjonelle norske spekeprodukter kan produseres med forbedret kvalitet på en mer bærekraftig og energieffektiv måte. Prosjektet er et KPN-prosjekt, finansiert av Forskningsrådet, Nortura, Alfsen & Gunderson AS og BWL Maskin AS. SINTEF Energi v...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2017

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

FFL-JA-Forskningsmidlene for jordbruk og matindustri

Genomic selection for feed efficiency and reduced environmental impact in dairy cattle

A computer simulation software that could simulate structured dairy cattle breeding schemes, with multiple genetic levels such as elite-breeding level, production level, and more countries, i.e. across country selection and use of data. The program can handle several traits such as milk productio...

Awarded: NOK 1.2 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2019

Location: Akershus

MAT-SLF-Matprogr.:Prosj.fullfin.av SLF

High-value products from low-grade by-products of animal and marine origin: process monitoring of industrial enzymatic protein hydrolysis

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Awarded: NOK 0.22 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2015

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Konferanse: Bioenergi fra skog i økologisk perspektiv

Seminaret skal gi deltakerne kunnskap om økologisk bærekraftig fjerning av grot. De skal få kunnskap om hvordan fjerning av grot påvirker næringssirkulasjonen i skogbunnen, karbonbalansen, gjenveksten og bunnvegetasjonens artsmangfold og artssammensetning . De skal bli gjort kjent med hva vi vet ...

Awarded: NOK 20,414

Project Period: 2013-2014

Location: Akershus

STIM-EU-Strat.Instituttsats.EU-prosj

STIM-EU 2013 NOFIMA

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Awarded: NOK 0.90 mill.

Project Period: 2013-2013

Location: Troms - Romsa - Tromssa

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

SAFEFOODERA Common pot: eTrace - electronic Traceability using EPCIS

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Awarded: NOK 1.1 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2012

Location: Oslo

BIONÆR-Bionæringsprogram

Preserving the positive health effects in innovative pelagic fish products through the value chain

WP 1: Raw material, quality and health-related aspects: - The results show that freezing at -27 °C preserves the healthy marine lipids, vitamin D and low molecular weight metabolites such as free amino acids, IMP and Inosine in mackerel. - Changes in proteins take place during frozen storage b...

Awarded: NOK 5.1 mill.

Project Period: 2012-2015

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage