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AGROECOL2 Empowering Young Farmers to Coordinate Agrifood Transformations through Engaged RIs and Agroecological LLs

EMPOWERALL builds four youth-led “Agroecological Living Labs” across Europe i.e. real places where young farmers team up with researchers, advisors, civil society and public authorities to figure out what sustainable farming looks like on the ground, not just on paper. These labs are hosted insid...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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SFS-prj.: Banning marketing of unhealthy food to children – a qualitative study of stakeholder experiences and youth perspectives in Norway

FOOD-FRAMES is a research project designed to improve Europe’s food information environment (FIE), so it supports healthier and more sustainable diets. The FIE includes all forms of food marketing and information—both digital and physical—that shape consumer choices. Currently, it is dominated by...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

SFS-project: Accelerating plant-based protein emulsion design with microfluidics and intelligent software tools for sustainable foods

Many foods are made up of small droplets of oils or fats in a liquid. These are known as emulsions and can include drinks, sauces, and even chocolate. Oil does not mix with many liquids, so other substances are added to stabilise the droplets. Otherwise, they will separate like a vinaigrette does...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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Enhancing Gut Health and Welfare of Finishing Pigs: The Role of Physical Activity and Inclusion of Hay in the Diet.

How enrichment through physical exercise and provision of hay in the diet improves pig minds, guts, and welfare. FitPig is a research project exploring if and how two simple enrichments—daily physical activity and free access to hay—can make pigs healthier, smarter, and happier. The study invest...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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Efficient bioconversion of poultry feather into highly digestible protein products for fish and animal feed

KERANOR is a research project developing a new and sustainable method for converting poultry feather waste into high-quality protein that can be used in feed for fish and other animals. Each year, the EU produces around 3.6 million tonnes of feather waste, but only a small portion is utilized. In...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Akershus

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Contributions to Animal Welfare in Pig Production: Developing and employing Diagnostic Tools for investigations of Lameness Pathogens

Lameness in pigs is a major welfare challenge in pig farming. Lame pigs often experience pain, and reduced mobility leads to difficulty in reaching food and water. For farmers, this leads to extra work, higher treatment costs, and lost production. Bacterial arthritis is an important contributor t...

Awarded: NOK 11.2 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Promoting AGROecology through co-creating value chain innovations and improved multi-level POLIcieS in a beyond-growth Europe

The term "agroecology" has been around for around a hundred years, aiming to make our food systems more sustainable and holistic. However, awareness and adoption of agroecology in Europe is still quite low, with estimates suggesting that less than three percent of farms on the continent operate f...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

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SFS-project: Food Systems Labs: Policy Coherence and Empowerment to Transform Food Systems within a Just Circular Bioeconomy

Europe produces plenty of food but some food systems' problems remain unresolved. For example, farmers have unstable income, fishers have declining stocks, biodiversity is decreasing, and not everyone has equal access to nutritious food. One of the reasons many of these issues continue to exist i...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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Exploring the implications of power dynamics for food system change and sustainability outcomes across food, environment, health and climate

Changing the food system in a sustainable direction requires more than scientific knowledge on climate and environmental issues. This is just as much a social and political task. Thus how, in which ways and by whom the food system is governed will greatly affect how the connections between food, ...

Awarded: NOK 12.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

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HESTEFORSK - Speaking for the Horse: Participant Voice and Equine Wellbeing in Equestrian Sport

Dette forskningsprosjektet som har som mål å forbedre hestevelferden i ryttersport i Norge og Sverige. Siden tiltak for hestevelferd ofte handler om veterinærmedisin, overses sosiale og psykologiske barrierer for å rapportere om velferdsbrudd. Prosjektet vil fylle dette gapet ved å undersøke hvor...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

SFS-project: Hybrid Alternatives for Redefining Meat with Optimal Nutrition from Integrated Cell and Plant-Based Materials

Meat is an important part of European food culture while at the same time animal farming is an important environmental and animal welfare challenge. Therefore, alternative sources of proteins have become the focus of research and made their way into the market. In HARMONI, we will look at how a c...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

LimEATS: Exploring planetary boundaries and social foundations for just urban food systems in Norway

LimEATS is a research project that explores how we can make healthier, fairer, and more environmentally friendly food systems in Norwegian cities. The project focuses on the connections between what we eat, social inequality, and planetary health, especially in urban areas like Oslo and Trondheim...

Awarded: NOK 12.1 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 SAGE: Agroecological Synergies through Ruminant Integration for Enhanced Environmental and Economic Benefits

As demand for renewable energy grows, solar parks are expanding into agricultural landscapes. This creates a challenge: How can we produce clean energy without losing valuable farmland, biodiversity, or animal welfare? The SAGE project tackles this challenge by exploring a practical solution: com...

Awarded: NOK 3.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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Workshop: Improving knowledge of midge-borne diseases – a Nordic focus

This project consists of a two-day hybrid international workshop to be held March 2026. The workshop addresses an emerging and urgent challenge for Nordic agriculture: the increasing risk of midge-borne diseases affecting livestock as climate and environmental conditions change. The project is m...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Akershus

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AGROECOL2 Agroecological Pathways for sustainable, resilient and diversified dairy farming systems in Europe and multicriteria assessment

Livestock farming, and dairy production in particular, is crucial for global food security, rural development, and the provision of ecosystem services. Dairy production delivers highly nutritious food and can support biodiversity and soil health. At the same time, intensive, input-dependent agric...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Building resilience through urban agriculture and foraging: individual, collective and public preparedness

How can we strengthen societal preparedness through urban agriculture and foraging? This is the overarching question that the BestPrepared project seeks to answer. Urban agriculture can build social cohesion among participants and, over shorter periods, also contribute to food security in cities,...

Awarded: NOK 9.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2030

Location: Akershus

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From regional relevance to transnational value: How regional food systems can boost resilience and self-sufficiency in Nordic and Baltic ctr

Food systems are constantly changing. They are shaped by people, nature, technology, and culture, creating complex “foodscapes.” Many studies focus on only one part of this picture, often overlooking the vulnerabilities and interdependencies that make food systems difficult to change. RegioFoodS...

Awarded: NOK 3.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Accelerating the agroecological transition with multi-strata agroforestry systems, from root to fork

Agroforestry systems, where trees are integrated into agricultural fields, are recognised as the most advanced and effective forms of regenerative agriculture. By combining trees, shrubs, and food crops, these systems can restore soils, store carbon, and strengthen resilience to climate change. D...

Awarded: NOK 4.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Vestland

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Health, Environment, and Circular Economy: – 4th International Conference on Sustainable Resource Management and Animal Production.

Prosjektet omfatter planlegging og gjennomføring av en internasjonal, tverrfaglig konferanse som adresserer sentrale utfordringer og muligheter knyttet til bærekraftig matproduksjon og effektiv bruk av bioressurser. Med økende press på naturressurser, klimaendringer og behovet for trygge og bærek...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Nordland - Nordlánnda

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

AGROECOL2 Bio-Based Agroecosystem Transitions in the Baltic and Nordic Regions through Integrated Relay Cropping Systems

Farming is key for our societies’ food security, but comes at environmental costs. Intensive crop production depletes soil health, and risks contaminating oceans, lakes and rivers with nutrient leaching, and endangering biodiversity by simplified landscape and use of chemical pesticides. In short...

Awarded: NOK 4.7 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

JordFestival - En tverrfaglig reise for jordhelse, selvforsyning og robuste matsystemer

JordFestival 2026 er et tverrfaglig prosjekt som adresserer det kritiske gapet mellom akademisk forskning og praktisk anvendelse av regenerative landbruksmetoder med spesielt fokus på viktigheten av jordhelse innen landbruk og selvforsyning. Med utgangspunkt på Reppe Søndre utenfor Trondheim, fun...

Awarded: NOK 99,999

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Trøndelag - Trööndelage

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Vill Vekst –metodeutvikling for optimalisering av råvarebehandling, verdikjede og produksjon av alkoholfrie drikker med norske ville vekster

What does it actually take to create great drinks from what grows wild in Norwegian nature? Today, meadowsweet, fireweed, yarrow, spruce shoots and birch leaves are harvested by foragers and farmers across the country. They offer unique flavors, but also significant challenges. Quality varies fr...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

RapsAI: Sensorbasert ugrassprøyting i raps

Rapeseed is an important oilseed crop with significant potential in Norwegian agriculture. The authorities aim to increase rapeseed production, both to strengthen national self-sufficiency and because rapeseed fits well into sustainable crop rotations. With its deep taproots, the crop improves so...

Awarded: NOK 7.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Sustainably sourced chicken- and turkey peptides as clinical nutrition ingredients

SusTides – sustainable protein solutions for future clinical nutrition Adequate protein intake is increasingly important for older adults and people with disease in order to maintain muscle mass, physical function, and quality of life. At the same time, the use of existing protein products in cl...

Awarded: NOK 6.5 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2028

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Sensor For Frakt av Frisk Frukt (Sensor4Frukt)

Food loss and waste is a major global sustainability challenge. Large amounts of fresh fruit and vegetables are lost during transport due to mould and decay that are discovered too late—when the goods have already reached their destination. This results in economic losses, unnecessary greenhouse ...

Awarded: NOK 9.6 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2027

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Strengthening national preparedness through local food systems (FOODprepared)

FoodPrepared explores how strengthening local food systems can improve Norway's food security and preparedness in the face of climate change, pandemics, and geopolitical tensions. We examine how communities can become more resilient to future crises through sustainable food production and consum...

Awarded: NOK 11.8 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

PFAS in Agriculture: Risks and Mitigation (PFARM)

The PFARM project addresses the presence of PFAS, or "forever chemicals," in Norwegian agriculture and food supply. Although these persistent man-made substances are ubiquitous, their pathway into food from agricultural sources remains unclear. PFARM aims to fill this knowledge gap and investigat...

Awarded: NOK 8.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Oslo - Oslove

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

Plant to Plate - an interdisciplinary event for knowledge based increased self-sufficiency in Norway

Organization of the VIII International Symposium on Postharvest Pathology in Norway will put focus on postharvest handling of fruit and vegetables. The international scientific community will share knowledge within the community, to the public, and specifically to the industry. There are planned ...

Awarded: NOK 0.15 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2026

Location: Akershus

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CONNECTIONS – Impact of bonding time on welfare and productivity of cow and calf

In the Connections project, we will explore how keeping cows and calves together for an extended period after calving, as opposed to separating them soon after birth, can be incorporated in practical settings on dairy farms. The practice of keeping cows and calves together for longer is becoming ...

Awarded: NOK 10.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

LANDBASERT-LANDBASERT

CRISPR-redigering av salat for økt sykdomsresistens

Fungal diseases destroy an estimated 10–30% of global food production grown in open-field systems. The most common strategies to combat these diseases are chemical fungicides or conventional breeding, where susceptible varieties are crossed with resistant ones carrying dominant resistance genes. ...

Awarded: NOK 6.0 mill.

Project Period: 2026-2029

Location: Akershus

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