News

Popularisation of research results is an important part of NIBIO’s communication work. We publish several news items every week, mainly in Norwegian. News in English is also produced and can be found here in our english news archive.

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Healthy food for Africa

Published 15.06.2020

The main aim of the new project HealthyFoodAfrica is to improve nutrition in Africa. This will be done by strengthening the diversity, sustainability, resilience and connectivity of food systems.

International development research in times of COVID-19

Published 12.06.2020

The recent COVID-19 situation has posed challenges to many of NIBIOs international projects. It has however also fuelled several innovative ways to work remotely through digital applications, online tools and other methods.

Updated webpage for NIBIO’s Centre for International Development

Published 10.06.2020

The Centre for International Development (CID) of the Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) aims to make NIBIO a more relevant and competitive player in international Research and development. The recently updated CID webpage provides information about our three regions of particular focus, and the ongoing initiatives.

Humans are the missing link between natural and social sciences

Published 27.05.2020

Solutions for the transition to become a sustainable society are often high-tech, take biofuel plants as an example. Fancy technology, political strategies and economic support schemes are, however, useless if humans are not able to adapt and cooperate across sectors.

New book: The Bioeconomy Approach

Published 06.04.2020

A new book examines the bioeconomy concept, analysing the opportunities it can generate, the constraints and the potential benefits for society. “A timely and innovative contribution towards understanding the relevance and practicality of bioeconomy, its concept, principles and best practices, towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals,” Hans Dreyer, Director, AGP at FAO says.

Renewed funding for vaccine research

Published 24.03.2020

A research group from the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO) and Institute of Biochemistry in Romania is working towards the development of a plant-based vaccine against Hepatitis B and C.

Trees come to life

Published 21.03.2020

Some of us are already admiring blossoms and tiny fresh leaves. Others are waiting expectantly. For all, trees returning to life signals the onset of spring. But how do they do it?

Utsyn over jordbrukslandskapet i Strandebarm i Hardanger, Vestland_Foto Kjersti Kildahl

Nine facts about Norwegian agriculture

Published 05.03.2020

Today, the average Norwegian drinks 89 litres of milk each year. 30 years ago, the amount was almost twice as much. Norwegians consume 18 kilograms of cheese, and 67 kg meat. This is five kg more cheese and almost 20 kg more meat than in 1988. The total organically farmed area is decreasing, whereas the demand for organic produce and other foods is steadily increasing.