NoBlight. New challenges with old potato diseases: IPM to control early- and late blight
Global potato production is plagued by multiple pathogens, and potato late blight (LB) caused by the oomycete
Projects
NIBIO is a project driven research institute and collects approximately 400 million NOK annually in project funding from both national and international sources. A lot of activity is carried out through EU and EEA-projects and we also participate in research projects in Asia, Africa and Latin America. NIBIO coordinates several large international projects with a particular focus on food security and climate change. The list of projects is not complete.
Division of Environment and Natural Resources
SUFFICIENT
SUFFICIENT is a highly innovative and industry driven collaboration project which brings together Norwegian industries from aquaculture (Cermaq), agriculture (Woolero and Terramarine) and biorefinery (Greentech) to develop new circular bioprocess routes, comprising anaerobic digestion, hydrolysis and fungal fermentation, for efficient conversion of selectively processed biowastes into products for fish & animal feed and biostimulant fertilizers.
Division of Food Production and Society
FlexBio – Flexible biorefineries for upcycling of local bioresources
FlexBio develops flexible biorefinery technologies to convert Norwegian food industry by-products and urban food waste into valuable feed ingredients. The project integrates biotechnology, process optimisation, and socio-economic assessment to enable more efficient and locally adapted use of bioresources.
Division of Food Production and Society
Advancing adaption and adoption of new forages in Norway: An innovative farmer-led research approach via citizen science