Division of Food Production and Society
OptiRoot
Optimization of produce quality and storage conditions to reduce loss during long-term storage of root vegetables in Norway
NIBIO is a project driven research institute and collects approximately 100 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.
Optimization of produce quality and storage conditions to reduce loss during long-term storage of root vegetables in Norway
In many European counries, drained peatlands are being re-wetted to recreate natural biodiversity and store carbon. It is not known how effective this is, and this project, REPEAT, is trying to answer it.
Development of a plant biotechnology platform for low cost production of industrial enzymes to boost biorefinery of lignocellulose biomass.