Organic agriculture
NIBIO contributes with research-based knowledge to the development of organic agriculture. NIBIO expands its knowledge in specific disciplines within the field of agronomy, animal nutrition, and economics, and on a more integrated level, by studying production systems and environmental effects.
Definition of organic agriculture
"Organic Agriculture is a production system that sustains the health of soils, ecosystems and people. It relies on ecological processes, biodiversity and cycles adapted to local conditions, rather than the use of inputs with adverse effects. Organic Agriculture combines tradition, innovation and science to benefit the shared environment and promote fair relationships and a good quality of life for all involved."
IFOAM 2005
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Organic eprintsOrganic agriculture is a regulated farming system built on principles and ethical guidelines established by the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM).
In Norway, organic agriculture is regulated through the Regulations on organic production and labeling of organic agricultural products and foodstuffs (Økologiforskriften). The Norwegian Food Safety Authority has overarching responsibility for regulations relating to the production, processing, storage, import, and sale of organic agricultural products, and has delegated the responsibility for supervision to Debio.
Organic agricultural production is part of the EEA agreement, which means that the EU's organic production regulations are included in the Norwegian Økologiforskriften, alongside any additional Norwegian provisions.
The need for knowledge
Organic farming methods are developing continuously as our knowledge increases. NIBIO has found that there is a need for more knowledge in order to solve everything from highly specific bottlenecks in individual productions, to how to develop sustainable value chains. For example:
- How can we base livestock production more heavily on the natural local and regional resources?
- How can we maintain a good supply of plant nutrients without using conventional manure?
- How can we ensure good cooperation between producers and sellers?
- How can we produce a stable and sufficient volume of high-quality vegetable foodstuffs?
- How can we ensure good plant health?
This means that there is a need for interdisciplinary projects encompassing agronomy, the environment, energy, economics, and social factors.
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Pia C. Kristiansen Julie B. Myrås Thea T. Nørvåg Marit I. Kvernmoen Benedicte S. Nilssen Sebastian Eiter Wendy FjellstadAbstract
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Janet G. Atandi Noah Adamtey Agnes W. Kiriga Edward N. Karanja Martha W. Musyoka Felix M. Matheri Chrysantus M. Tanga Danny L. Coyne Komi K. M. Fiaboe David Bautze Solveig HaukelandAbstract
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Lucius Tamm Barbara Thuerig Stoilko Apostolov Hugh Blogg Esmeralda Borgo Paola Elisa Corneo Susanne Fittje Michelangelo de Palma Adam Donko Catherine Experton Évelyne Alcázar Marin Ángela Morell Pérez Ilaria Pertot Anton Rasmussen Håvard Steinshamn Airi Vetemaa Helga Willer Joëlle Herforth-RahméAbstract
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Anna Avetisyan M. Hokhanyan Kristina Herdt leidulf Lund Anne Linn Hykkerud Laura Jaakola Inger MartinussenAbstract
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© 2021 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This is the postprint version of the article published in Journal of Rural Studies. It will be available 18.08.2023 after an embargo period of 24 months.You can find the published article here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2021.08.018
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Gillian Butler Sokratis Stergiadis Eleni Chatzidimitriou Enrica Franceschin Hannah R. Davis Carlo Leifert Håvard SteinshamnAbstract
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Jordi Doltra Patricia Gallejones Jørgen E. Olesen Sissel Hansen Randi Berland Frøseth Maike Krauss Jarosław Stalenga Krzysztof Jończyk Adela Martínez-Fernández Gaio Cesare PaciniAbstract
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Ievina Sturite Arta Kronberga Vija Strazdina Aina Kokare Mauritz Åssveen Anne Kari Bergjord Olsen Vita Sterna Evita StraumiteAbstract
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Matthias KoeslingAbstract
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Bente FøreidAbstract
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Dominika Średnicka-Tober Marcin Barański Chris Seal Roy Sanderson Charles Benbrook Håvard Steinshamn Joanna Gromadzka-Ostrowska Ewa Rembiałkowska Krystyna Skwarło-Sońta Mick Eyre Giulio Cozzi Mette Krogh Larsen Teresa Jordon Urs Niggli Tomasz Sakowski Philip C. Calder Graham C. Burdge Smaragda Sotiraki Alexandros Stefanakis Halil Yolcu Sokratis Stergiadis Eleni Chatzidimitriou Gillian Butler Gavin Stewart Carlo LeifertAbstract
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Randi Seljåsen Hanne L. Kristensen Ursula Kretzschmar Inès Birlouez-Aragon Flavio Paoletti Charlotte Lauridsen Gabriela S. Wyss Nicolaas Busscher Elena Mengheri Fiorella Sinesio Raffaele Zanoli Daniela Vairo Alexander Beck Johannes KahlAbstract
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Matthias Koesling Anne-Kristin Løes Ola Flaten Niels Heine Kristensen Mette Weinreich HansenAbstract
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Carola Strassner Melanie Lukas Anne-Kristin LøesAbstract
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Randi Therese Garmo Steinar Waage Ståle Sviland Britt Henriksen Olav Østerås Olav ReksenAbstract
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Projects
ECOFISH: Organic fish production through sustainable and environmentally friendly fish farming in Northern areas
EcoFish is an international project to promote the commercial rearing of ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta and to develop methods for the successful use of ballan in salmon and cod cages to control sea lice.
Monitoring and control of marine pool ecosystem: a step toward organic farming. Part I and II
Cod mariculture is a new and fast growing aquaculture activity in Norway. For a sustainable development of any aquaculture of fish, it is extremely important to have a mass rearing juvenile of high quality. Established in 1987 in Lofoten Island, Lofilab AS aims to develop a cost-effective and integrated production of cod juvenile by using a natural pool system in the production of algae and zooplankton as first feed. Lofilab AS runs also its own production of rotifers in land-based production facilities to buffer natural changes affecting the zooplankton production in the pool. Lofilab AS reaches now a level of production where it becomes necessary to develop new tools to be able to increase the production in a sustainable way. Therefore Lofilab AS wishes to collaborate closely with Bioforsk to build up knowledge towards the development of organic or more environmentally friendly fish farming.
Division of Survey and Statistics
Farmers and the city: enhancing added value and sustainability through optimized use of urban and peri-urban farm resources (URBANFARMS)
The project aims at elaborating effective strategies for professional farmers in cities and peri-urban areas to make use of the vicinity of the city to increase added value from their production in an economically, socially and environmentally sustainable way. The project shall identify land resources that are not in optimal use, and demonstrate business models that increase the use of local nutrients and of the nearby city's market and purchasing power.