Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk. Photo: Torbjørn Tandberg

 
The Ministry of Agriculture
and Food has chief
responsibility for food
policy and agricultural policy.

Minister of Agriculture and Food

Lars Peder Brekk

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Norwegian Minister challenges OECD: Must enhance global food security

- Trade is important, but trade alone cannot solve the fundamental challenges regarding increasing world hunger, says the Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk.

Public Commission to inquire into the power relations in the food supply chain

Former cabinet minister and parlament whip of the Norwegian Christian Democratic Party, Mr Einar Steensnæs, will chair the Commission to inquire into the power relations of the Norwegian food supply chain.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: 50 000 seed samples sent to the Vault

Svalbard Global Seed Vault has received major seed shipment while world leaders are gathered to tackle climate change in Copenhagen

Christmas tree production

Norwegian trees spread Christmas happiness

People in more and more countries are celebrating Christmas with Norwegian trees. Norway is in the process of becoming Europe’s leading producer of Christmas trees.

Forest

Forests: Europe’s forests to combat climate change

Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Lars Peder Brekk, today opened theExpert Level Meeting of the Ministerial Conference for the Protection of Forests in Europe (MCPFE).

Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Photo: Mari Tefre/Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Awarded the Norwegian Lighting Prize for 2009

Svalbard Global Seed Vault - "Perpetual repercussion", has been awarded Norwegian Lighting Prize for 2009. The award was established by The Norwegian Lighting Institute, and is presented every second year. The purpose of the Norwegian Lighting Prize is to focus on and emphasize lighting culture in Norway.

Climate challenges and agriculture

The Government presented in July 2009 a White Paper on climate challenges and agriculture to the Storting. The Government’s proposal enlarges on and supplements the White Paper on Norway’s ambitious climate policy in relation to agriculture.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault august 2009. Photo: Kirsti Vestnes

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Norway praised for the seed vault

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk was praised by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon that Norway had the idea and the ability to carry out the building of Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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Svalbard Global Seed Vault: Visit of Ban Ki-moon

Svalbard Global Seed Vault: On Wednesday 2 September, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is visiting Svalbard Global Seed Vault together with Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk. “Maintenance of the genetic diversity in the world’s food crops for future generations is crucial to fight against hunger and poverty in third world countries,” says Brekk.

Animal welfare: Asks EU colleagues to say yes to anesthetics

Animal welfare: The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr Lars Peder Brekk, keep on working against the European Union in the question of animal slaughter anestetics. Brekk wants the union to acknowledge the countries' supremacy in deciding over this matter. -We must not reverse the ongoing work for animal welfare, says Brekk in a letter to five ministers of agriculture.

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Contact information

Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 55

Address

Akersgata 59, Oslo
Post:
Postboks 8007 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo, Norway

Ministry of Agriculture
Svalbare global Seed Vault

Contact information

Ministry of Agriculture and Food

Telephone: +47 22 24 90 90
Fax: +47 22 24 95 55

Address

Akersgata 59, Oslo
Post:
Postboks 8007 Dep.
N-0030 Oslo, Norway