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Internasjonalt samarbeid om landbruk og mat

Internasjonalt samarbeid om landbruk og mat

Landbruks- og matdepartementets virkeområde er nært knyttet opp til en rekke internasjonale prosesser og avtaler. Dette legger rammene for utformingen av mål og virkemidler innenfor de ulike områdene i mat- og landbrukspolitikken; jordbruk, skogbruk, mattrygghet og forskning.

Miljøhensyn er integrert i alle disse politikkområdene, og som en del av internasjonale prosesser og avtaler. Det er en målsetting å arbeide aktivt internasjonalt for å ta vare på nasjonale interesser og samtidig bidra til framgang i de internasjonale prosessene.

Benefit Sharing Fund strengthened by almost NOK 700,000

[13.03.2013]

The Ministry of Agriculture and Food, on behalf of Norway, recently contributed NOK 683,000 to a Benefit Sharing Fund that has been created under the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA). The fund has been created to stimulate the preservation and development of plant genetic resources among individual farmers, especially in developing countries.

Svalbard Global Seed Vault secures future seed

[27.02.2013]

This year it is five years since the first boxes of seeds from food crops were carried into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Today, more than 770,000 different seed samples are deposited in the vault for long-term storage.

Åslaug Haga –new Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity

[19.10.2012]

Ms Åslaug Haga will be the successor of Cary Fowler as the new Executive Director of the Global Crop Diversity Trust.

Ola Westengen with the Nordic Genetic Resource Centre checks the seeds upon arrival at the seed vault

Seeds lining up for Svalbard...

[10.10.2012]

More than 25,000 seed samples from 17 different countries will arrive in Svalbard this week. This latest seed shipment from Brazil, Burundi, Chile, Mali and Mongolia, among other countries, brings the total number of seed types in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault to more than three quarters of a million.

Changes to border protection for selected agricultural products

[08.10.2012]

Increased border protection for selected products is essential to Norwegian food production. Changes are fully consistent with Norway’s international commitments. Change to “ad valorem” duties for only one out of six import cheeses. No price hikes or reduced variety of imported products next year. New import quota for beef from developing countries secures increased imports.

International agreement on genetic resources in Svalbard

[17.09.2012]

During the period from 11 to 13 September 2012, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) held an international meeting in Longyearbyen, Svalbard to discuss possible future paths for the management of genetic resources for agriculture and food. Norway hosted the meeting, which attracted around 100 participants and translators from all over the world.

Agriculture Minister Vedum promotes food security

[24.08.2012]

“The ClimaAdapt Project has an urgency about it. During my few days in India, farmers have shown me challenges with regards to monsoon, poor harvests and sinking groundwater levels. Food security must be on top of the agenda,” says Agriculture Minister Trygve S. Vedum. Mr. Vedum visited India 16-18 August to launch ClimaAdapt, an Indo-Norwegian research project coordinated by Bioforsk of Norway.

The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum

Global problems - local solutions

[16.08.2012]

The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food, Trygve Slagsvold Vedum is this week visiting India. Today he gave a Special Adress at Clima-Adapt Inauguration, in Chennai.

A new shipment of seeds from food plants has arrived at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

New shipment of seeds to Svalbard

[03.05.2012]

A new shipment of seeds from food plants has arrived at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage.

New seeds to the seed vault in Svalbard

[28.02.2012]

This week, a new shipment of seeds from food plants is arriving at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault for long-term storage. The shipment, now being taken into the seed vault in Longyearbyen, includes seed samples from Tajikistan, Armenia, Colombia, Costa Rica and the U.S.A.

Norwegian Prime Minister promotes Norwegian seafood in Turkey

[10.01.2012]

At a seafood event in Istanbul, Turkey, Norwegian Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg prepared and served samples of Norwegian salmon and herring to a large Turkish press corps, along with the captain of Norway’s national culinary team, Jostein Medhus.

HRH Crown Prince Haakon to Forest Europe

[13.06.2011]

HRH Crown Prince Haakon will attend the official opening ceremony at the Forest Europe ministerial conference in Oslo on 14 June at 9 am. The ceremony will be broadcasted live on web-TV.

Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk

FOREST EUROPE Expert Level Meeting in Oslo

[30.03.2011]

- Sustainable forest management has proved to be the strategy that works and that has restored the forest in Europe after unsustainable practices in the past – and we shall improve it further, says Minister of Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk.

Norwegian trees spread Christmas happiness

[02.12.2009]

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.

Forests: Europe’s forests to combat climate change

[24.11.2009]

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).

Brekk wants a UN-declaration on animal welfare

[08.12.2008]

The minister for Agriculture and Food Lars Peder Brekk has stated his support for the proposed Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW) in a letter to the international animal welfare organisation WSPA.

Play the game Farmland and learn about animal welfare!

Animal: Play the interactive computer game Farmland and learn about animal welfare!

[11.11.2008]

Animal: In an effort to raise awareness among children about the impostance of treating farmed animals in a respectful and humane way, the European Commission has launched "Farmland", a website for children on animal welfare. "Farmland" is an interactive and informative online computer game targeting children aged between 9 and 12, which also aims to help tomorrow's consumers be in a position to make informed choises about the food they will be buying.

European Forest Policy in Norway

[15.07.2008]

Climate, energy and water will be the focus areas of Europe's key forest co-operation and collaboration process, which Norway is going to chair for the next four years. Norway's Forestry Minister, Lars Peder Brekk, has taken over as Europe's new "forest guardian".

Norway contributes to plant breeding in developing countries

[25.02.2008]

From 2009 Norway is going to give an annual contribution to the International Treaty’s benefit-sharing fund for financing plant breeding in developing countries and challenge other OECD-members to contribute likewise. If all the challenged countries accept, the fund can get some 200 million dollars during a ten year period.

Forestry: Norwegian Forests - new publication

[20.11.2007]

Forestry: The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has published an updated version of the brochure Norwegian Forests. Norway has long traditions in forestry and forest management, and for using wood in construction and as a source of energy. Sawn wood and round wood have been important exports for more than 500 years.

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