Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Nils Kristen Sandtrøen (Lab.)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. Agricultural policy covers land utilisation, agriculture and forestry, reindeer and other animal husbandry, and development of new agriculture based industries.
Remember to Keep Your Dog on a Leash This Summer
There is a nationwide leash requirement in Norway until August 20.
Seed sample deposit at Svalbard:
18 000 new seed samples to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
Eighteen genebanks representing every continent deposited more than 18,000 seed samples to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week. Among them were new contributors from the Philippines and Peru, safeguarding crops that embody generations of farmers’ knowledge and culture.
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What's new
- 18 000 new seed samples to Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 22/10/2025
- Remember to Keep Your Dog on a Leash This Summer News story 14/07/2025
- Norway will implement EU rules to reduce deforestation News story 07/07/2025
- Intervention Norway - General Conference of FAO Speech/statement 03/07/2025
- Heritage and Health Take Center Stage at latest Svalbard Global Seed Vault Deposit News story 04/06/2025
Documents
- National One Health Strategy Against Antimicrobial Resistance 2024–2033 Plans/strategy 10/01/2025
- Norway´s Path Towards a Sustainable Food System Report 24/05/2024
- Access to veterinary services in Norway Report 10/03/2023
- Climate change, hungerand vulnerability Plans/strategy 16/02/2023
- Action plan to combat social dumping and work-related crime Plans/strategy 02/11/2022
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Contact
E-mail: postmottak@lmd.dep.no
Phone:
(+47) 22 24 90 90
Address:
Postboks 8007 Dep. , 0030 Oslo
Visitor address:
Teatergata 9 (R6), Oslo