Food, fisheries and agriculture
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries has chief responsibility for fisheries and the aquaculture industry, seafood safety and fish health and welfare.
A global backstop
The vault hold the seeds of many tens of thousands of varieties of essential food crops such as beans, wheat and rice. In total, the vault now holds seeds of more than 4000 plant species. These seed samples are duplicates of seed sample stores in national, regional and international gene banks.
Reindeer husbandry
Reindeer husbandry is a small industry on a national scale, but in Saami and local communities it is of great importance for the economy, employment and culture. The aim is to ensure that the Reindeer trade in Norway is ecologically, economically and culturally sustainable.
Soil protection
Compared to many other countries, Norway has limited areas of arable land. Safeguarding food production requires strong soil protection measures, combined with better utilization of available farmland.However, soil conservation must be balanced against other requirements. Facing future challenges, therefore, requires a comprehensive soil protection strategy.
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Jon Georg Dale asks Sweden and Finland to start mapping CWD incidents
28/06/2017: Norway will collect around 20,000 samples of various deer species in 2017 to map the extent of the contagious Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD). Norway's Agriculture and Food Minister Jon Georg Dale says that it is high time that other countries follows Norway's example, and is calling on the EU Health Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis to ensure that countries bordering Norway now carry out a comprehensive deer animal mapping of their own.
Norway to export genetic material to China
20/04/2017: Today, The Norwegian Minister of Agriculture and Food Jon Georg Dale and Chinese Minister Zhi Shuping signed a protocol to regulate quarantines and health requirements for the export of genetic material from the 'Norwegian Red' breed of dairy cattle (NRC) from Norway to China.
Latest news
- Revised National Budget: Production tax on the aquaculture industry ensures stable and predictable revenues for the host municipalities Press release 12/05/2020
- Norwegian borders to open for entry by some EEA nationals News story 01/04/2020
- Residence permit extension for foreign workers News story 22/03/2020
- Enough food for everyone News story 12/03/2020
- The oceans could hold the key to future food security Press release 19/11/2019
- New suppliers for the seed vault News story 01/11/2019
- - Must join forces to fight illegal fishing Press release 23/10/2019
- Government to provide NOK 3 billion to promote cleaner oceans News story 23/10/2019
Documents
Latest documents
- NOU 2019: 18 - Chapter 1: Introduction and summary Norwegian Official Report (NOU) 04/11/2019
- Meld. St. 27 (2018–2019) - Norway’s Role and Interests in Multilateral Cooperation Report to the Storting 14/06/2019
- The Norwegian Government's Updated Ocean Strategy Plans/strategy 03/06/2019
- National Pollinator Strategy Plans/strategy 04/10/2018
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Ministry of Agriculture and Food
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: +47 22 24 90 90
Address: Postboks 8007 Dep. , 0030 Oslo
Visitor address: Teatergata 9 (R6), Oslo