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Statement at debate on food security and nutrition

Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim's statement at a debate on food security and nutrition at the Continental Humanitarian Summit, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea 26 May.

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim Malabo, 26 May

Statement on conflict and food security

Statement by the Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim in the open debate of the Security Council on conflict and food security.

By Former Minister of International Development Anne Beathe Tvinnereim New York, 19 May

Important: Pets from Ukraine must be registered with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority

Ukrainian refugees arriving in Norway with their own pets must register these with the Norwegian Food Safety Authority. The state will cover all costs for tests, ID marking, vaccination, parasite treatments and quarantine.

Video - Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Way up north, in the permafrost, 1300 kilometers beyond the Arctic Circle, is the world's largest secure seed storage. A video produced by the Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food tells the story about the Vault.

New seeds to Svalbard vault enhances global food security

Some 22 000 new seed samples from 10 gene banks in Australia, New Zealand, Africa, the Middle East and Europe will be deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 14 February 11:00 CET.

Two new first-time depositors welcomed to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

Seeds from the gene banks in Serbia and Latvia were among the total of 14 011 seed samples that were brought into the Seed Vault this week.

Norwegian Strategy for Urban Agriculture

The Government launched a National strategy for urban agriculture on 9 February 2021.

Securing the Gene Pool for Future Agriculture and Food Production

National strategy for the conservation and sustainable use of geneticresources for food and agriculture. M-0754

Blue Justice

The Blue Justice initiative will assist developing countries in combating crime in the fisheries sector. It is about promoting cooperation towards a fair and sustainable blue economy without fisheries crime.

Meld. St. 20 (2019–2020) - Norway’s integrated ocean management plans — Barents Sea–Lofoten area; the Norwegian Sea; and the North Sea and Skagerrak

Report to the Storting (white paper)

Meld. St. 16 (2019–2020) - New goals for Norway’s cultural environment policy

Meld. St. 16 (2019–2020) Report to the Storting (white paper)

The cultural environment is a common good and a community resource contributing to both environmental, social and economic sustainability. In this white paper, the government is presenting its proposed new national goals for Norway’s cultural

NOU 2019: 18 - Chapter 1: Introduction and summary

Meld. St. 27 (2018–2019) - Norway’s Role and Interests in Multilateral Cooperation

Meld. St. 27 (2018–2019) Report to the Storting (white paper)

Rules-based international cooperation makes the world safer and more stable. Norway’s security, economy and prosperity depends on it. At the same time, international cooperation is under pressure. The white paper on Norway’s role and interests in

National Pollinator Strategy

A strategy for viable populations of wild bees and other pollinating insects

Fisheries and trade in seafood

Cooperation with the EU in the area of fisheries is of vital importance for Norway, even though management of fisheries resources is not included in the EEA Agreement. Fisheries cooperation between the EU and Norway is based on bilateral agreements,

Meld. St. 15 (2017–2018) - A full life - all your life

A Quality Reform for Older Persons

Forests and climate

Forests contribute positively to a sustainable climate balance, both as a carbon sink and a renewable resource that can replace alternatives more harmful to the climate.

Norwegian National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet – an outline

The objectives of the Public HealthReport to the Storting (White paper) Meld. St. 19 (2014-2015) Coping and opportunities - provide the foundation for the National Action Plan for a Healthier Diet:

Meld. St. 35 (2016–2017) - Update of the integrated management plan for the Norwegian Sea

Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) - Common Responsibility for Common Future

Meld. St. 24 (2016–2017) Report to the Storting (white paper), English summary