Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Geir Pollestad (Cent.)
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.
![Landbruks- og maminister Geir Pollestad delte ut sertifikat til representanter fra Kazakhstan, Kazakh Scientific Research Institute of Agriculture and Plant Growing. Representant Åsmund Asdal fra NordGen til høyre Credit: Landbruks- og matdepartementet Landbruks- og maminister Geir Pollestad delte ut sertifikat til representanter fra Kazakhstan](/globalassets/departementene/lmd/svalbard-globale-frohvelv/landbruks-og-maministeren-delter-ut-sertifikat-til-representanter-fra-kazakhstan-representant-fra-nordgen-til-hoyre-16x9.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=528440826)
Largest deposit of seed to date in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
In February, around 14,000 seeds are being deposited in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. The seed vault now has more than 1.2 million seed duplicates from about 80 countries.
![To the October 2023 deposit, genebanks in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria and Zambia are sending back-ups from their collections. Seeds have also arrived from Uruguay, Thailand, Colombia, Portugal, USA, Albania, India, Germany and the Czech Republic. Credit: Global Crop Diversity Trust October 2023 deposit.](/globalassets/departementene/lmd/svalbard-globale-frohvelv/img_0997-bokser-lastes-inn-i-hvelvet-16x9-f-global-crop-diversity-trust-kopi.jpg?preset=OneAndHalfColumn&v=538350421)
Ghana genebank becomes the 100th depositor to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
The deposit of new seeds from the Ghana genebank is an important step towards ensuring the long-term protection of the country’s major food crops.
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What's new
- New Seeds in Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 28/05/2024
- UNFF19: High level segment roundtable Speech/statement 15/05/2024
- Dialogue with CPF Heads and UNFF partners Speech/statement 15/05/2024
- Largest deposit of seed to date in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 28/02/2024
- Crop Diversity for a Healthy Planet and those who live on it Speech/statement 19/01/2024
Documents
- 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
- Norwegian Strategy for Urban Agriculture Plans/strategy 22/10/2021
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