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  • Views adopted by the Human Rights Committee - Jovsset Ánte Sara

    07/11/2024 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Originaltekst på engelsk:Views adopted by the Human Rights Committee - Jovsset Ánte Sara (PDF) Norsk versjon oversatt av Totaltekst: Synspunkter vedtatt av komiteen - Jovsset Ánte Sara (PDF) Nordsamisk versjon oversatt av Sara Marit A. Gaup:ONa

  • Food safety

    09/04/2024 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    In comparison to other countries, Norway has few problems with food as a disease vector. Although food safety is generally good, it requires a sustained effort to ensure that food remains safe.

  • Use of wood

    09/04/2024 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Wood is a renewable and climate friendly raw material that is increasingly in demand. It is a goal to increase the use of wood to replace materials with a more detrimental impact on the climate.

  • International forest policy

    09/04/2024 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Norway is working for a close and committed international cooperation to address transboundary forest policy challenges, and to ensure sustainable management of forests worldwide.

  • Reindeer husbandry

    14/03/2023 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Reindeer husbandry as an industry, culture and way of life is unique, both nationally and internationally.

  • Video - Svalbard Global Seed Vault

    17/02/2022 Article Government.no

    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.

  • Blue Justice

    07/12/2020 Article Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    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.

  • Hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation

    29/09/2020 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    The outback is by age-old tradition very important also as a recreation arena in Norway, where a sizeable segment of the population go to enjoy hunting, fishing and trekking. These values, too, are promoted under the stewardship of sustainable

  • Fisheries and trade in seafood

    10/07/2018 Article Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries

    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,

  • Forests and climate

    02/05/2018 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    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.

  • Organic food production

    20/08/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Organic farming helps increase food diversity and provides consumers with products in demand.

  • Food security

    20/08/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    The issue of food security is to guarantee everyone access to sufficient and safe food - even in times of crisis. Self-sufficiency is important for food security.

  • Food and Consumers

    20/08/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Norwegian consumers take a great interest in how food is produced, processed and traded in Norway, and consumer opinion is given considerable weight when formulating food policies.

  • Food

    20/08/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Food is public health and it is delight, it is national and international, trendy and traditional. Food determines family budgets and social economics, regional policy and industrial policy, management of fisheries and - not least - of agriculture.

  • Seeds remain depositors' property

    23/02/2015 Article Government.no, Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    The Svalbard Global Seed Vault was established and is fully funded by the Norwegian government, with the responsibility for operations assigned to The Ministry of Agriculture and Food. The Ministry coordinates daily operation with the Nordic Gene

  • Reindeer husbandry and indigenous peoples' rights

    05/01/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Reindeer husbandry policies are guided by two independent principles: economic policy and indigenous peoples' rights.

  • Environmental, cultural and economic sustainability

    05/01/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    It is an explicit political objective to develop an efficient and market oriented Reindeer husbandry industry based on long term sustainability.

  • Reindeer trade economy

    05/01/2015 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    The Reindeer diet of wild herbs makes for a savoury and sophisticated contribution to the abundant cuisine of Norway.

  • Bioenergy

    03/12/2014 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    Increased production and use of bioenergy is a high priority in Norway. Bioenergy is recovered from several types of biomass - among them forest-generated raw materials.

  • Forestry

    03/12/2014 Article Ministry of Agriculture and Food

    The potential for increased value creation is large.Forestry policy must facilitate sustainable resource management, where harvesting does not exceed the regrowth rate, and take into account other essential functions of forests - as wildlife habitat

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