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Gender equal Nordic bioeconomy by female mentoring
We need to redefine who the typical worker is in the bioeconomy. The sector needs female mentoring programs and networks for women to become more gender equal. Download the report further down The report “Redefining digital bioeconomy” shows the need to work with the interface between gender equality, bioeconomy and digitalisation. Digitalisation and automation …
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NKJ will increase Nordic cooperation in drought and other crisis
The Nordic Working Group on Agriculture and Drought will work to coordinate Nordic knowledge and projects for increased crisis preparedness across national borders. Swedish below At our last meeting, the working group agreed on that the most important issue for increased crisis preparedness for Nordic agriculture, is to create open channels between researchers and …
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Corona forces us to learn new manors
The Corona pandemic changes our lifes in many respects. Networking activities has had to be different. Not at all impossible, but different. There is other ways to network than travelling and meeting physically. We can meet and accomplish a lot in digital ways. We can present research results, discuss and step forward. But we …
A Nordic cooperating body within agricultural and food research
The primary objective of the Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) is to strengthen research and innovation systems in the agriculture and food sector in the Nordic countries. A continuous production and supply of knowledge from research is important to realize the sectors opportunities and potential in the future. This will also strengthen the Nordic region’s position as a pioneer in agricultural and food research in accordance with the objectives of the EU’s 2020 strategy.
NKJ operates within four areas:
- Policy advise and analysis
- A meeting place
- Coordination
- Funding