The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research

NKJ Matchmaking Event: connect, collaborate and get inspired at the NJF Congress

Are you looking for new research partners, fresh ideas or opportunities to develop your research further? Join the NKJ Matchmaking Event at the NJF Congress (Tartu, Estonia, 14-16 October) on 14 October and connect with researchers from across the Nordic and Baltic region. The Matchmaking Event is designed to create new connections, spark ideas and explore opportunities for future collaboration. During the event, you will: meet researchers interested in collaboration and joint initiatives exchange ideas and explore potential research partnerships get inspired by new perspectives and areas of expertise learn about the prerequisites and opportunities for applying for NKJ funding […]

New specialist courses in Julia and R to secure the next generation of data scientists

To meet the growing demand for cutting-edge expertise, the Nordic, NKJ co-funded network NADAS has developed a brand-new course curriculum for data scientists. Through international training in the scientific programming languages Julia and R, the goal is to train the next generation of experts for both academia and industry. The need for skilled agricultural data scientists is growing rapidly. To tackle this challenge, the NADAS network (Nordic across-domain network of agricultural data scientists) has developed and successfully organized two tailored specialist courses, featuring teachers and participants from multiple countries: “Scientific computing using Julia language” – a deep dive into one […]

Growing more Food(ies): Bridging the Gap

Background This project builds on the earlier project “Growing Food(ies)”, which documented structural challenges in the relationship between young people, agricultural education and the agri-food sector in the Nordic region. The analysis identified a gap between: curriculum content and teaching methods, competence needs in the sector, particularly among SMEs, and youth expectations regarding work and career paths. The next step is a targeted dialogue with the key players, aimed at clarifying where adjustments in practice may strengthen recruitment and engagement. Activities The following activities will be executed in 2026: Definition of focus areas Preparatory conversations are conducted with representatives from […]

A Nordic cooperating body within agricultural and food research

The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research (NKJ) is a cooperating body to, and financed by, The Nordic Council of Ministers. The primary objective of 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
Creating meeting places
Coordination
Funding

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NKJ Matchmaking Event: connect, collaborate and get inspired at the NJF Congress

Recreational fishing – a strategic resource for Nordic development

New specialist courses in Julia and R to secure the next generation of data scientists