The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research

Matchmaking day: living labs and lighthouses in agriculture and food

NKJ has an open call for networks in agriculture and food. We want as many nordic researchers as possible to exchange knowledge, therefore we arrange a matchmaking day for you to find new colleagues, to elaborate your scientific project further and to get inspired. When: December 14th 2023, 13.30–16.00 CET Where: Online via Zoom, link will be sent out in advance of the meeting Registration: Register to the event by sending an email (name, research area and institution) to nkj@slu.se The main goal of the Mission ‘A Soil Deal for Europe’ is to establish 100 living labs and lighthouses […]

Funding opportunity for agricultural and food researchers

OPEN CALL: NKJ now welcomes applications from researcher networks in all aspects of food and agriculture. We want to facilitate collaboration between researchers in the Nordic countries, increase synergies and bridge gaps between research and practice. Deadline for application: 31 januari 2024 This call is open to applicants from all fields of research within food and agriculture. NKJ wants to facilitate collaboration between researchers in the Nordic countries and link national research projects where considerable positive outcomes can be reached through a wider regional scope. Nordic collaboration increase synergies in agriculture and food sector research. To create a Nordic network […]

Networking for reduced post-harvest losses in apples

Only a minor share of the consumed apples in Nordic countries are domestically produced. Therefore, minimal post-harvest losses are critical to better satisfy consumers’ demand for locally produced fruit and to improve growers’ economy. Text: Larisa Gustavsson Researchers, stakeholders and decision makers has gathered during the last two years, to exchange and assemble knowledge and pave the way for efficient collaboration on storage losses. The common strategic goal has been to minimize post-harvest losses due to storage decay. To achieve that, the network Nordic Apple Network brought together researchers and stakeholders in two informative meetings and moved forward in our […]

NKJ report on challenges for reindeer husbandry in the Nordic region

Recently, NKJ arranged a conference on challenges for reindeer husbandry in the Nordic region. The conclusions from the conference and an overall view of the state of reindeer husbandry in the Nordic countries are now available in a report. The topic of the 2022 conference was challenges to reindeer husbandry, in particular the impact […]

Recommendations to strengthen the Nordic bioeconomy

Expanded Nordic cooperation is the key to creating a more resilient bioeconomy, especially in the wake of polycrises. NKJ and SNS can now present a policy brief with recommendations to strengthen and develop the Nordic bioeconomy. The basis for the recommendations are desktop studies of Nordic initiatives on crises management and resilience, and multiple […]

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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