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NordCAW symposium: antibiotikaresistens, djurvälfärd och hållbarhet
Foods produced by animals with poor welfare pose a serious threat to human health. The purpose of the symposium is to increase awareness and knowledge of the One Health concept and to show that animal welfare is closely linked with the use of antibiotics and antimicrobial resistance and thus human health. Text: Margareta Stéen …
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New networks funded by NKJ
The NKJ board had a tricky task to evaluate and rate the ten received proposals in the recent call for funding, but we are happy to present the new networks below! The focus areas of the call were: · Soil as a carbon sink · Alternative proteins · Arctic agriculture and climate · Extreme weather All of these …
Nordic cooperation for adaption: forests and fields in climate change
The NKJ & SNS funded project Adaptation, mitigation and breeding of trees and crops for future climate, Genes4Change, organized a scientific seminar in Oulu, 18th-19th March, 2019. The aim of the Genes4Change network is to combine Nordic researchers and stakeholders to discuss adaptation, mitigation and breeding of trees and crops for future climate. Climate will …
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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