The Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research

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OPEN CALL for networks in reindeer husbandry

OPEN CALL

for networking activities
in reindeer husbandry

New information system creates better security for the Nordic seed collection

The Nordic genes are secured for the future! One of our networks has been working on updating a platform for hosting the information about the 33 000 seed samples conserved in Alnarp, Sweden. Link to information about the network NordGen is the Nordic countries’ genebank and knowledge center for genetic resources. In Alnarp, there […]

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October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

New information system creates better security for the Nordic seed collection

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September 15, 2020September 17, 2020

New NKJ networks granted

NKJ will contribute to further Nordic cooperation through the new research networks that was granted funding at the board meeting in June. We hope your cooperation will be really fruitful, and NKJ would like to take part in it in different ways. We received many applications for the call for networks in agriculture and …

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August 28, 2020September 17, 2020

Successful digital matchmaking – in the time of corona

According to a study from Stanford University in 2017, 39% of all couples found their partners on the internet, and only 20% “through friends”. What works for people who search for love should also work for those looking for a research collaborator. And in an ongoing pandemic, the internet is more or less the only …

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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