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Nature-Based Health Interventions

Meet entrepreneurs in human health

Nordic-Baltic Food Systems Conference and Policy Forum
Nordic-Baltic Food Systems Conference and Policy Forum

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Make the young stay

A new policy brief gives policy recommendations
on how to make the young stay in the rural areas
and make it prosper

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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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News

The healing power of nature: an opportunity for rural entrepreneurship

For thousands of years, people have turned to nature for healing, recovery and remedies. Even today, nature can be an important source of health in the modern society. To promote wider use of Nature-Based Health Interventions (NBHIs), the Bioeconomy Programme has released a set of materials.   The material consists of a report with insights …

From research to policy: High-level dialogue on the Nordic bioeconomy

To mark NKJ’s 60-year anniversary, we want to highlight one of our core priorities: how scientific research results can be translated to fit policy and practical needs to advance the Nordic bioeconomy. You are welcome to join!   On June 11, NKJ and SNS will host a side event for the Nordic Ministers for Fisheries, …