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En begynnende kartlegging av kunnskaps- og kompetansesystemet for skogbruk i Trøndelag i 2018
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Økonomiske virkemidler i norsk jordbruk for å oppnå lavere utslipp av klimagasser, redusert kjøttforbruk, stabil matproduksjon og jordbruk over hele landet
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Evaluering av Grønn Forskning i Midt-Norge
Get PDFGrønn Forskning i Midt-Norge har siden 2008 søkt å fremme forskning som møter behovene til aktørene i regionens jordbruksnæring gjennom dialog og samhandling mellom bonden, FoU-miljøer og offentlige aktører. Denne rapporten sammenfatter Ruralis’ evaluering av Grønn Forskning i Midt-Norge, som er gjennomført i april-august 2021. Evalueringen er utført på grunnlag av satsningens egne arbeidsdokumenter og rapporter, en studie av relevant forskningslitteratur, og 30 intervjuer med informanter tilknyttet initiativet. Rapporten vurderer og fremmer totalt 11 forslag omkring arbeidsmetodikken og den mulige videre utviklingen av initiativet.publishedVersio
Compressed growth – The transforming power of the round bale technology
Get PDFSilage bailer technology preserving harvested grass and turning it into silage by a baling machine attached to a tractor is common in most rural regions in Norway. In this paper, we argue that not only have silage bales become a common sight in rural areas, in certain cases, silage bales have also had profound significance for agricultural development without much attention paid to their profound role and implications. Norway represents such a case, and a deeper understanding of how such a now common agriculture technology became established could shed light on how the introduction of new technologies affects agricultural change on societal and structural levels. This includes how technologies interact with societal and organizational aspects of agriculture – the co-production of technology and societal practices on different levels. How does new technologies connect – influence and become influenced by – socio-cultural farm practices and societal, organizational and structural features of Norwegian agriculture? We use the introduction of the silag round bale press in Norway as a case study to shed light on this implementation process and its significance for the Norwegian agricultural sector.submittedVersio
Farmers’ interest in crowdfunding to finance climate change mitigation practices
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Path-dependencies in Norwegian dairy and beef farming communities: Implications for climate mitigation
Get PDFWithin Norwegian agriculture, combined dairy and beef production has been identified as a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and thus targeted for significant reductions. The article examines the path dependency of the dairy and beef production system in Norway and focuses on identifying lock-ins. The authors used qualitative methods to gather information from stakeholder meetings in Trøndelag and Rogaland counties. They explored the stakeholders’ responses to two different visions of agriculture in the future: the improved utilisation of outfields using Norwegian Red cattle and increasing production per animal by using feed concentrates. Six key areas of lock-in were identified: technology investment, culture, feeding strategy, policy, access to new farmland through moorland conversion, and ownership of the climate issue. The findings suggest that the current pathway in agriculture is strongly locked into production orientation through these lock-ins, making a production reduction option difficult to implement. There was also widespread belief among the stakeholders that the system of combined dairy and beef production was a climate-friendly option, suggesting that farmers are not convinced that a change in this direction is required. The authors conclude that the option of reducing production would be difficult to implement without addressing the multiple lock-in effects.acceptedVersio
SusCatt Synthesis report : Productivity, resource efficiency and product quality of forage and grazing based cattle production systems
Get PDFSusCatt considered a wide range of innovations or system comparisons in the 6 countries, all aimed to improve sustainability within European cattle farming. On the whole, these involved reducing production intensity, making greater use of home-grown grass and other forage crops on farms – generally with promising results for beef and dairy production when we considered their potential impact across the 3 pillars of sustainability...publishedVersio
Fornybar energi og landskapskvalitet: en utfordring for medvirkning i planprosesser
Get PDFØkt utbygging av energiproduksjon fra fornybare kilder fremmes som en løsning for å begrense klimaendringer og kompensere for redusert tilgang på fossile energikilder. På tross av generell støtte for ‘grønn energi’ kan landskapsendringer og tap av landskapskvalitet føre til sterk motstand i befolkningen.publishedVersio
