Kyösti Lempa, special advisor at NordForsk, says:
“The scientific quality of the applications was very high, and the programme committee has now selected the seven projects that will receive funding. The projects will help to ensure sustainable agriculture in the Nordic-Baltic region. These projects are focused on the viability of agricultural land, alternative cropping systems and how to deal with rapid changes in the climate, satisfy climate change mitigation requirements, and maintain the quantity and quality of food production. This programme is an excellent example of how nine funding organisations from six like-minded countries can develop and implement a timely and ambitious initiative in sustainable agriculture.”
The seven new projects that have been awarded funding feature researchers from all five Nordic countries in addition to Lithuania, Estonia, the UK and the US.
There are eight financiers in addition to NordForsk: The Academy of Finland, the Research Council of Norway, the Estonian Research Council, the Swedish Research Council (Formas), the Icelandic Centre for Research (Rannís), the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland, the Ministry of Agriculture in Lithuania, and the Research Council of Lithuania.
Find out more about the background of NordForsk’s research programme Sustainable agriculture and climate change
The total budget available for the projects is NOK 60 million.
Funded projects
- Upscaling crop performance monitoring by linking satellite and field biosignatures
Project leader: Erik Alexandersson, Sweden
Participating countries: Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden - Climate-smart resilience through diversified cropping systems – Identifying springboards in Nordic and Baltic agriculture
Project leader: Anke Herrmann, Sweden
Participating countries: Finland, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK - Climate-ready faba beans for the Nordic and Baltic region
Project leader: Frederick Stoddard, Finland
Participating countries: Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden - Innovative sustainable Nordic-Baltic horticulture
Project leader: Ulvi Moor, Estonia
Participating countries: Finland, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden - Future Food Security in the Nordic-Baltic Region: Merging Past, Present, and Future
Project leader: Thordis Thorarinsdottir, Norway
Participating countries: Finland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark - Validating the Introduction of Kernza in the Nordic Region
Project leader: Linda-Maria Dimitrova Mårtensson, Sweden
Participating countries: Estonia, Finland, Lithuania, Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the US - Mushroom-based processes for increased local production of non-meat protein and enhanced agriculture sustainability
Project leader: Carlos Orestes Martín Medina, Norway
Participating countries: Norway, Sweden and Estonia
