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Good Practices for the Sustainable Development of Mountain Areas
Euromontana kicks off the year with the publication of its annual booklet of good practices for sustainable mountain development. This publication showcases 10 inspiring initiatives from across Europe (EU and non-EU) collected by Euromontana throughout 2023 to promote initiatives that drive sustainable change in mountain areas.
The booklet covers key issues for...
Austria - France - Germany - Italy - Norway - Poland - Romania - Spain - Switzerland
2024 - Euromontana - European Association of Mountain Areas
Video
Rowdy Flock
Rowdy Flock tells the story of Rebekka’s sister, Rakel, taking over her family’s sheep farm. It’s the last remaining farm in their village and has been in the family for four generations. Rakel is not only taking responsibility for a flock of adventurous and accident-prone woolly animals, but also a...
Norway
2023 - www.theguardian.com
E-learning
Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU): Master of Science in Agroecology
Students learn about farming and food systems, acquire communication and facilitation skills, and become able to turn theory into action. Students also learn how to reflect and to open up to new ideas while recognizing the goals, needs and interests of their co-workers. The program is designed to develop agroecologists...
Norway
2023 - Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB)
Newsletter article
UNESCO nomination of Swedish and Norwegian summer-mountain farming and pastoralism
Summer farming at fäbod and seter – knowledge, traditions and practices related to grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production” to the UNESCO Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity
The gouverments in Sweden and Norway have nominated the "Summer farming at fäbod andseter – knowledge, traditions and practices related to grazing of outlying lands and artisan food production” to the UNESCO Representative list of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity
There are now only 750 active summer- mountain frams in...
Norway
2023 - Norsk seterkultur
Blog article
National CSA Meeting in Norway
Yearly meeting on November 15th in Oslo
The CSA movement in Norway is growing larger year by year. As per December 2019 there are 82 active CSAs in Norway. Given that Norway is a small country with only around 5,3 million inhabitants and around 3 % of the land area being suitable for agriculture, the number of...
Norway
2020 - Organic Norway
E-learning
European MSc Agroecology: ISARA-Lyon, France and Norwegian University of Life Sciences
The European MSc Agroecology is coordintated by a consortium consiting of FESIA, France and NMBU, Norway. For the two-year programme a double degree is delivered.
The European MSc Agroecology is a two-year programme, professionally oriented, to study interactions among agricultural, food and environmental sciences in a socially oriented and action driven...
France - Norway
2020 - ISARA-Lyon, France (on behalf of the FESIA consortium, France) and Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Norway
Journal article
Norway: Then and Now—Women in Norway’s Fisheries
Twenty-five years after the introduction of the quota system, significant challenges confront women in Norway’s fisheries. Norway is considered to be one of the largest fishery nations in Europe. Despite this, there are few professional women fishers in the country. According to statistical data released in 2017 by the Norwegian Directorate...
Norway
2018 - ICSF
Journal article
Norway / SSF Guidelines: Differences Matter
The Norwegian experience shows that learning about sustainable small-scale fisheries development should not be a one-way traffic from the North to the South
Norway
2018 - ICSF
Video
Film from summermountain farming with goats in Norway, Norsk seterkultur
This short film is showing a bit from the daily life on a summer mountain goat farm I Western Norway. It shows a modern and mechanized summer mountain farm with mechanized milking. The milk is preceded and on the farm. The chesse is sold from the farm and delivered to...
Norway
2016 - Norsk seterkultur
Blog article
Community Supported Agriculture in Norway
The official policy of the present Norwegian government is to encourage fewer, bigger farms. With only 3% of the land suitable for farming, Norwegian agricultural production is limited and most of the food comes from abroad. In the fjords, there are big salmon farms largely for export, and Norway still...
Norway
2016 - URGENCI
Fact sheet
Summer pasture farming – traditions for future
Summer pasture farming i Norway, short introduction
Norway
2015 - Norsk seterkultur
Case study
The Profitability of Seasonal Mountain Dairy Farming in Norway
Summer mountain dairy farming has a long tradition in Norway. At the same time it seems to be more interest in seasonal mountain processing expected due to:
Health aspects of mountain products may be important for demand
Grazing is to be promoted due to animal welfare concerns
The risks are probably related to...
Norway
2015 - Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute
Book
Deep roots
The International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) has uncovered well-grounded resolve to place family farmers as protagonists in addressing a number of challenges we face, from eradicating hunger and poverty to conserving natural resources. Nothing comes closer to the sustainable food production paradigm than family farming. The diverse set of...
Albania - Australia - Brazil - Canada - Chile - China - Costa Rica - Croatia - Finland - France - Hungary - India - Japan - Kenya - Madagascar - Malaysia - Nepal - Netherlands (Kingdom of the) - New Zealand - Norway - Philippines - Senegal - Serbia - Slovenia - South Africa - Thailand - Uruguay
2014 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Article
Reduction of soil erosion in Norway
In Norway, land use changes have led to increased erosion and decreased biodiversity. Norwegian agriculture was significantly restructured in the 1950s. Dairy farming was concentrated in the western and northwestern parts of the country. Arable farming was directed to the southeast. The consequences were that mixed farms in the southeast...
Norway
2014
Conference proceedings
Forage resources and ecosystem services provided by mountain and Mediterranean grasslands and rangelands
In constrained environments such as mountainous and Mediterranean areas the sustainable use of forage resources by domestic herbivores has to combine production, conservation of high environmental value areas and product quality. The sustainability of animal production systems relies on their ability to reconcile economic performance based on the added value...
Algeria - Egypt - France - Greece - Italy - Morocco - New Zealand - Norway - Portugal - Spain - Sweden - Switzerland - Tunisia - Uruguay
2014
Case study
Fisheries in Transition
50 Interviews with the Fishing Sector
This report provides 50 interviews from fisheries that are moving towards sustainability. It takes the approach of speaking to those who are directly involved in fishing, earn their livelihoods on a daily basis from fishing and often work at the sharp end in dangerous conditions. These are the people, together...
Australia - Bahamas - Canada - Chile - Colombia - Denmark - Ecuador - Fiji - France - Gambia - Iceland - India - Indonesia - Isle of Man - Japan - Madagascar - Mexico - Mozambique - Namibia - Nauru - New Zealand - Norway - Peru - Philippines - Russian Federation - Seychelles - Sierra Leone - South Africa - Spain - Suriname - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - United Republic of Tanzania - United States of America - Viet Nam
2012 - Prince’s Charities’ International Sustainability Unit
Case study
Challenges for succession in family farming – Perspective and research question
Agriculture, particularly family farming, has had, and still has, an important role in many rural communities as a basis for economic activity, local social organization and as a lifestyle, although its economic role has declined over time. The development of agriculture has turned into an industry where profitability is linked...
Norway
2010
Video
Mountain Farming of Norway: Land use history and development of cultural landscapes
The total landscapes of Norway are dominated by mountains, forests, open heathlands and grasslands. Only about 3% of the land surface is suited for cultivation or arable farming. The land use patterns of uncultivated areas were therefore of great importance to traditional farming economy, and even today they have impact...
Norway
2009
Conference paper
Viable Small Scale Farming in Norway
Norway, on Europe’s northern fringe, is characterised by small-scale farming. The choice of crops and their yields are limited by the Nordic climate. Farm policies promote decentralisation and a varied farm structure in order to secure rural settlement, food security, food safety, environmental quality and sustainability. Agriculture receives substantial public...
Norway
2003 - Norwegian Agricultural Economics Research Institute
Video
Summer mountain farming in Hallindal, Norway about 1960
This is a documentary from one of the last farms who practiced transhumance an pastoralism before the industrialization. After the 1960s most of the summer mountain farms delivered the milk to the factory for processing the milk.
The film shows how the animals are brought ut to the summerfarm, milking, milk...
Norway
1960 - Norsk seterkultur
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