The OPTINORFARM project aims to develop a user-friendly optimization tool for advisers and farmers. This tool integrates greenhouse gas emission measurements but also recognizing the importance of other environmental impacts. Therefore, additional assessment metrics were explored in this technical report. The report is a literature review of different functional units (FU) used in Life Cycle […]

Rannvá Danielsen and Clara Valente have published a chapter on the social and environmental effects of increased legume production in Norway, in the book Life Cycle Management from Global to Local.

NORSUS is one of 28 partners that have explored systems for assessing food on the basis of nutritional quality and environmental and social sustainability. The project offers a unique insight into how sustainability labelling schemes can be developed in practice.

NORSUS has carried out the life cycle assessment (LCA) for the “Varsom vekst” initiative, where climate measures in Norwegian wheat production have been assessed and documented.

The consortium highlighted energy consumption and provision of CO2 for plant growth as key topics for a sustainable greenhouse system.

Last week the steering group for the Societal Mission on Sustainable Feed presented its annual report. Here, the expert group, introduced a framework for assessing sustainability. NORSUS’ Hanne Møller has participated in the expert group.

Les mer om nøkkeltall, anbefalte tiltak og tips til forbrukere som ønsker å redusere matsvinnet sitt, inkludert å se på restemat som et kinderegg: Spart matsvinn, tid og penger.

The new research project FoodLink will investigate the environmental impacts of highly processed food and explore people's attitudes towards food processing.

Landbrukets Klimakalkulator (The agricultural climate calculator) is described as some of the most important and practical climate efforts taking place on Norwegian farms. NORSUS contributes with emissions data.

Senior researcher at NORSUS, Stine Samsonstuen, is part of the team that was honoured on Thursday with the International Dairy Federation's "Prize of Excellence".