?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Country+Report+on+Organic+Farming+Research+in+Norway&rft.creator=L%C3%83%C2%B8es%2C+Anne-Kristin&rft.creator=Schj%C3%83%C2%B8th%2C+Johanne+E.&rft.subject=Country+reports&rft.subject=+Policy+environments+and+social+economy&rft.subject=+Research+communication+and+quality&rft.description=To+increase+organic+production+and+achieve+the+official+aims%2C+the+Ministry+of+Agriculture+and+Food+(until+2004%3A+the+Ministry+of+Agriculture)+has+developed+a+national+policy+specifically+targeting+organic+farming.+This+is+described+in+the+action+plan+Prioritised+Areas+within+the+Food-+and+Agricultural+Research%2C+which+is+linked+to+the+White+Paper+of+1999.+Organic+farming+is+one+out+of+seven+topics+to+be+prioritised+for+research+funding.+For+this+farming+method%2C+the+Ministry+considers+the+following+needs+to+be+of+greatest+importance%3A+To+reduce+various+biological+and+economical+risks+linked+to+production%3B+to+increase+the+diversity+and+quality+of+organic+products+in+the+market%0D%0Aand+the+general+knowledge+of+organic+markets+and+consumers%3B+and+to+increase+the+knowledge+of+the+whole+value+chain+from+production+via+processing+to+distribution+of+organic+produce.+An+Action+Plan+for+Organic+Production+and+Sales+launched+by+the+Norwegian+Agricultural+Authority+(SLF)+in+2000%2C+and+revised+in+2003%2C+states+that+a+range+of+organisations+and+stakeholders+should+feel+responsible+for+contributing+towards+reaching+the+official+aims.+The+RCN+should+have+a+coordinating+role+and+cover+all+areas+of+organic+research.+Over+the+years%2C+the+main+funding+sources+for+OF%26F+research+(the+RCN%2C+AA-funding+and+Levy+funding%2C+see+Chapter+4)+have+become+increasingly+coordinated.+For+all+research+projects+funded+by+these+bodies%2C+the+RCN+is+responsible+for+the+proposal+procedures+and+quality+control.+However%2C+the+use+of+funds+is+decided+upon+by+discussions+between+the+individual+funding+boards.+The+funding+for+a+specific+project+is+often+composed+of+contributions+from+more+than+one+funding+body.%0D%0A%0D%0AIn+later+years%2C+the+government+has+paid+more+attention+and+devoted+relatively+more+resources+to+OF%26F+development+projects+than+to+research+projects.+Market+development+has+been+regarded+as+the+crucial+task%2C+in+order+to+increase+the+demand+for+organic+products.+The+Norwegian+Agricultural+Authority+(SLF)+administrates+approx.+%C3%A2%C2%82%C2%AC+5+million+per+year+of+public+funding+for+development+projects+within+the+OF%26F+sector+(38+mill.+NOK+in+2005+and+2006).+SLF+projects+are+not+described+in+this+report.%0D%0AIt+is+challenging+to+draw+a+clear+line+between+OF%26F+development+and+research+projects%2C+but+in+this+report+we+have+chosen+to+define+OF%26F+research+projects+as+the+projects+funded+by+the+three+funding+bodies+mentioned+above+(the+RCN%2C+AA-funding+and+Levy+funding).%0D%0A%0D%0ANorway+is+a+large+country+with+a+small+and+scattered+population+(4.4+million).+The+regional+research+within+OF%26F+is+usually+of+limited+scientific+value+at+an+international+level.%0D%0A&rft.publisher=Bundesanstalt+f%C3%83%C2%BCr+Landwirtschaft+und+Ern%C3%83%C2%A4hrung+(BLE)+%2F+Federal+Agency+for+Agriculture+and+Food+BLE%2C+Bonn%2C+Germany&rft.contributor=Stefan%2C+Lange&rft.contributor=Ute%2C+Williges&rft.contributor=Saxena%2C+Shilpi&rft.contributor=Willer%2C+Helga&rft.date=2006&rft.type=Book+chapter&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F1%2Floes-schjoth-2006-norway-research.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F2%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-table-3.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F3%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-table-4.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F4%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-table-5.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F5%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-table-6.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F6%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-table-7.pdf&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F7%2Floes-schjoeth-2006-research-norway-attachment-1.pdf&rft.identifier=L%C3%83%C2%B8es%2C+Anne-Kristin+and+Schj%C3%83%C2%B8th%2C+Johanne+E.+(2006)+Country+Report+on+Organic+Farming+Research+in+Norway.+In%3A+Stefan%2C+Lange%3B+Ute%2C+Williges%3B+Saxena%2C+Shilpi+and+Willer%2C+Helga+(Eds.)+European+Research+in+Organic+Food+and+Farming.+Reports+on+organisation+and+conduction+of+research+programmes+in+11+European+countries%2C+Bundesanstalt+f%C3%83%C2%BCr+Landwirtschaft+und+Ern%C3%83%C2%A4hrung+(BLE)+%2F+Federal+Agency+for+Agriculture+and+Food+BLE%2C+Bonn%2C+Germany%2C+pp.+186-212.&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Forgprints.org%2F8761%2F