Ministry of Agriculture and Food
Nils Kristen Sandtrøen (Lab.)
Minister of Agriculture and Food
The Ministry of Agriculture and Food has chief responsibility for food policy and agricultural policy. Agricultural policy covers land utilisation, agriculture and forestry, reindeer and other animal husbandry, and development of new agriculture based industries.
New seed samples deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault
13,000 seed samples from 21 genebanks are being deposited in the chambers of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault this week.
More than 30 000 new seed samples deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault
The Global Seed Vault in Svalbard received more than 30 000 new seed samples from 21 countries from Palestine and Sudan among other countries.
Latest from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food
What's new
- Norway’s National Action Plan for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (2024-2028) News story 19/03/2025
- New seed samples deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 26/02/2025
- More than 30 000 new seed samples deposited in Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 23/10/2024
- Travelling with dogs to Norway News story 03/07/2024
- New Seeds in Svalbard Global Seed Vault News story 28/05/2024
Documents
- National One Health Strategy Against Antimicrobial Resistance 2024–2033 Plans/strategy 10/01/2025
- Norway´s Path Towards a Sustainable Food System Report 24/05/2024
- Access to veterinary services in Norway Report 10/03/2023
- Climate change, hungerand vulnerability Plans/strategy 16/02/2023
- Action plan to combat social dumping and work-related crime Plans/strategy 02/11/2022
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Contact
E-mail: postmottak@lmd.dep.no
Phone:
(+47) 22 24 90 90
Address:
Postboks 8007 Dep. , 0030 Oslo
Visitor address:
Teatergata 9 (R6), Oslo