Ministry of Agriculture and Food

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1. News article14 Oct 2026

   Ukraine deposits 773 seed samples in Svalbard Global Seed Vault – first time since 2012

   • Ukraine sent 773 seed samples to the Svalbard seed vault in October 2026. They include sunflower, cereals, buckwheat and fodder crops. It is the first time since 2012.
   • 21 genebanks (places that safeguard seeds) from four continents sent over 16,000 samples in total. This was the vault's last opening this year.
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2. News article14 Oct 2026

   Record logging after storm Amy, new climate planting and a Nordic tree-and-health network in Møre og Romsdal

   • Logging in Møre og Romsdal may reach over 400,000 cubic metres in 2026. That is 30–40 percent more than in 2025. After eight months, more timber had already been measured than in all of 2025. The cause is storm Amy in October 2025.
   • Tingvoll stands out. By the end of August, 88,000 cubic metres had been measured. Normally about 30,000 are cut each year. The municipality could cut four times its normal amount by New Year.
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3. News article13 Oct 2026

   New main report shows how far agriculture is from meeting its 2030 climate goal

   • On Friday 16 October, 09:30–10:15, a new report on the farming climate agreement is presented at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Teatergata 9. It is the second main report.
   • The report shows whether farming is on track. The goal is to cut emissions and increase carbon uptake by a total of 5 million tonnes of CO2-equivalents (a unit for measuring greenhouse gases) by 2030. This is called a 'gap analysis'.
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4. News article9 Oct 2026

   Norway's 2026 potato harvest is forecast 20 percent above last year, with the government stressing self-sufficiency

   • Norway expects 20 percent more potatoes this year than last year. That is also 14 percent more than the average for 2002 to 2025.
   • The reasons are better growing conditions and more land used for potatoes. Both consumption and production of Norwegian potatoes are growing.
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5. News article8 Oct 2026

   Agriculture and Food Minister to attend seed deposit at Svalbard Global Seed Vault on 13 October

   • Agriculture and Food Minister Nils Kristen Sandtrøen travels to Svalbard on 12 and 13 October 2026. The press is invited to follow the visit.
   • The main event is on Tuesday 13 October at 11:00, an outdoor ceremony. More than 20 genebanks hand in seeds. Genebanks are collections that look after seeds. They come from countries such as Ukraine, Lebanon and South Africa. Italy hands in seeds for the first time.
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6. News article7 Oct 2026

   Budget 2027: NOK 33.4 billion for agriculture and NOK 20 million more for the Food Safety Authority, while forestry is cut

   • The government says Norwegian food production matters for preparedness and self-sufficiency. It proposes spending an estimated NOK 33.4 billion on agriculture in 2027. Funding for farming has risen by almost 97 percent under the Støre government.
   • The agricultural agreement should give farmers better income and more production of fruit, vegetables, grain and animal feed. Norway should also keep producing most of its own meat, eggs and milk.
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7. Budget7 Oct 2026

   Agriculture and Food Ministry’s 2027 budget: Strengthening sustainability, self-sufficiency and crisis preparedness across the food chain

   • The Ministry of Agriculture and Food’s budget is NOK 38.5 billion in 2027, including more funds for farmers, environmental projects and reindeer husbandry.
   • Norway aims to produce 50% of its food domestically by 2030 and stockpile grain for 3 months’ use by 2029.
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8. News article30 Sept 2026

   Norwegian government launches six concrete measures to reduce conflict between reindeer herding and farming in Nord-Østerdalen, while Fosen supplementary grazing area process continues

   • The Norwegian government is taking six concrete steps to ease the conflict between reindeer herders and farmers in Nord-Østerdalen, following a committee report from June 2026.
   • Step 1: A written guidance document will spell out clearly what the regional government authority (County Governor) can do when reindeer graze outside the designated Sami reindeer herding area.
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9. Public consultation28 Sept 2026

   Norway proposes expanding the animal feed import quota to include molassed sugar beet pulp after sanctions eliminated Russian and Belarusian supply

   • Norway's Ministry of Agriculture and Food wants to allow molassed sugar beet pulp – a feed ingredient with slightly more sugar than ordinary beet pulp – to be imported at reduced tariff rates under the animal feed quota.
   • The reason is that Russia and Belarus supplied most of this product but were cut off by Norwegian sanctions in 2022 and 2024. The remaining market in the EU and Egypt is tighter and less predictable, and a 2026 summer drought made harvests worse than expected.
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10. Public consultation28 Sept 2026

    Norway proposes broadening its animal feed import quota to cover molassed sugar beet pulp after market tightening caused by sanctions and drought

    • The ministry proposes letting Norwegian animal feed producers import a slightly sweeter form of sugar beet pulp (molassed beet pulp) at a reduced tariff — something the current rules do not allow.
    • The change is needed because sanctions cut off Russian and Belarusian supplies in 2022 and 2024, and a 2026 drought has further reduced available supplies from Europe.
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