nofima.no
Creating value
2013
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Creating value
with applied research
PHoto: Jon-Are Berg-Jacobsen © nofima
As the global population increases so does the demand
for food that is safe, healthy and of high quality. With its
rich fisheries and aquaculture industry, Norway plays an
important role in an international food security perspec-
tive. The Norwegian agriculture and food industries are
contributing with the production of high quality food. The
Norwegian food production is knowledge-based and in
the future this will be even more important.
Nofima contributes by providing research-based knowl-
edge and advice to the food value chain, regardless of
the origin of raw materials; fisheries, aquaculture, or agri-
culture. Our main focus is to help stakeholders in the food industry to develop solu-
tions that increase profitability in both a short and long-term perspective. Through the
development of a new business plan, we hope that in 2014 our clients will perceive us
as even more industry oriented.
In order to develop profitable solutions we use a wide range of tools. Long-term, applied
and industry-oriented research projects of several years’ duration provide the founda-
tion for our competence. The research builds the basis for the advice we give to each
producer or business. An important part of our work is to ensure that the projects are
relevant to industry stakeholders, implemented in a good way and not least that the
results are of high quality and put to use. In Creating Value, we provide examples of this.
An important factor is the financing of the projects. I would therefore like to empha-
size the importance of the funding agencies as partners in industry-oriented research.
Whether it’s the Research Council of Norway, the Norwegian Seafood Research Fund,
the Foundation for Research Levy on Agricultural Products, Innovation Norway or
others, their financial support for industry-oriented research and our focus on value
creation are decisive. Of course, that is also the case when the companies themselves
fund the research and development in full or in part.
We demonstrate this by presenting 32 new examples of applied research that have
proven to be useful. We cast the net wide and present research results from the
fisheries, aquaculture, food and feed industries. The projects have a broad scientific
approach and are based on the forefront of our competence. Our capable employees
keep going in order to deliver relevant and useful knowledge to increase value crea-
tion in the industries.
We wish you an enjoyable read!
Øyvind Fylling-Jensen
Managing Director
