Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Applied Ecology, Agricultural Sciences and Biotechnology is focusing sustainable management and development in wildlife, fish, forestry, plants and livestock – including products and services originated in nature and biological material. The Faculty offers R&D within our diciplines and education on bachelors-, masters- and PhD-level.

In NCE Heidner Biocluster, Department of Biotech co-locates and collaborates with business development agencies and leading national companies in livestock, plant breeding, aquaculture i.a. The cluster’s core activities are related to supplying essential input factors to the food production value chain, such as genetic material, feed and fertilizers, as well as utilizing and adding value to the residual materials.

Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management is part of the Norwegian Wood Cluster (NWC). NWC is an expanded collaboration in the value chain forest, industry and construction that will be developed into an internationally leading business cluster for industrial, sustainable wood construction.

Department of Agricultural Sciences is co-located with providers of various services in public administration, politics, consulting and finance aimed at farmers at Blæstad Agricultural Center.

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Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences is actively involved in Biobord Joint Agendas for digital forestry and new technologies for wild-life monitoring.

Biobord Contact Point: Halgrim Breie