INSTITUTIONAL COOPERATIONat the Department of International Environment and

Development Studies (Noragric)

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Institutional partnerships

Central to Noragric’s activities, closely linked to research and education.

Joint research and education activities, staff and student exchange, capacity building.

Agreements with > 30 partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America, South Eastern Europe, incl. universities, civil society organisations, research foundations and public institutions.

Long-term academic cooperation in Africa includes Ethiopia, Malawi, Uganda, Tanzania; in Asia: Nepal, Pakistan; in Europe: South-Eastern Europe.

Full list of partners on Noragric website: www.umb.no/noragric

Some examples on the following pages……………..

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Ethiopia: Hawassa University and Mekelle University

Institutional collaboration between Mekelle and Hawassa universities (Ethiopia) and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. An academic partnership for improving livelihoods. (Research activities with Hawassa University started in 1988). Funded by: Royal Norwegian Embassy/Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Renewed project period: 2010-2015

The cooperation encompasses: Crop science

Environmental rehabilitation and ecology

Soil and water sciences including irrigation

Veterinary sciences

Animal science

Limnology and fisheries

Biodiversity and genetic resources

Social sciences

Food safety

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Tanzania: Sokoine University of Agriculture

1973: Cooperation started with a BSc programme in forestry

1996: Broad cooperation agreement at university level

2000-2005: Food Security and Household Income for Small-holder Farmers in Tanzania (TARPII-SUA)

2005-2009: Programme for Agricultural and Natural Resources Transformation for Improved Livelihoods (PANTIL)

2010-2014: Enhancing Pro-poor Innovations in Natural Resources and Agricultural Value-chains (EPINAV)

2010-2014: Climate Change Impacts, Adaptation and Mitigation (CCIAM)

Two-month field course offered for Noragric’s Master students in third semester of studies.

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Tanzania: University of Dar es Salaam

The Institute of Marine Sciences is the focal point of the cooperation at the University of Dar es Salaam. UDSM is also partner in the CCIAM programme (see previous slide).

Collaboration includes: 5-year SIU/NUFU funded project ”Coastal Fisheries of Tanzania”

Joint research, education and training

Focus areas:

rights and development aspirations of local coastal communities

environmental issues including biodiversity conservation

social issues including gender equality

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Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of Zambia National Farmers Union (ZNFU)

Conservation agriculture is a set of crop husbandry practices characterised by retention of crop residues, minimum tillage, land preparation in the dry season, early and continuous weeding, crop rotation, intercropping, and agroforestry.

The Conservation Agriculture Project (CAP) provides training on conservation agriculture to 120,000 farmers.

Noragric’s role in CAP is: to measure project impacts on target beneficiaries

to assist in measuring project outputs

to assess effects of institutional networking and evaluation

to provide technical advice on monitoring and evaluation

to build local capacity on monitoring and evaluation.

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Pakistan: COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)

Collaboration with CIIT began in 2006 at the campus in Abbottabad, with the Departments of Environmental Sciences and Development Studies.

Activities include curriculum development, joint advising, joint research, and staff and student exchange.

Topics include resource management and agriculture, sustainable water and sanitation, post-earthquake recovery, and poverty alleviation. 

COMSATS is partner in the MSc programme Sustainable Water, Sanitation, Health and Development with partners UMB, CIIT and Tribhuvan University (Nepal). The programme (2007-2012) is funded by SIU/NOMA.

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Nepal: Tribhuvan University

Education, Research and Training for Sustainable Management of Natural Resources in Himalayan WatershedsResearch/education/capacity building and training projectPartners: Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu University, Karakorum International UniversityFinanced by: SIU/NUFU (2007-2012)

Master programme: Conflict, Peace and Development StudiesPartners: UMB/Noragric, Tribhuvan University and University of Rahuna, Sri LankaFinanced by: SIU/NOMA (2006-2011)

Master programme: Sustainable Water and Sanitation, Health and Development Partners: UMB Dept. of Plant and Environmental Sciences, Tribhuvan University, COMSATS (Pakistan)Financed by: SIU/NOMA (2007-2012)

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South-Eastern Europe: Cooperation with universities in Western Balkan

Higher education, research and development in Western Balkans (HERD) programme (capacity building, research, education programmes). Funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010-2015)

Albania: Agricultural University of Tirana

Bosnia and Herzegovina: University of Banja Luka; University of Mostar; University of Sarajevo

Croatia: J.J.S. University of Osijek

Kosovo: University of Pristina

Macedonia: University of S.C. & M. of Skopje

Montenegro: University of Montenegro

Serbia: University of Belgrade and University of Novi Sad

Slovenia: University of Maribor

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Institutional collaboration between academic institutions in agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine in Norway and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia & Montenegro - West Balkan

Funded by Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Cooperating institutions in Norway:

Norwegian University of Life Sciences:

• Department of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences

• Department of Chemistry, Biotechnology and Food Science

• Department of Ecology and Natural Resource Management

• Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences

• Department of Economics and Resource Management

• Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute

Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research