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Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Noragric

Noragric’s vision is to:Contribute towards equitable development, sustained well-being of women and men, and sound environmental practices through collaborative activities that generate and exchange knowledge and provide education in the area of agricultural development, livelihood security and natural resource management.

ContentsMessage from Head of Department 5

Noragric Programmes 6

Institutional Collaboration 12

Education 14

Library 19

Staff 20

Financial Overview 22

Editor: Joanna Boddens-HosangDesign: Åslaug Borgan, Information DepartmentPrinter: Zoom Grafisk AS

Photo credits: J. Aune (p. 11), T.A. Benjaminsen (p. 9), T.Berg (p. 23), David Dennis (p.18), A. Gotehus (p. 7), Gerco Jonker (p.1) E. Jørgensen (pp. 5, 17, 19, 21), Norwegian Church Aid (pp. 3, 4), C. Risvoll (p. 15), H. Sparre/UMB (p. 15).

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Norwegian University of Life Sciences


Established in 1986 as a centre at the Agricultural University of Norway (NLH),

Noragric became the Department of International Environment and Development Stu-

dies at the renamed Norwegian University of Life Sciences - UMB on 1 February 2005.

Noragric’s activities include research, education and assignments, focusing particular-

ly, but not exclusively, on developing countries and countries with economies in transi-

tion. With more than 40 years collaboration between UMB and academic and profes-

sional institutions in Africa, Asia and South East Europe, Noragric has established a

broad network of worldwide contacts.

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Message from noragric’s head of department

2007 was another good year for Noragric in relation to the University’s perform-ance indicators: the number of student applications and intake, number of publica-tions, number of new research projects and financial situation. To what degree we have come any closer to our vision of con-tributing towards equitable and sustainable development is an-other question. As 2007 came to an end, we were shocked by the events in three countries where we have long-standing and strong partnerships, namely Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Kenya. We feel at a loss how to best assist our partners under such circumstances.

2007 might be categorised as the Year of Climate Change. To what degree climate change will continue to be on top of every agenda is still to be seen. As policy appears to change rapidly, we are hopeful that climate change will remain pri-ority number one. At Noragric environmental sustainability has been our priority from the very beginning. Noragric seeks a balanced approach to climate change, trying to link environ-mental science and technology with governance, institutions, poverty and human develop-ment perspectives. In 2007, we focused amongst others on en-vironmental scarcity, conflicts and climate change; biofuel op-

portunities and constraints in Africa related to food security and income among rural small-holders; social and ecological resilience in coastal zones and among local fishermen; and the status of drylands and pastoral-ists in changing environments.

Noragric would not have been able to meet the above-men-tioned performance indicators if it hadn’t been for its dedi-cated and hardworking staff contributing their time and energy to reach these goals.

Ruth HaugProfessor

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Rights, conflicts and resources

Environmental scarcity, con-flicts and climate changeFarmer-herder conflicts in Africa are often presented as typical examples of disputes driven by natural resource scarcity. More recently, such conflicts have also been linked to climate change, which is believed to further increase scarcity. Political ecolo-gists, however, are critical to such simplistic explanations and argue that these conflicts should be stud-ied within a broader historical and policy context. Two separate studies within the framework of political ecol-ogy have been carried out by Tor A. Benjaminsen and colleagues in Mali and Tanzania aimed at understanding local land use conflicts between farm-ers and herders. National policies and land tenure legislation generally tend to favour farmers over pastoralists. Policies and programmes aiming for agricultural modernization lead to dif-

ficulties for pastoralists to access re-sources (pastures and water). In cen-tral Mali, the large-scale conversion of pastures to rice fields and insufficient pastoral land rights are key causes of conflicts. In addition, the drought of the 1980s speeded up the conversion of dry season pastures to rice fields that increased the level of conflict further. Since pastoralism is about tracking environmental variation through mobility, government poli-cies leading to loss of key dry season pastures tend to increase conflicts and cause widespread impoverishment among pastoralists. Farmer-herder conflicts escalate when stakeholders take matters into their own hands due to lack of trust in government as a result of widespread corruption. The main conclusion from these studies is that attempts at explaining farmer-herder conflicts by ‘environmental scarcity’ only tell a small part of the

story. Many of these conflicts have an environmental component, but the main causes of conflicts are generally found in historical land use changes caused by colonial and national poli-cies and land legislation and in cor-rupt bureaucracies and court systems.

Contact: Tor A. Benjaminsen

Land, water and poverty in southern africa: breaking with the past In cooperation with the Programme of Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS) at the University of the Western Cape and the Women’s Law Institute at the University of Oslo, Noragric is carrying out a 3-year study of land restitution in Limpopo Province in South Africa. The research, funded by the Research Council of Norway, examines how large amounts of high value agricul-tural land are being transferred to

Noragric programmes Noragric’s research is grouped in three programmes, listed below with three case studies under each. A list of research projects and assign-ments under each programme can be found on our website.

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seven claimant communities in an area just south of the Soutpansberg Mountains. To receive the land, suc-cessful claimants (those who were dispossessed of the land for racial reasons after 1913) had to form com-munal property associations (CPAs) and form strategic partnerships with agribusiness companies. Benefits to CPAs are jobs, training, rent, share of profits and ultimately ownership of farms. Now they also include the possibility of ownership of agro-processing plants. It is a vision of land reform based upon historical justice yet with surprisingly little attention to poverty. The model being followed in this region by the Government is to keep intact or expand the large-scale, capital-intensive farms rather than to move toward smaller-scale, owner-op-erated farms. In an area where many poor families are dependent upon gov-ernment grants, the project’s research-

ers expect that the benefits will flow disproportionately to a few but with broader employment opportunities for claimant community members. The outcome will leave poverty generally unchanged.

Contact: Bill Derman

Developing alternative liveli-hoods in afghanistanThe main purpose of a two-year study in Dai Kundi Province in Afghanistan was to gain an in-depth understanding of the livelihoods of selected com-munities and identify key areas where Noragric’s partner, Norwegian Church Aid, could focus its activities in order to help rural communities to develop new, improved and sustainable liveli-hoods. Particular focus was put on exploring differences within com-munities, and identifying livelihood options for disadvantaged groups such as the poor and women. In the

process, Norwegian Church Aid’s local partners received training in qualita-tive methods of field inquiry. Noragric was involved in the planning, train-ing, field research, analysis and report writing.

Among others, the study investigated some of the linkages between water, health and sanitation; land ownership; power relations; level of migration; food security and livelihood trends, and the degree of vulnerability among the different households; labour and migration; and agricultural systems. Dr Ingrid Nyborg held a follow-up workshop in Faryab Province in November 2007, where a new liveli-hood survey was conducted. The final report on the Dai Kundi study was published in the Noragric Report series (number 40).

Contact: Ingrid Nyborg

Themes include:

• Rights,opportunitiesandaccess to natural resources for the poor

• Conflictsandpost-conflictmanagement

• Internallydisplacedpeopleandforced migration

Afghan boys on their way home

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Biodiversity and natural resource management

Research on coastal fisher-ies in tanzania incorporating a resilience approach Researchers at Noragric embarked upon a 5-year NUFU-funded project of re-search collaboration with the University of Dar es Salaam on coastal fisheries in Tanzania. Two PhD candidates and six MSc students will be connected to the project.

The policy context of this research is a recent decision by the Government of Tanzania to allow the export of fin-fish from coastal Tanzania; ecological and so-cial outcomes are anticipated to be both positive and negative. When address-ing issues related to the utilisation of natural resources such as fisheries, it is important to combine both natural and social sciences. The project approaches this within a theoretical framework of linked ecological-social resilience and vulnerability. The resilience concept em-phasises incorporating investigation of property rights institutions and applying a combination of traditional/local and

scientific knowledge systems towards a system of mutual learning and adaptive management.

In this ”Fisheries Study in Tanzanian Coastal Waters”, a mutual learning proc-ess will be stimulated in which three groups of actors can learn from each other towards a deeper understanding of the interlinked ecological and social processes so as to strive for greater wealth generation in a just and equi-table manner that is also ecologically sound: in general, striving for greater social-ecological resilience and reduced vulnerability. The three groups interact-ing are resource user communities (e.g. fisherfolk and households); managers (national and district fisheries officials, Mafia Island Marine Park management); and researchers.

Contact: Ian Bryceson

Environmental governance and climate changeClimate change embodies almost all challenges imaginable when developing

environmental governance structures. First, the stakes are high. The conse-quences of global warming are poten-tially very large. According to the IPCC forecasts, parts of the globe may become inhabitable; the rise in sea level may result in tremendous problems in many areas; stress upon ecosystems occurs so rapidly that it may endanger their capacity to adapt. However, addressing the problem may demand changes in economic development and lifestyles that may be unacceptable for many.

There is a conflict of interests character-izing global warming which will vary across the globe. How then to distribute responsibilities and who should pay the costs? Climate change illustrates in many ways that there is a limit to economic expansion. Growth may actu-ally not be a feasible road to a better life for all. Distributional conflicts may have to be resolved through redistribution instead.

Climate change is daunted with uncer-tainties. We are unable to predict what

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Themes include:

• Effectsofnaturalandhumaninfluences on the environment

• Naturalresourcemanagementin different ecosystems

• Benefitsharing,“ownership”,capacity building, access to knowledge

will happen. While it is increasingly accepted that change is upon us and that this change is of a speed not observed before, there is an abundance of prob-lems related to understanding both the mechanisms behind global warming and the consequences. These kinds of uncertainties reduce the political will and capacity to act. They may even para-lyze the political system.

If the IPCC’s prognosis is correct, the tasks ahead demand major action. This includes a new level of cooperation, changes in production and consump-tion, and fundamental redistribution of access to the globe’s resources. One positive perspective on global warming is that it may help us see that the future lies in cooperation. It may ‘force’ our civilization to take the necessary step ahead in establishing governance struc-tures built on the fact that we inhabit a common globe. It therefore becomes even more urgent that the research community puts efforts into improved understanding of how cooperation can be established. This is the core challenge

for environmental governance in the coming years.

Contact: Arild Vatn

Drylands and pastoralists in changing environmentsStudies are coming to a close on developing and testing methodologies for participation of local communities in the implementation of the Global Environmental Conventions in terms of biodiversity (specifically the UN Convention on Biological Diversity) and land degradation (UN Convention to Combat Desertification). The studies were carried out in Kenya and southern Ethiopia from 2005-2007 and involved three PhD students. The study focused on three different communities, Borana, Ariaal and Rendille, and addressed the role of local community participation in Global Environmental Conventions and poverty alleviation. Research included developing indicators of environmental change and understanding processes involved for promoting community par-ticipation in research on land degrada-

tion and biodiversity conservation. This has important implications for imple-menting the conventions since local communities are directly affected by the Governments’ commitment to ratify the conventions at the national level whilst meeting international demands.

PhD student Ayana Angassa (Ethiopia) who was linked to the project received his PhD in October 2007, whilst PhD Student Hassan Guyo Roba (Kenya) is addressing the ”Integration of ecological and indigenous knowledge assessments of long term environmental changes in and around settlements in two arid and sub humid rangeland sites in Northern Kenya”. He is expected to complete by June 2008. PhD student Waktole Tiki (Ethiopia) started his research on the en-vironmental history of the ancient tula wells in Borana, southern Ethiopia. This work combines ecological and historical research on the evolution of land use and the societal history from 1600 to present.

Contact: Gufu Oba

Maasai drawing in sand

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Agricultural development and livelihood security

Opportunities and con-straints for biofuel produc-tion in africaBiofuel production represents a new income generation activity for African farmers, but there is a concern that it could affect food security. Food prices are expected to rise in the years to come, partly as a result of increased use of crops for biofuel produc-tion. This is likely to be beneficial to farmers in Africa since an increase in food prices can be a factor that triggers increased food production. Productivity in African farming is still low and a price incentive will stimu-late production. There will also be less sale of surplus food from Europe and the USA as a result of the use of crops for biofuel production. In addi-tion, many new jobs related to biofuel production can be created. However, poor urban dwellers, being the net buyers of food, will lose out when food prices increase. There are several

possible crops (feedstock) that can be used for biofuel production in Africa. This includes sugar cane, cassava and jatropha. Studies have shown that biofuel production based on corn and rapeseed may actually contribute to an increase in greenhouse gas emis-sions instead of a reduction, as is the intention. Corn and rapeseed have a high nitrogen demand and emit ni-trous oxide, a strong greenhouse gas, which explains why biofuel produc-tion based on these crops can con-tribute to global warming. The future challenge is to identify crops with a low nitrogen demand. Promising bio-fuel production crops in Africa such as sugar cane, cassava and jatropha have low nitrogen demand. Biofuel production in Africa using these crops may therefore contribute to improving food security and reducing emissions of greenhouse gasses.

Contact: Jens B. Aune

Agricultural research as a facilitator in reconciliation in the western-balkanA multi-year programme funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the South Eastern Europe/Western Balkan region aiming to rebuild academic research and educa-tion at seven universities following the wars, showed progress in 2007. Collaborationunderthe“Institutionalcollaboration between academic institutions in Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine in Norway and Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia and Serbia” includes four universi-ties in Bosnia & Herzegovina, one in Croatia and two in Serbia. Six UMB departments and two research institutes at Aas participate in the programme. Noragric coordinates all nine projects and contributes scien-tifically to one of these, ”Reorientation of Academic Education in Agriculture in South East Europe - Curriculum

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Themes include:

• Povertyreduction,ruralemployment, access to markets

• Governance,nationalpolicies, civil society

• Research,education,accessto new technologies

Development in Animal Breeding and Animal Husbandry”. The project focuses on harmonizing curricula and syllabus at five universities, includ-ing translation of teaching material into local languages and assisting with moving towards the European Credit Transfer System. Collaboration among the various university staff was reported as fruitful during 2007. Through sharing a common interest to improving the academic level at universities in these worn-torn coun-tries, collaboration under the project will hopefully also contribute towards creating a better climate for future, wider cooperation amongst the differ-ent institutions.

Contact: Mensur Vegara

Impacts of conservation ag-riculture in zambiaThe core of Conservation Agriculture (CA) is tillage systems that conserve soil and water by minimising distur-bance of the soil. Such tillage systems include the digging of planting basins with a hand hoe as an alternative to turning the soil or ripping narrow farrows with ox draft power as an alternative to ploughing. Contrary to traditional tillage, basin digging and ripping can be done in the dry season to allow early planting in the beginning of the rainy season. This CA approach is extended with other environmentally sound agronomic practices like avoiding burning of crop residues, applying crop rotation systems and planting soil improving trees on the farmland.

The Conservation Farming Unit (CFU) of the Zambia National Farmers Union has a project lasting

from 2007 to 2011 to promote CA among 60,000 associate farmers and also a substantial number of non-associate farmers. Noragric will do impact studies to measure the effect of the project on the income, food security and asset base of the farm households. In addition, Noragric will assist CFU in monitoring the outputs of the project, assess the effects on in-stitutional networking arrangements and coordination, provide technical advice on monitoring and evaluation and its consequences for project im-plementation, and build the capacity of CFU in monitoring and evaluation.

Baseline data collected in 2007 show that CFU already has reached the majority of its associate farmers with information on CA and that farmers who practice CA have higher maize yields than those who don’t.

Contact persons: Fred H. Johnsen and Jens B. Aune

Jatropha curcas- a promising biofuel crop for Africa

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Africa:Hawassa University, Ethiopia

Mekelle University, Ethiopia

Department of Political Science and International Relations, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia

Programme for Land and Agrarian Studies (PLAAS), University of Western Cape, South Africa

University of Malawi/Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi

Upper Nile University, Sudan

Juba University, Sudan

Sokoine University of Agriculture, Tanzania

University of Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Makerere University, Uganda

Conservation Farming Unit of Zambia National Farmers Union, Zambia

Asia:Kabul University, Afghanistan

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), India

Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Kathmandu University, Nepal

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Northern Areas, Pakistan

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

University of Peshawar, Pakistan

Karakarum International University, Pakistan

University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka

Eastern University, Sri Lanka

Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand

Latin America:Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Brazil

EARTH University, Costa Rica

Institutional cooperation

The institutional collaboration programmes for Noragric in 2007 are linked to the universities and institutions listed below.

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Noragric has agreements with more than

30 partners in Africa, Asia, Latin America

and Eastern Europe. Most of these are

with universities; some are with civil so-

ciety organisations, research foundations

and public institutions. The programmes

include joint research and education ac-

tivities as well as support to institutional

development.

South Eastern Europe:Agricultural University of Tirana, Albania

University of Banja Luka, Bosnia & Herzegovina

University of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina

University of Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina

University of Dz. B. of Mostar, Bosnia & Herzegovina

University of Osijek, Croatia

University of Prishtina, Kosovo

University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia

University of Belgrade, Serbia

University of Novi Sad, Serbia

University of Montenegro, Montenegro

Networks and agreements

• DrylandsCoordinationGroup(DCG):frameworkagreement with the NGO-driven forum that exchanges practical experience and knowledge on food security and natural resource management in the drylands of Africa. www.drylands-group.org

• FrameworkagreementwithNORAD:Noragricof-fers scientific advisory services, usually in the form of consultancy assignments and evaluations, in the field of agriculture, development, environment and food security.

• UNEPGrid-Arendal:ongoingcooperation,mainlyscientific advisory services. www.grida.no

• NorwegianChurchAid,Afghanistan

• NorwegianPeople’sAid,Angola,Sudan

• Chr.Michelsen’sInstitute–frameworkagreementwithNORAD (focusing on good governance)

• Peacecorps(NORAD-fundedESD–exchangeforsus-tainable development programme)

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Education

Phd programme in development studies

Noragric offers a PhD programme in Development Studies that is closely linked to its three scientific areas: Rights, Conflict and Resources; Agricultural Development and Livelihood Security; and Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management. The programme places particular em-phasis on environment-development relations. A Research School has been established to network with other PhD programmes and to organise PhD courses and workshops with partners. In September, a workshop for PhD students on writing scientific papers for refereed journals was or-ganised and conducted together with the Graduate School of International

Development Studies, Roskilde University, Denmark, a partner in the Research School initiative. A joint course in research methods was held with the same partner in December 2007. At present, Noragric has 21 PhD students. 11 have obtained their degrees since 1999.

PhD defences in 2007 Two students successfully defended their disserta-tions in 2007: Deepak Rijal (Nepal) in August and Ayana Angassa (Ethiopia) in October.

New PhD admissions Noragric admit-ted four new students to the PhD programme in 2007: Frode Sundnes (Norway), David Mwesigye Tumusi-ime (Uganda), Kishor Atreya (Nepal) and Mohamed A. Guyo (Kenya).

Master’s programmes

For 2007, a total of 909 applica-tions were received for 45 seats in Noragric’s two Master’s programmes. The distribution between national and international students remained 20% and 80%, respectively. A total of 18 countries were represented among the admitted students. The gender balance is close to 50/50.

The course portfolio underwent a substantial review in 2007. Nine courses were added to the pro-gramme and five were partly re-casted. Four were terminated. The new courses were primarily estab-lished to meet the needs for the new Master’s programme in International Environmental Studies.

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International Environmental Studies

(IES) The IES programme represents an updated and refocused version of the former Master’s programme in the Management of Natural Re-sources and Sustainable Agriculture (MNRSA), which has been offered since 1986. The IES programme seeks to address new challenges in the field of global environmetal governance. In line with Noragric traditions, the programme explores both natural and social issues related to environmental protection. Twenty-eight highly qualified students with a wide range of backgrounds were selected among 445 applicants.

Development Studies (DS) The Development Studies programme remains popular. Thirty-six students were admitted from 464 applicants. This year, the number of applicants from Europe and North America rose significantly. The broad range of disciplinary backgrounds among the accepted students provides a very in-teresting learning environment while placing pedagogic challenges on the teachers.

The programme offers students a broad understanding of social science perspectives of development with a focus on peace, conflict, land rights, natural resources and ecology.

An overview of Master’s theses in 2007 can be found on the Noragric website.

Bachelor’s programme

The third group of Bachelor students was accepted in 2007 since the start of the programme in 2005. This year, the number of Norwegian applicants decreased, whereas the number of in-ternational students rose significantly. Forty-four students were admitted.

In the spring semester of 2007, the first group of Bachelor students bene-fitted from the exchange programme offering attendance at universities in Uganda, Sri Lanka, the Netherlands, England, Costa Rica and Canada.

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topic/Student Supervisor(s)

Bush encroachment as a process of land-scape change in the Borana rangelands of Southern Ethiopia: Ecological and manage-ment assessments. Ayana Angassa Abdeta (Ethiopia). Defended in October

Gufu Oba

Forest change in Baltistan region in Northern Areas of Pakistan: Perceptions, property rights and policies. Jawad Ali (Pakistan)

Tor Arve Benjaminsen/Ingrid Nyborg

Impacts of agricultural intensification on socio-economic conditions and implications for soil and water quality in Kavre district, Nepal. Bed Mani Dahal (Nepal)

Bishal Sitaula/Ingrid Nyborg

Environment and poverty linkages and local perceptions of poverty and poverty alleviations among Boorana pastoralists in Southern Ethiopia. Boku Tache Dida (Ethiopia)

Espen Sjaastad/Leif O. Manger

Perceptions of landscape, environment and land reform among stock farmers. A case study from Namaqualand, South Africa. Eirin Hongslo (Norway)

Tor Arve Benjaminsen/Randi Kaarhus

Land tenure, common property resources and local participation in tourism development (Mozambique). Hanne Haaland (Norway)

Kjersti Larsen

Phd students at noragric in 2007


Farmers first: Participatory knowledge generation in Ecuador. Elisabeth Molteberg (Norway)

Randi Kaarhus

Forest based carbon sequestration: Contribution of the private, public and civil societies to poverty alleviation and manage-ment of forest resources in Uganda. Charlotte Nakakaawa (Uganda)

Pål Vedeld/Jens Aune

Integration of ecological and indigenous knowledge assessments of long term envi-ronmental changes in and around settle-ments in two arid and sub humid rangeland sites in Northern Kenya. Hassan Guyo Roba (Kenya)

Gufu Oba

Politics, property rights and production in Arsi and East Shewa Zones, Ethiopia (1941-2004). Hussein Jemma Sheymo (Ethiopia)

N. Shanmugaratnam/ Espen Sjaastad/S. Pausewang

Conflict management over contested forest resources: The case of Munesa Shahemene Forest Industry Enterprise, Ethiopia. Abebe Seifu Welde Tsadik (Ethiopia)

Pål Vedeld

Household livelihood adaptation in a high population density area in Ethiopia: The case of Wolaita Zone. Ayele Tessema Jufare (Ethiopia)

N. Shanmugaratnam

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Transgressing economic boundaries: Gender, commodification and social change in Zanzibar. Hege Wallevik (Norway)

Kjersti Larsen/Ian Bryceson

On-farm conservation and use of local crop diversity: Adaptations of rice and taro landraces in different crop ecosystems in Nepal. Deepak Kumar Rijal (Nepal). Defended in August

Trygve Berg/Åsmund Bjørnstad

Transboundary National Park management: Mt. Elgon National Park. Jon Geir Petursson (Iceland)

Pål Vedeld

Social Environmental History of the Tula Wells Ecosystem, Borana, Southern Ethiopia: 1889 – 2005. Waktole Tiki Uma (Ethiopia)

Gufu Oba/Sylvi Haldorsen

The Transformation of Waso Booran Pastoral Production, Crisis and Recovery: An Assessment of Gender Roles, Land Rights and Poverty Alleviation. Zeinabu Khalif (Kenya)

Gufu Oba

After Doha: Bringing the Rights Back In? A strategic Choice Exploration of Prospects for a Social Clause in the WTO, Identifying Enabling Modalities by Mapping Stakeholder Positions in Indian and Brazilian Agriculture. Simon Pahle (Norway)

Gunnvor Berge/ N. Shanmugaratnam/Carl-Erik Schulz


Health Consequences of Civil War. Christin Ormhaug (Norway)

Espen Sjaastad/Håvard Hegre (PRIO)

The rise of political Islam and the Global war on terror: The case study of Somalia. Mohammed A. Guyo (Kenya)

N. Shanmugaratnam/ Knut Nustad

Environmental and health impacts of pes-ticide use in mid-hill watershed of central Nepal. Kishor Atreya (Nepal)

Bishal K. Sitaula/Fred H. Johnsen/Cassandra Bergstrøm/Hans Overgaard/Roshan Man Bajracharya (KU)/ Subodh Sharma (KU)

Poverty impacts of protected areas in Uganda. David Tumusiime (Uganda)

Tor Arve Benjaminsen/Pål Vedeld/Espen Sjaastad

Conflicting Claims to Land: Property, Land Use, Land Rights and Nature Conservation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Frode Sundnes (Norway)

Knut Nustad/Tor Arve Benjaminsen/Espen Sjaastad

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Library

The Noragric library is part of the total library resources at UMB yet the collec-tion and library staff’s competence are developed to match Noragric’s research and education programmes, as well as the needs of its primary users: students.

Cooperation continued with Eldis (http://www.eldis.org/norway/) on producing the Eldis Norway resource guide and biweekly e-mail reporter, which highlight the latest full text documents produced in Norway on agricultural and environmental issues affecting developing countries.

As part of the Bunda College Capacity Building Programme, the two Noragric librarians visited Bunda College of Agriculture, Malawi, in July. Joint efforts in writing a proposal to the Norwegian Embassy in Lilongwe resulted in an ad-ditional grant of $200, 000 earmarked for library development at Bunda College.

The Aga Khan Rural Support Program (AKRSP) celebrated its 10-year anniver-sary by way of a seminar on 17-19 August, in Murree, Pakistan. The workshop was

attended by Dr Ingrid Nyborg, Dr Poul Wisborg and Librarian Liv Ellingsen. The decade-long collaboration between UMB and AKRSP included an interdisciplinary approach to research in the Northern Areas of Pakistan involving several UMB departments; an innovative emphasis on

dynamics of high altitude natural resourc-es, such as livestock, wildlife, forestry including social and policy dimensions; and several students from both Pakistan and Norway writing theses linked to the collaboration.

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Management

Ruth Haug, Head of Department

Kjell Esser, Head of Education

N. Shanmugaratnam, Head of Research

Anne Kiøsterud, Head of Personnel

Research and Education staff

Jens B. Aune

Tor A. Benjaminsen

Trygve Berg

Gunnvor Berge

Cassandra Bergstrøm

Stein Bie

Ian Bryceson

Bill Derman, Prof. II

Lars Olav Eik

Kjell Esser

Cary Fowler (on leave until 2010)

Fred H. Johnsen

Randi Kaarhus

Darley Kjosavik

Kjersti Larsen, Prof. II

Thor S. Larsen

Stein R. Moe

Knut Nustad

Ingrid Nyborg

Gufu Oba

N. Shanmugaratnam

Bishal Sitaula

Espen Sjaastad

Gry Synnevåg (on leave until 1.09.08)

Arild Vatn

Paul Vedeld (one year sabbatical from 1.08.07)

Mensur Vegara

Poul Wisborg

Staff

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Coordinators Research and Education programmes

Ingunn Andersen (Master’s programmes coordinator)

Ingrid Ohna (trainee from 13.08.07)

Camilla Risvoll (trainee until 1.05.07)

Frode Sundnes (PhD programme coordinator)

Josie Teurlings (on leave until August 2008)

Mariela Tyrihjell (Bachelor’s programme coordinator)

Kjersti Thorkildsen

Personnel, Accounts and Finances

Sidsel Gulbrandsen

Anne Kiøsterud

Peter Bjørn Nielsen

Information Management

Joanna Boddens-Hosang

Ingeborg Brandtzæg

Liv Ellingsen

Evy Jørgensen

Anne Marthe Leinebø (from 15.05.07)

Lars Øimoen (one year leave from 15.05.07)

Internal Services

Torunn Lindstad

Mads Nordahl

Per Christian Stokstad

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Accounts in 2007 (in 1,000 NOK);

Revenue 2007

Core funds UMB 12,266

Other funds UMB 4,472

Income from external clients 1,072

Total revenue 47,810

Expenses

Equipment costs 386

Salaries incl. stipends 24,950

Travel expenses 10,627

Running expenses 6,770

Total expenses 42,733

Surplus for 2007 5,077

Expenses covered by funds 1,381

Funds from 2007, unused -1,314

Advance from clients -4,362

Corrected surplus in 2007 782

Financial overview

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Core funds from UMB and external clients 2007

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Running expenses

Salaries exp. incl. stipend

Equipments costs

Noragric received approximately 35% of its total income as core funds and other funds from UMB, and earned 65% through ex-ternal funded projects (research, advisory and education projects funded by national and international partners).

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Financial overview

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annual report 2007 norwegian university of life sciences

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