Noruega

INDICATORS

  • Non discrimination

  • Outcomes

    • To what extent are rural communities shrinking


      % of population living in rural areas       Read more

      20%

  • People’s Sovereignty over natural resources

    • Are there Intellectual Property Rights on seeds?

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      • All species including wild ones can be privatized
      • Privatised varieties may be used to breed new ones.

    • Laws protecting industrial seeds

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      Privatised seeds:

      • Can harvest and sow them again
      • Can’t harvest them and exchange then as a gift
      • Can’t harvest and sell them

    • Pesticide use by volume and by expenditure

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      • Fungicides and Bactericides: 101.89
      • Herbicides: 614.94
      • Insecticides: 6.59

      Compared to other countries, the use of pesticides have been low. However there was a dip in the usage of fungicides and bactericides in 1993.

       

  • Political Participation for the Right to Food

    Participation is one of the fundamental human rights principles, requiring that everyone has the right to participate in making decisions that affect them. In order to ensure that those most affected by violations to the right to food and nutrition participate in political processes, it is essential to have the legal and policy infrastructure within national frameworks, as well as the participatory spaces that give meaningful space for participation.

    • Legal Recognition of the Right to Food and Nutrition


      Is Right to Food recognized in the legal system       Read more

      Constitutional Recognition

      Directive principles of state policy

      Article 110: “It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to create conditions enabling every person capable of work to earn a living by his work". 

      Article 110 c: “It is the responsibility of the authorities of the State to respect and ensure human rights". 

    • National Food Security Policy


      Is there a national food security policy with implementation/action?       Read more
      • Focus in increasing food production to combat climate change in Africa.
      • Food Security reality for Norway: Mostly an importing country and relies on most of their food supply from the outside.
      • Policies originally associated with food self sufficiency. All of Norwegian agriculture supplies the domestic market.

      For more information:

      http://www.amb-norvegia.it/Embassy/UN/Norways-new-strategy-on-food-security-/#.V_6XqJN97eQ

      https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228462163_Food_Security_Policy_in_a_Food_Importing_Country_The_Case_of_Norway

    • Existence of multiactor governing or decision making bodies for food policy at national, subnational and/or local level with diverse participation of civil society organizations

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      Ministry of Agriculture