Tilskudd til utvikling av plantemateriale

This grant program supports the development of plant material at three specific Norwegian institutions: Graminor AS, Sagaplant AS, and the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU). The grant aims to ensure that Norwegian agriculture and horticulture have access to climate-adapted, diverse, variety-pure, and disease-free plant material, making it more competitive in domestic and export markets. The funding is provided as an operational grant to cover operating costs for activities that cannot be fully covered through sales prices or other subsidy schemes. Eligible activities include breeding and production of prebasis seeds, participation in prebreeding projects, climate adaptation programs, preservation of genetic resources of vegetatively propagated plants, and development of methodology and competence in plant breeding. The application process is two-stage, with a preliminary application used as input for agricultural negotiations and a final application for decision-making.