The National Competence Center for Agricultural Healt

The National Competence Center for Agricultural Health aimed to contribute to increased national research and assessment in the field of agricultural health and serve as a central hub and link between various professional and agricultural communities nationally and internationally.

The project was funded through the agricultural agreement in 2018 and was allocated through the Norwegian Agricultural Agency. The project's objective was to establish a lasting National Competence Center for Agricultural Health. From 2019 onwards, the project had two sub-goals. The first was to ensure dialogue and anchoring with stakeholders relevant to agricultural health. This included those who could provide new and important expertise in agricultural health and those who would define and demand knowledge needs in agriculture. The second sub-goal was to initiate and develop national activities that could define the function and role of the competence center.

Agricultural health encompasses good workability, quality of life, mental and physical health, and safety for farmers and others working in primary agriculture. Farmers and employees are exposed to a range of exposure factors, including physical, chemical, biological, and psychosocial workplace factors.