Crisis meetings on food shortages in eastern Norway

The beginning of the hot summer in the east of Norway has caused major problems for both farmers and grain producers. The extreme drought has resulted in a lack of food and many farmers have started slaughtering their crews.

Crisis meetings were held in the morning and evening between Tine, Nortura and farmers from the Norwegian Confederation to discuss the situation. In some places, the Norwegian Agricultural Advisory Council and Felleskjøpet also attended meetings

Want to avoid the massacres

The solution for many is to kill more animals to ensure that the rest of the animals have enough food. One of the main themes of the meetings was how to avoid this.

– There is a lot of talk about slaughter. But that's the solution we hope to be used at least. There are many good alternatives to get through the crisis without sacrificing more. According to Asgeir Svendsen, head of cattle at Nortura, NRK, it is possible to supplement types of complementary foods such as animal feed

. He also points out that Nortura, which owns several slaughterhouses in Norway, has already brought people home. summer vacation and ready to receive animals if it ends up being "massacre" this summer

Silly Encounters

In addition, the leader of Sigurd Jensen in the Akershus Farms team was in place at the Akershus crisis meeting. The Grønt Fagsenter meeting room in Hvam was packed and some were forced to stand in the hallways outside.

– We must return all the stones. We are in a situation where we have never been before, so now we have to try to get as much fodder and straw as possible. We must be diligent to avoid slaughtering more animals than we can. Slaughtering animals is a financially bad solution for the farmer. This will have consequences for many years to come if we slaughter too many animals, says Jensen at NRK

– Great Uncertainty

That was also true at the crisis meeting at Østfold earlier in the day. In addition, the food situation is precarious and the stock of silk grass that large farmers traditionally use is only 25 to 30% of the level on which they usually rest.

– We were about 170 pieces. It is a very big meeting. We see that it is a very serious situation for many. More, especially young farmers, are experiencing uncertainty as to what this can entail financially. According to Svend Arild Uvaag, from the Østfold federation to NTB, Norway has not experienced such a food crisis lately.

The purpose of these meetings was to share experiences and show that there are ways to solve the food crisis. Among other things, there is the experience of Western Norway that you can use something