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Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen

Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen

Førsteamanuensis

  • Avl, genetikk og matproduksjonssystemer

Jeg jobber som førsteamanuensis ved Fakultet for biovitenskap (BIOVIT) innen bærekraftige matsystemer, med hovedfokus på husdyrproduksjon. Inntil videre er jeg også fungerende leder for faggruppen Avl, genetikk og matproduksjonssystemer. Sammen med min kollega professor Ola Westengen leder jeg NMBUs bærekraftsarena Bærekraftige matsystemer. 

Forskning
Jeg deltar, eller har deltatt, i følgende spennende forskningsprosjekter:

Undervisning
Jeg underviser i følgende emner her på NMBU:

SDG200, 5 ECTS, Sustainable Food Production Systems (vårparallell, emneansvarlig)
SDG300, 5 ECTS, Sustainable Development Goals in Plant and Animal Food Systems (januarblokk, emneansvarlig)
UASFS300, 5 ECTS, Systemtenkning og transfaglig samhandling (augustblokk)
UASFS301, 10 ECTS, Transfaglig samarbeid og innovasjon i praksis (høstparallell, emneansvarlig)

Jeg gir også videreutdanningskurs, i samarbeid med Senter for etter- og videreutdanning her ved NMBU. Kommende kurs holdes i Trøndelag og på Vestlandet.

Fra august 2024 er jeg programansvarlig for det nye masterprogrammet i bærekraftige matsystemer. Programmet er utviklet og gjennomføres i samarbeid med kolleger ved flere andre fakulteter her på NMBU. Fra 2025 har vi også samarbeid innen undervisning med masterprogram for urbant landbruk.

I tillegg leder jeg utviklingen av et pilotverktøy som skal hjelpe studentene å lære om matsystemer. Verktøyet gir studentene mulighet til å utforske et eksempel på et matsystem, med enkle mekanismer som visualiserer for eksempel avveininger mellom ulike hensyn. Piloten er finansiert av Direktoratet for høyere utdanning og kompetanse, og testes ut i undervisningen her, samt på studenter i etter-og videreutdanningskurs som jeg holder. Forhåpentligvis får vi anledning til å videreutvikle en fullversjon av verktøyet.

  • Fagfelt
    • Food systems
    • Sustainability
    • Livestock systems
    • LCA
    • Animal breeding
  • Publikasjoner

    Liste med publikasjoner fra min forskning. (Cristin)

    Løvhaug, A.L., Garnweidner-Holme, L.M., Abel, M.H., Kvalem, H.E., Lund-Iversen, K., Meltzer, H.M., Olsen, H.F., Terragni, L., Helleve, A. (2025). Developing a framework for engagement between food system stakeholders in a cross-sector research partnership. Accepted, Global Health Journal.

    Meltzer H.M., Lund-Iversen, K., Helleve, A., Hope Abel, M., Løvhaug, A.L., Morseth, M.S., Olsen, H.F., Ydersbond, T.A., Klepp, K.-I. (2025). NewTools – A novel collaboration across the Norwegian food system with the aim of developing tools for food system transformation. Accepted, Public Health Nutrition.

    Skjerve, T.A., Eikanger, K.S., Kidane, A., Prestløkken, E., Olsen, H.F., Åby, B.A., Klemetsdal, G. (2025). Individual-by-environment interactions in dairy cows: The impact of dietary neutral detergent fiber on enteric methane production. Accepted, Journal of Dairy Science.

    Olsen, H.F., Samsonstuen, S., Knudsen, M.T., Mogensen, L., Röös, E., Møller, H. (2025). When arable land is the limit: paths for future livestock production – an example from Norway. Agricultural Systems 29, 104446. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.agsy.2025.104446

    Westengen, O., Lecy, K.S., Angelsen, A., Aspholm, M., Bjugstad, N., Eriksen, S.H., Haug, R., Karlsson, C., Olsen, H.F., Rognli, O.A., Schwarm, A., Smedshaug, C.A., Varela, P. (2025). Three reasons why food system transformations are contested, and why food system scientists and policymakers should care. Front. Sustain. Food Syst. 9, 1570961. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2025.1570961.

    Bhérer-Breton, P., Woodhouse, A., Åby, B.A., Bos-Brouwers, H., Kok, M., Olsen, H.F. (2025). Implementing sustainability frameworks at a product-level – exploring the usability. Environmental and Sustainability Indicators 25, 100593. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.indic.2025.100593

    Lyng, K.A., Møller, H., Mittenzwei, K., Pettersen, I., Olsen, J.V., Olsen, H.F. (2024). Transforming the food system with a biomass value hierarchy: Sustainability and policy insights. Sustainable Production and Consumption 52, 602-612. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spc.2024.11.026

    Lund-Iversen, K., Helleve, A., Meltzer, H.M., Løvhaug, A.L., Abel, M.H., Olsen, H.F., Morseth, M., Ydersbond, T.A., Klepp, K.I. (2024). Engagement and involvement of partners in a collaborative research project for a sustainable food system – experiences from NewTools. Norsk Tidsskrift for Ernæring 22(5). Doi: https://doi.org/10.18261/ntfe.22.5.160. 

    Abel, M.H., Lund-Iversen, K., Olsen, H.F., Meltzer, H.M., Morseth, M., Ydersbond, T.A., Klepp, K.I. (2024). Newtools—Developing New Tools for a Sustainable Food System, Including Two Scoring Systems for Foods on Nutritional Quality and for Environmental and Social Sustainability. The 14th European Nutrition Conference FENS 2023. Proceedings 2023, 91 (1), 242. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/proceedings2023091242.

    Møller, H., Rydhmer, L., Christensen, T., Poulsen, L.K., Olsen, H.F. (2024). Social life cycle assessment in current and future Norwegian livestock production using participatory approach. Int. J. Life Cycle Assess. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-024-02345-3.

    Skjerve, T.A., Klemetsdal, G., Åby, B.A., Sommerseth, J. K., Indahl, U., Olsen, H.F. (2024). Using density and fuzzy clustering for data cleaning and segmental description of livestock data. Journal of Agricultural, Biological, and Environmental Statistics. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13253-024-00622-0.

    Samsonstuen, S., Møller, H., Aamaas, B., Knudsen, M.T., Mogensen, L., Olsen H.F. (2024). Choice of metrics matters—Future scenarios on milk and beef production in Norway using an LCA approach. Livestock Science 279, 1-14. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2023.105393

    Møller, H., Lyng, K.A., Röös, E., Samsonstuen, S., Olsen, H.F. (2023). Circularity indicators and added value to traditional LCA impact categories – example of pig production. International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11367-023-02150-4.

    Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Øverland, M., Modahl, I.S., Olsen, H.F. (2022). Local non-food yeast protein in pig production – environmental impacts and land use efficiency. Livestock Science 260, 104925. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104925.

    Zira, S., Röös, E., Ivarsson, E., Friman, J., Møller, H., Samsonstuen, S., Olsen, H.F., Rydhmer, L. (2022). An assessment of scenarios for future pig production using a One Health approach. Livestock Science 260, 104925. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.livsci.2022.104929.

    Bardalen, A., Skjerve, T.A., Olsen, H.F. (2020). Bærekraft i det norske matsystemet. Kriterier for bærekraftig produksjon (Sustainability in the Norwegian food system. Criteria for sustainable production). NMBU/NIBIO report, ISBN 978-82-575-1788-5, 176 pp. (In Norwegian)

    Atsbeha, D. M., Flaten, O., Olsen, H. F., Kjos, N. P., Kidane, A., Skugor, A., Prestløkken, E., Øverland, M. (2020). Technical and Economic Performance of Alternative Feeds in Dairy and Pig Production. Livestock Science. Doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104123.

    Dvergedal, H., Sagaye, A., Klemetsdal, G., Mydland, L. T., Øverland, M., Olsen, H. F. (2020).
    Individual phenotyping of feed efficiency in lambs fed stable isotopes through maize silage. Livestock Science. Doi: 10.1016/j.livsci.2020.104173.

  • Undervisning

    UASFS300 - Systemtenkning og transfaglig samarbeid (5 ECTS)
    UASFS301 - Transfaglig samarbeid og innovasjon i praksis (10 ECTS)
    SDG200 - Bærekraftige matproduksjonssystemer (5 ECTS)
    SDG300 - Bærekraftsmål og redesign av matsystemer (5 ECTS)

    Tidligere emner:
    SDG320 - The complexity of food systems (30 ECTS) (2024)
    LNG250 - Akademisk skriving (5 ECTS, 2019-2022)

  • Forskning og prosjekter

    Forskningsprosjekter med nettside utenfor NMBU

  • Mer om meg og CV

    CURRICULUM VITAE

    Name                                Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen
    Adress                              Nedre Rælingsveg 622, 2009 Nordby
    Phone                               +47 99 03 24 82 (m), +47 67 23 27 23 (w)
    E-mail                               hanne.fjerdingby@nmbu.no
    Date of birth                    22th January 1974

    Current and previous positions

    2023-          Associate professor, BIOVIT, NMBU
    2018-2023  Post doc – tenure track, BIOVIT, NMBU
    2011-2018  Senior researcher, BIOVIT, NMBU
    2003-2011  PhD student, BIOVIT, NMBU
    1999-2003  Researcher/scientific assistant, BIOVIT, NMBU

    Project management experience

    2025-2027   Project leader, FeedLoop (RCN project 952991) - Optimizing feed resources for a circular food system
    2025-2028   WP leader, SUFFICIENT (RCN project 353109) - Sustainable fungal production of biostimulant fertilizers and feed oils from biowastes
    2023-2025   WP leader, EngLaks (FHF project 901894) - Gressproteiner til laks//Grass protein in salmon production
    2022-2026   WP leader, PeatFree (RCN project 336233) - Modified pulpwood fibres to replace peat as a sustainable growing medium in professional horticulture
    2022-2024   WP leader, Foods of Norway (Centre for research-based innovation)
    2021-2025   WP leader, NewTools (RCN project 326888) - Developing tools for food system transformation, including food summary scores for nutrition and sustainability
    2021-2025   WP leader, Genetic improvement of feed efficiency of Norwegian Red cows (RCN project 321455)
    2020–2024   WP leader, Oil4Feed (RCN project 302543) - Oil from oleaginous microbial biomass derived from Norwegian resources as a sustainable alternative to replace Fish/Plant oils in fish feed
    2020             Project leader, Sustainable production in the Norwegian food system. Funded by Animalia and MatPrat (Norwegian industry actors)
    2019-2023   Project leader, LIVESTOCK (RCN project 295189) - Sustainable livestock production
    2018–2023   Post doc tenure track, IHA/NMBU with special field livestock production systems and LCA
    2018–2019   Network leader, Nordic network for sustainable food production in the Nordic countries. Funded by the Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research.
    2016–2017   Project leader of Increased wealth creation with Fjord horse in adventure tourism in West Norway, funded by Regional Research Fund West Norway
    2015–2016   Senior researcher in Runs of homozygosity for calculations of inbreeding, effective population size and relationship within and between the Norwegian and the Swedish Fjord horse, funded by The Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research
    2015            Senior researcher/project leader in Cluster analysis in the coldblooded trotter, funded by The Norwegian Trotting Company
    2011–2014   Project leader of Strengthening the competitive edge for the three Norwegian horse breeds, funded by The Swedish-Norwegian Foundation for Equine Research
    2003–2011   Research fellow in Development of the breeding of the coldblooded trotter, funded by the Norwegian Research Council
    1999–2003   Scientific assistant in several external funded projects

    Publications

    See my Cristin profile: Person #7066 - Hanne Fjerdingby Olsen - Cristin

    Experience from national/international collaboration/networking

    2022-2025     NMBU sustainability arena: granted funding for establishing an arena for sustainable food systems (leading the arena together with colleague asst. prof. Ola Westengen, LANDSAM) – NOK 700,000 per year for four years.
    2018-2019     Nordic network for sustainable food production in the Nordic countries. Funded by Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food Research. Partners: NMBU, SLU, Aarhus University, LUKE. Role: Project leader.
    2018-2019     FeedMileage (RCN project). Increasing the efficiency of domestic farm animal production through nutrition and genetics. Role: Project collaborator.
    2018-2019     SusPig (Era-Net project). Sustainability of pig production through improved feed efficiency. Role: Project collaborator.

    Scholarships/grants

    2021-2022     NMBU’s talent program NOK 300.000, mentor: prof. Imke de Boer (WUR)
    2017                Research grant NOK 50.000, Landslaget for dølahest, org.nr. 980 941 914
    2017                Internal research grant IHA/NMBU NOK 100.000
    2016                Gender equality grant, NMBU, NOK 100.000
    2009               Research grant NOK 50.000, Gudrun Gaustads Minnefond, org.nr. 875 929 402

    Education/courses

    2021   Introduction to project management with emphasis on the distinctiveness of a research project, 3-days course NMBU, May-June
    2021   A bio-based society: from principles to practice, Wageningen University and Research (WUR), Netherlands, 28-30th April (digital) (1,5 ECTS)
    2019 In-depth use of SimaPro, PRé Sustainability, Netherlands, 25-27th September.
    2019   Environmental impact assessment of livestock systems, WUR, Netherlands, 11-15th Feb (2 ECTS)
    2018   PPUN400 – Teaching and learning in higher education, NMBU (10 ECTS)
    2003–2011   Ph.D., Dep. Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU (80% part-time job and several emergency leaves 2003-2010 due to a severely sick child)
    1994–1999   Cand. Agric., Dep. Animal and Aquacultural Sciences, NMBU

    Administrative tasks

    2024-2025     Group leader Breeding, Genetics and Food Production Systems
    2019 – 2024   Member of the scientific leader group of Foods of Norway
    2017 – 2024    Faculty employee representative and board member of the Norwegian Association of Researchers
    2018-2020      Internal member of evaluation committees for PhD degrees at NMBU/BIOVIT: Responsible for coordinating the evaluation of 6 PhD degrees (per June 2021)
    2018-2019      Head of the recommendation committee for appointment of temporary positions at the faculty
    2017-2021      Deputy board member of the faculty board