Title and basic project idea Project title: Innovative horticultural technologies for the cultivation of high value plant crops for the local market in cold northern climates Basic project idea: To strengthen economic and social sustainability and increase the competitiveness of the regions by innovative application of plastic greenhouses and emergency heating for the production of berries and other valuable plant food crops

Major aims of main project To examine existing products and develop further affordable and durable plastic greenhouses and plastic tunnels that can withstand strong winds To test and develop sustainable emergency heating systems that can cost-effectively salvage crops from damage during cold spells To test an expanded range of berry crops, cultivars and horticultural techniques and develop protocols for growing these crops in North Atlantic region

Partners Current partnership: Njøs næringsutvikling AS, Leikanger, Norway Agricultural University of Iceland, Reykir, Iceland The Agricultural Centre, Kollafjørdur, Faroe Islands Northeast Iceland Development Agency, Iceland Greenland Agricultural Advisory Service, Qaqortoq, Greenland Hagebutikken AS, Vangsnes, Norway (associated partner) Future partnership not yet settled, but other relevant partners would be: Iceland - Mátis, Barri, growers Faroe Islands – growers Norway – Bioforsk, advisory service, growers Partners from Orkney Islands, Northern Ireland, Canada? Experts on relevant emergency heating systems Producers of plastic greenhouses and polytunnels