Landbruksdirektoratet

Name

Landbruksdirektoratet

Legal name

Landbruksdirektoratet

Website

https://landbruksdirektoratet.no

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Policy Administration

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614), Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (926140), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (9241), Support Activities for Forestry (1153)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Forestry (800)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Administration (BPAIAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Forestry & Public Lands Administration (State/National Forests) (BPAIAMAF), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural policy administration
• Agricultural subsidy schemes
• Milk quota management
• Forest fund administration
• Agricultural regulatory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Landbruksdirektoratet is a Norwegian government directorate that implements the country's agricultural and trade policy. It administers economic and legal instruments (subsidies, quotas, tariffs, fees) directed at primary agriculture, food processing industry, forestry, reindeer husbandry, and related sectors. It serves as a support and research body for the Ministry of Agriculture and Food, providing knowledge-based advice and managing regulatory frameworks for Norwegian agriculture.

Product overview

Landbruksdirektoratet operates as Norway's agricultural directorate, managing a comprehensive suite of digital services for agriculture, forestry, reindeer husbandry, industry and trade, environment and climate, property, project funding, and hunting and trapping. The core digital infrastructure consists of multiple integrated systems: Kvoteordningen for melk (Milk Quota System) handles milk production quotas via Altinn; Skogfondssystemet (Forest Fund System) manages forest owner funds and subsidies; and various subsidy schemes covering production support, electricity support, natural disaster compensation, and production failure compensation. The directorate delivers these services primarily through Altinn integration and Nettskjema for forms, with an AI-powered search feature provided by Google. The services target agricultural enterprises, forest owners, reindeer herders, and food industry operators across Norway.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Landbruksdirektoratet_Rein: Specialized Instagram account focusing on reindeer husbandry (Rein)

Products and services

• Kvoteordningen for melk (Milk Quota System) Digital system for managing milk quotas, including registration of quota disposition, sale and purchase of base quotas, and calculation of available quotas for dairy and goat milk producers. Accessible via Altinn.
• Skogfondssystemet (Forest Fund System) Digital system for forest owners to apply for withdrawals from their forest fund accounts, including applications for subsidies for timber transport on municipal roads and storm damage clearing. Being renewed for improved user experience.
• Produksjonstilskudd og avløsertilskudd i jordbruket (Production and Substitute Subsidies) Production subsidies and substitute subsidies for agriculture - financial support schemes for agricultural enterprises managing primary agricultural activities.
• Strømstøtteordningen (Electricity Support Scheme) Electricity support for agricultural enterprises, greenhouse enterprises, and irrigation associations to help offset high electricity costs.
• Forskningsavgift på vegetabiler og honning (Research Fee Reporting) Research fee reporting system for vegetables and honey received by sales intermediaries, with a 0.35% fee on the tax base, submitted quarterly or annually via Nettskjema.
• Tilskudd ved produksjonssvikt (Production Failure Subsidies) Subsidy scheme for agricultural enterprises experiencing significant production failures due to climatic conditions, covering berries, fruit, vegetables, grain, potatoes, and fodder crops.
• Tilskudd til opprydding av vindfall etter stormen Amy (Storm Amy Windfall Cleanup Subsidy) Subsidy for clearing storm-damaged pine forest in selected municipalities in Møre og Romsdal and Trøndelag following Storm Amy on October 4, 2025. Provides up to 85% subsidy on operating costs exceeding 445 NOK per cubic meter.
• Naturskadeordningen (Natural Disaster Compensation Scheme) Natural disaster compensation scheme for agriculture, covering damage to crops and property caused by natural events.
• Konsesjon for erverv av fast eiendom (Real Estate Concession) Concession system for acquisition of real estate - permitting system for purchasing agricultural properties, subject to concession (konsesjon) and residency requirements (bo- og driveplikt).

Quantifiable outcome

• Norwegian agricultural land covers approximately 3.5% of Norway's total area, supporting the country's primary agricultural sector.
• +4 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority): Norwegian food safety regulator responsible for food production oversight, plant and animal health. Adjacent peer operating in the same ministry cluster with overlapping but distinct mandate from Landbruksdirektoratet's market and subsidy administration.
• Altinn (Norwegian Digital Government Platform): Norway's national digital services platform operated by the Brønnøysund Register Centre, through which Landbruksdirektoratet delivers all of its subsidy, quota, and reporting systems. Critical infrastructure partner rather than a direct comparator.
• Innovasjon Norge (Innovation Norway): State-owned enterprise providing innovation and development funding across Norwegian industries including food and agriculture. Operates similar grant and project-funding mechanisms that overlap with Landbruksdirektoratet's prosjektmidler programs.

Direct peers

• Jordbruksverket (Swedish Board of Agriculture): Sweden's national agricultural agency with a nearly identical mandate — administering EU and national agricultural subsidies, quotas, and rural development programs. Most directly comparable peer given shared Nordic administrative model and similar scope of responsibilities.
• Ruokavirasto (Finnish Food Authority): Finland's combined food and agricultural authority covering crop production subsidies, animal welfare, and rural development. Comparable Nordic peer with overlapping agricultural administration mandate and similar digital service delivery approach.
• Landbrugsstyrelsen (Danish Agricultural Agency): Denmark's national agricultural agency responsible for EU CAP implementation, subsidy disbursement, and agricultural regulation. Highly comparable in function, scale, and policy environment, though operating within EU Common Agricultural Policy structures.

Broad incumbents

• European Commission DG AGRI: EU directorate-general responsible for agricultural policy and CAP implementation across member states. Indirect peer that shapes the regulatory environment within which Landbruksdirektoratet's dairy quota and tariff quota systems operate.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture): U.S. federal agricultural authority covering farm subsidies, forestry, rural development, and nutrition. Much broader scope and scale than Landbruksdirektoratet, but functionally analogous as a national agricultural policy administrator.

Emerging players

• Miljødirektoratet (Norwegian Environment Agency): Norwegian Environment Agency with growing overlap to Landbruksdirektoratet on climate and environment programs in agriculture. Both agencies administer climate-related funds and increasingly coordinate on agricultural environmental policy.

Regional players

• Statsforvalteren (Norwegian County Governor): Norway's 11 regional County Governor offices serve as the on-the-ground implementation arm for Landbruksdirektoratet's subsidy and regulatory schemes. Closest operational partner and the regional extension of the directorate's national mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landbruksdirektoratet
• Instagraminstagram.com/landbruksdirektoratet_rein

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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