Búnaðarstovan - The Faroe Islands Agricultural Agency

Organisation profile

Organisation profile

Búnaðarstovan fyrisitur almenna jørð og skal arbeiða fyri at menna og tryggja hóskandi lóggávu, nýmótans lendis- og nýtsluskráseting og burðardygga gagnnýtslu av lendinum. Virksemið fevnir eisini um landbúnaðarráðgeving, landbúnaðarroyndir og gransking, og um undirvísing og skeiðvirksemi v.m. Eisini umsitur búnaðarstovan studningsjáttan til landbúnaðarvinnuna v.m. Stovnurin røkir eisini ymsar aðrar myndugleikauppgávur.

The Agricultural Agency administers public land and is tasked with ensuring suitable legislation, modern land and usage registration along with sustainable land utilization. It also provides advice to farmers, conducts trials and research and offers education and courses. In addition, the agency administers public subsidies to the farming community, as well as having various other regulatory functions.