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The Norwegian government on Tuesday signed a deal to start stockpiling grain, saying the COVID-19 pandemic, a war in Europe and climate change have made it necessary.

The deal to store 30,000 tons of grain in 2024 and 2025 was signed by agriculture and food minister Geir Pollestad, finance minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum and four private companies. The wheat, which will belong to the Norwegian government, will be stored in already existing facilities by the companies in facilities across the country. Three of the companies will store at least 15,000 tons this year. 

Companies “are free to invest in new facilities and decide for themselves where they want to store the emergency grain, but they must make the grain available to the state if needed,” the government said.

Norway’s ministry for agriculture and food said, “the building up of a contingency stock of food grains is about being prepared for the unthinkable.”

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Norway continuing to demonstrate how to run a country

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

When anyone can walk down the street and say hi to the prime minister, politicians seem to listen much better to citizens concerns.

Edit: apparently necessary /s but also video in question.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

you do realize that just because a video says something, doesn't mean it's actually true right?

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