About
Gunnar Vittersø, PhD., is a senior researcher at SIFO. His research interests include sustainable consumption and food systems. Vittersø has been part of and led WPs in several major international projects funded by H2020 and Horizon Europe related to sustainable consumption, food systems and organic farming and food products, such as the projects Strength2Food, OrganicPLUS, ImprovAFish and the ERA project FOOdIVERSE
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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The Circular consumption Activities to tRansform households toward material Efficiency (CARE)
CARE project empowers households to reduce food waste and extend the lifespan of clothes.
Completed research projects
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Amazing grazing
Amazing grazing will bring new knowledge on how sheep rangeland grazing systems can be part of sustainable food and fiber systems.
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FOOdIVERSE: Diversifying sustainable and organic food systems
The purpose of the FOOdIVERSE project is to produce practice-oriented knowledge on how diversity in diets, novel food supply chains and food governance contributes to more organic and sustainable food systems.
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Improving aquaculture sustainability by modulating the feed-microbiome-host axis in Fish
The ImprovAFish project takes a transdisciplinary approach to address critical knowledge gaps related to the feed-microbe-host-axis in Atlantic salmon aquaculture production.
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Organic-PLUS
The aim of Organic-PLUS is minimising, and eventually phasing out contentious inputs from certified organic agriculture.
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Strength2Food: Food quality for sustainability and health
Strength2Food assesses the impacts, exchanges knowledge, and informs policy making on sustainable food chains.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Andreola, Mattia;
Kjærnes, Unni
; Kuraj, Sabina;
Schjøll, Alexander
;
Torjusen, Hanne
(2024).
Conditions for Sustainable Food Consumption: A Comparative Study of Europeans' Valuations of Chicken Meat.
Jacobsen, Eivind; Strandbakken, Pål; Dulsrud, Arne; Skuland, Silje Elisabeth (Ed.).
Consumers and consumption in comparison. p. 115-138.
Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
https://doi.org/10.1108/S0195-631020240000037006
Torjusen, Hanne
;
Vittersø, Gunnar
(2023).
Sustainability conventions in a local organic consumer cooperative in Norway: Hope and trouble of participants.
Morrow, Oona; Veen, Esther; Wahlen, Stefan (Ed.).
Community Food Initiatives A Critical Reparative Approach. p. 117-134.
Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003195085-9
Bellassen, Valentin; Drut, Marion; Hilal, Mohamed; Bodini, Antonio; Donati, Michele; Labarre, Matthieu Duboys de; Filipović, Jelena; Gauvrit, Lisa; Gil, José M.; Hoang, Viet; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Mattas, Konstadinos; Monier-Dilhan, Sylvette; Muller, Paul; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Peerlings, Jack; Poméon, Thomas; Maksan, Marina Tomić; Török, Áron; Veneziani, Mario;
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Arfini, Filippo
(2022).
The economic, environmental and social performance of European certified food.
Ecological Economics.
Vol. 191.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2021.107244
Bellassen, Valentin; Drut, Marion; Diallo, Abdoul; Antonioli, Federico; Donati, Michele; Brečić, Ruzica; Ferrer-Perez, Hugo; Gauvrit, Lisa; Hoang, Viet; Nguyen, An;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
;
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Mattas, Konstadinos; Papadopoulos, I; Peerlings, Jack; Ristic, Bojan; Maksan, Marina Tomić; Török, Áron
(2021).
The Carbon and Land Footprint of Certified Food Products.
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization.
https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0037
Bellassen, Valentin; Arfini, Filippo; Antonioli, Federico; Bodini, A; Boehm, Michael; Brečić, Ruzica; Chiussi, Sara; Csillag, Peter; Donati, Michele; Dries, Liesbeth; Drut, Marion; Labarre, Matthieu Duboys De; Ferrer, Hugo; Filipovic, Jelena; Gauvrit, Lisa; Gil, Jose Maria; Gorton, Matthew; Hoang, Viet; Hilal, Mohamed;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Majewski, Edward; Monier-Dilhan, Sylvette; Muller, Paul; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Nikolaou, Kallirroi; Nguyen, Mai; Quynh, An Nguyen; Papadopoulos, I; Peerlings, Jack; Torok, Aron; Poméon, T; Ristic, Bojan; Schaer, Burkhard; Stojanovic, Z; Tocco, Barbara; Maksan, Marina Tomic; Veneziani, Mario;
Vittersø, Gunnar
(2021).
Sustainability Performance of Certified and Non-certified Food Social and Economic History.
Research Data Journal for the Humanities and Social Sciences.
https://doi.org/10.1163/24523666-bja10009
Drut, Marion; Antonioli, Federico; Böhm, Michael; Brečić, Ruzica; Dries, Liesbeth; Ferrer-Lòpes, Hugo; Gauvrit, Lisa; Hoang, Viet;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Majewski, Edward; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Nguyễn, An; Mattas, Konstadinos; Ristic, Bojan; Schaer, Burkhard;
Tangeland, Torvald
; Maksan, Marina Tomic; Csillag, Peter; Török, Áron; Tsakiridou, Efthimia; Veneziani, Mario;
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Bellassen, Valentin
(2020).
Foodmiles: The Logistics of Food Chains Applied to Food Quality Schemes.
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization.
https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0040
Majewski, Edward; Komerska, Anna; Kwiatkowski, Jerzy; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Was, Adam; Sulewski, Piotr; Golas, Marlena; Pogodzinska, Kinga; Lecoeur, Jean-Loup; Tocco, Barbara; Török, Áron; Donati, Michele;
Vittersø, Gunnar
(2020).
Are Short Food Supply Chains More Environmentally Sustainable than Long Chains? A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of the Eco-Efficiency of Food Chains in Selected EU Countries.
Energies.
Vol. 13.
https://doi.org/10.3390/en13184853
Hilal, Mohamed; Leedon, Guy; Labarre, Matthieu De; Antonioli, Federico; Boehm, Michael; Csillag, Peter; Donati, Michele; Drut, Marion; Ferrer-Perez, Hugo; Gauvrit, Lisa; Gil, Jose Maria; Gkatsikos, Alexandros; Golas, Marlena; Hoang, Viet;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Mattas, Konstadinos; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Nguyen, An; Ristic, Bojan; Schaer, Burkhard; Maksan, Marina Tomic; Brecic, R; Török, Áron;
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Bellassen, Valentin
(2020).
Organic and Geographical Indication Certifications’ Contributions to Employment and Education.
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization.
https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0042
Monier-Dilhan, Sylvette; Poméon, T; Böhm, Michael; Brečić, Ruzica; Csillag, Peter; Donati, Michele; Ferrer-Perez, Hugo; Gauvrit, Lisa; Gil, Jose M.; Hoang, Viet; Lilavanichakul, Apichaya; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Mattas, Konstadinos; Napasintuwong, Orachos; Nguyen, An; Nikolaou, Kallirroi; Papadopoulos, I; Pascucci, S; Peerlings, Jack; Ristic, Bojan;
Steinnes, Kamilla Knutsen
; Stojanovic, Z; Maksan, Marina Tomic; Török, Áron; Veneziani, Mario;
Vittersø, Gunnar
; Bellassen, Valentin
(2020).
Do Food Quality Schemes and Net Price Premiums Go Together?.
Journal of Agricultural & Food Industrial Organization.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1515/jafio-2019-0044
Vittersø, Gunnar
;
Torjusen, Hanne
;
Laitala, Kirsi
; Tocco, Barbara; Biasini, Beatrice; Csillag, Peter; Labarre, Matthieu Duboys de; Lecoeur, Jean-Loup; Maj, Agnieszka; Majewski, Edward; Malak-Rawlikowska, Agata; Menozzi, Davide; Török, Áron; Wavresky, Pierre
(2019).
Short Food Supply Chains and Their Contributions to Sustainability: Participants’ Views and Perceptions from 12 European Cases.
Sustainability.
Vol. 11.
https://doi.org/10.3390/su11174800
