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Digitalisation and the energy transition in Swedish agriculture

Agriculture is facing an accelerating transition where digitalisation, fossil-free energy and increased productivity must be combined with profitability and competitiveness. For farmers, this means navigating between new technical solutions, climate requirements and animal health, while often lacking internal IT expertise and resources for implementation. Data platforms need to be integrated, energy systems converted and animal welfare ensured – all while Sweden's food supply and preparedness must be strengthened. The challenge is to make the transition manageable and profitable for the individual farmer.
RISE supports Swedish agriculture with both in-depth technical and agronomic expertise to enable the transition. We run a test bed for digitalised agriculture where sensors, autonomous machines and data analysis are developed and verified in practice. We are leading the work towards fossil-free energy throughout the food chain and offer energy mapping at farm level. RISE develops precision farming methods, virtual fencing and new feed raw materials for increased sustainability and profitability. Through innovation networks and collaboration with the Swedish Board of Agriculture on data platforms, the thresholds for small businesses to take the step into digitalisation are lowered.

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Svenskt jordbruk befinner sig i en omfattande omställning där digitalisering, resurseffektiv produktion, robusta kretslopp och stärkt konkurrenskraft behöver utvecklas samtidigt som lönsamheten är pressad. Lantbrukare förväntas hantera ökade klimatkrav, hög djurvälfärd, skärpta miljöambitioner och snabbt växande tekniska möjligheter – ofta med begränsade resurser. Samtidigt kräver framtidens livsmedelssystem större motståndskraft, bättre växtnäringsutnyttjande och trygg energiförsörjning. För att lyckas behöver omställningen vara praktiskt genomförbar, ekonomiskt rimlig och förankrad i verkliga förutsättningar på gårdsnivå.

RISE kombinerar agronomi, teknik och systemkunskap

RISE stödjer utvecklingen framåt genom att kombinera agronomi, teknik och systemkunskap i en och samma organisation. Vi utvecklar och verifierar digitala lösningar för smartare och mer lönsamma produktionssystem – från sensorer, datadelning och AI-baserade beslutstöd till autonoma maskiner och avancerad prototyputveckling i vår verkstad. Vi bedriver tillämpad forskning, innovation och praktiska tester inom hållbar växtodling, miljö- och klimatvänlig hantering av stallgödsel och växtnäring, samt framtidens animalieproduktion med fokus på djurhälsa, välfärd och funktionella stallmiljöer. Inom bioenergi och biogas erbjuder vi ledande expertis längs hela värdekedjan – från rötning och processutveckling till pilotanläggningar och optimering.

Vi gör omställningen möjlig, skalbar och hållbar

Genom våra testbäddar, innovationsmiljöer och nära samarbete med myndigheter, rådgivare och branschens aktörer – inklusive stöd till innovatörer – hjälper vi till att göra omställningen möjlig, skalbar och hållbar för hela jordbruksnäringen. Precis som vi gjort i nästan ett sekel - först som JTI - Jordbrukstekniska institutet, och sedan 10 år som RISE.

Expertise in agriculture
RISE brings together expertise in both agriculture and IT – from sensors and autonomous machines to animal welfare and fossil-free energy. Our experts help you navigate the transition between digitalisation, climate requirements and profitability on your farm.
Fossil-free fuels / Expertise

Production and utilisation of biogas

Through more than 40 years of research and technological development in the biogas field, we have built up world-leading expertise, especially with regard to digestion of manure and small-scale biogas upgrading. We have knowledge of all parts of the biogas value chain, including waste management/planning and work from lab scale, via pilot scale and
Production and manufacturing / Expertise

Workshop Competence for Prototype Production

In our workshop, we are experienced in helping innovators and researchers to build prototypes and experimental equipment. Our competence and capacity include all aspects of a modern mechanical workshop as well as CAD / CAM, automation and final assembly. In addition, commissioning, technical troubleshooting, operation and maintenance of experimental equipment during field trials are included as natural parts of the experience base.
Water / Expertise

Resource-recovering Wastewater Systems

To achieve sustainability, the wastewater sector is currently transitioning from treatment and discharge to recovery of resources that can be found in wastewater.
Expertise

Crop production – technology and methodology for sustainable cultivation

How do you produce enough food to feed a growing population in a changing world – while making agriculture sustainable from an environmental, soil health, economic and social perspective? At RISE, we work with several aspects of sustainable crop production such as cultivation technology, water management, plant protection, precision farming etc.
Expertise

Agricultural water management

Agriculture is an intensive user of water - a finite and vulnerable resource. Through agricultural water management we secure food production even under extreme weather conditions, and at the same time minimize the impact on the environment. The broad relevant expertise at RISE extends from technical aspects to environmental aspects, to modelling.

Framtidens jordbruk i 80 år och framåt

Vilken teknik och nya metoder behövs i framtidens jordbruk? Den frågan har stått i centrum för de tusentals projekt vi arbetat med under de senaste 80 åren – 70 år som Jordbrukstekniska institutet (JTI), och 10 år som en del av RISE.

För 80 år sedan handlade uppdraget om att mekanisera jordbruket. Idag handlar det om att framtidssäkra ett biologiskt produktionssystem under press från klimatförändringar, ekonomiska villkor och geopolitik. RISE bygger vidare på JTI:s arv genom test- och demonstrationsmiljöer, tillämpad forskning och samverkan för att se till att ny teknik fungerar i verkligheten, på gården.

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Why RISE

01

Test environments and prototype workshop

– verify and develop digital technology, autonomous machines and electric solutions in a real agricultural environment
02

Knowledge sharing and research links

– current research on animal health, animal welfare and productivity reaches farmers through a web-based database and advice
03

Energy transition and climate support

– concrete help for fossil-free energy, energy mapping and efficiency improvements tailored to your farm's conditions
04

Digitalisation support and data platforms

– expertise in both agriculture and IT for the integration of systems, standards and user-friendly solutions
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Innovation networks and collaboration

– regional hubs connect companies, researchers and authorities to increase the degree of digitalisation