# SLU

Institutions like SLU (Sweden) and The James Hutton Institute (UK) lead pan-European networks like NUCNet to adapt perennial cereals to northern climates.

Source: https://en.bioecon.ru/companies/slu/
Updated: 2026-06-24

- Country: Sweden

## Verifiable facts

| Fact | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Funding | SEK 1.9 billion in external funding in 2025 | https://internt.slu.se/globalassets/mw/org-styr/planering-utveckling/uppfoljning-utvardering/arsredovisning-2025-sammanfattning-en.pdf, https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/about-the-university/slu-in-figures/ |
| Revenue | SEK 4.8 billion turnover in 2025 | https://internt.slu.se/globalassets/mw/org-styr/planering-utveckling/uppfoljning-utvardering/arsredovisning-2025-sammanfattning-en.pdf, https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/about-the-university/slu-in-figures/ |
| Headcount | 3,296 full-time employees in 2025 | https://internt.slu.se/globalassets/mw/org-styr/planering-utveckling/uppfoljning-utvardering/arsredovisning-2025-sammanfattning-en.pdf, https://www.slu.se/en/about-slu/about-the-university/slu-in-figures/ |
| Production site | Principal sites in Alnarp, Umeå, and Uppsala, with additional stations and parks throughout Sweden | http://gltn.net/partners/swedish-university-agricultural-sciences-slu, https://naperdiv.uni-hohenheim.de/en/research-locations |
| Regulatory approval | No EU classification currently exists for specific biopesticide technology under development, with expectations for classification to be in place within a few years [medium confidence] | https://sluholding.se/en/for-researchers/innovative-researchers/considerable-potential-for-sustainable-plant-protection-products-under-development/ |

Independent sources: gltn.net, internt.slu.se, naperdiv.uni-hohenheim.de, slu.se, sluholding.se

## Technologies

- [Perennial grains](https://en.bioecon.ru/technology/perennial-grains/)