Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry congratulates Mari Walls
Search for a new Director General of Luke starts in summer
The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry congratulates Mari Walls, Director General of the Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke, for the appointment as the President of the new Tampere University.
Finland and Sweden join forces to promote food exports
Finland and Sweden have taken a unique step to expand export cooperation in the food sector. Collaboration between public authorities and export promotion organisations supports the aim of both countries to significantly increase food exports, open new markets for exports, and improve the competitive position of Finland and Sweden relative to their European neighbours. Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, and Sven-Erik Bucht, Minister for Rural Affairs of Sweden, published the plan on export cooperation in the food sector at Hanaholmen, Esbo on 18 April 2018.
Closer Finnish-Russian fisheries cooperation in transboundary waters
On 24 April 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland and the Federal Agency for Fisheries of the Russian Federation signed a new Memorandum of Understanding on the development and monitoring of fisheries and related research cooperation in Finnish-Russian transboundary waters.
Agriculture Ministers to discuss trading practices and food waste
The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will convene in Luxembourg on 16 April 2018. The Finnish representative at the meeting is Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä. The topics on the agenda include food waste and the Commission’s draft directive to fight unfair trading practices in the food supply chain.
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Responsibly from farm to fork Quality work, responsibility and traceability efforts, domestic chain, food culture, food chain projects, organic production -
A national strategy to combat invasive alien species The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is responsible for the overall coordination of alien species matters in Finland. -
Recycle nutrients for clear waters Finland is committed to become a model country in nutrient recycling. The efficient recycling of agricultural nutrients will improve the health of the water systems, reinforce food security and create new business opportunities. -
Local food – but of course! Local food is one of the priorities of Finnish food policy. The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has prepared a Local Food Programme in collaboration with different stakeholders.
See also
Rural Development Programme
Rural Development Programme is a tool for making the Finnish countryside a better place to live in.
Cadastral system and surveying
The cadastral register and the title and mortgage register are maintained through land survey operations and registration decisions.
National Forest Strategy
Finland’s National Forest Strategy, adopted by the Government in February 2015, specifies the main objectives for forest-based business and activities until 2025.