Minister Leppä on a Team Finland mission to South Africa
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä will accompany a Team Finland delegation on a visit to South Africa on 17–21 September. On the agenda during the visit are water management and food sector cooperation. The delegation is composed of representatives of Finnish companies operating in the food and water sectors and public authorities dealing with exports. The visit is organised in cooperation with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Business Finland.
Antti-Jussi Oikarinen appointed as Director-General of the Finnish Food Authority
The Finnish Government has appointed M.Sc. (agriculture and forestry) Antti-Jussi Oikarinen as Director-General of the Finnish Food Authority that will start in the beginning of 2019. The five-year term will begin on 8 October 2018. The Director-General will first work on the preparations for the new Authority at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In the beginning of 2019 the post will move to the Finnish Food Authority in Seinäjoki. A total 15 persons applied for the post.
Iranian Minister of Agriculture to visit Finland
Mahmoud Hojjati, Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Iran, will visit Finland on 12–13 September together with his delegation. The official delegation comprises around ten persons and includes two vice ministers and a member of parliament. Furthermore, Minister Hojjati will be accompanied by a business delegation.
Water is a basic prerequisite for food production and sustainable use of natural resources – new strategy aims to create a water-secure world
Finnish Water Way – International Water Strategy Finland is Finland's new strategy for building a water-secure world by the year 2030. The objectives of the strategy are grouped under three pillars – Water for Sustainable Development, Water for People and Water for Peace. Many of the objectives and means introduced in the new strategy are linked to food security and sustainable natural resource economy.
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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.
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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.