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Food and Agricultural Policy Food policy creates the preconditions for the competitiveness and diversity of primary production, food safety, security of supply, and the operation of the food industry in Finland. It also helps to promote welfare in...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/food-and-agricultural-policy
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Common Agricultural Policy, CAP The EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) aims to develop agricultural production in the Community in a balanced way, taking into account environmental well-being and animal welfare and promoting the viability of ru...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/cap
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National agricultural aid National agricultural aid refers to fully state-funded forms of support. In 2015, a total of €325.4 million was allocated to this support. The purpose of national aid to agriculture and horticulture is to complement EU su...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/support-and-aid/national-agricultural-aid
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fi sv en National agricultural aid National agricultural aid refers to fully state-funded forms of support. In 2015, a total of €325.4 million was allocated to this support. The purpose of national aid to agriculture and horticulture is to complem...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/support-for-agriculture/national-agricultural-aid
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Agricultural support ensures domestic food production and its development Conditions for farming in Finland differ considerably from those in many other EU countries. Due to the special characteristics of Finnish agriculture, like our northern loc...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/importance-of-agricultural-support
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Conservation of the genetic diversity of agricultural plants and animals The preservation, conservation and sustainable use of the genetic resources of agricultural plants and animals are regulated by Finland’s National Genetic Resources Programme...https://mmm.fi/en/animals-and-plants/conservation-of-the-genetic-diversity-of-agricultural-plants-and-animals
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Forests in the EU’s biodiversity policy Many legal instruments and other initiatives of the EU have impacts on the forest sector The Treaties of the European Union do not include a common forest policy. However, matters related to forests are cont...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/international-cooperation-eu/forests-in-the-eu-s-biodiversity-policy
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fi sv en Agriculture and the environment Agriculture has both local and wide-ranging impacts on the state of the environment and functioning of ecosystems. The impacts are both positive and negative. Positive impacts can be seen as semi-open habit...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/agriculture-and-the-environment
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Biodiversity Biodiversity refers to the entire spectrum of life: genetic variation within species, the abundance of species and the diversity of their habitats. Halting the loss of biodiversity is a global target. Biodiversity in sustainable use a...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/biodiversity
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Market organisations The common organisation of agricultural markets means EU legislation for the main agricultural products to adjust and rationalise the markets and avoid and contain market disturbance. The Basic Regulation of the European Parli...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/market-arrangements
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EU and international affairs International issues are dealt with by all of the ministry’s departments and within almost all of our units. Preparation of EU affairs » The central government has a special system for coordinating EU affairs. Decision...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs
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fi sv en Market organisations The common organisation of agricultural markets means EU legislation for the main agricultural products to adjust and rationalise the markets and avoid and contain market disturbance. The Basic Regulation of the Europ...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/support-for-agriculture/producer-organisations
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Catch the Carbon ‒ emissions reduced and carbon sinks and reservoirs increased in the land use sector The Government's Catch the Carbon programme contains a good number of climate measures concerning agriculture, forestry and land use changes. The...https://mmm.fi/en/nature-and-climate/energy-and-climate-policy/climate-plan-for-the-land-use-sector/action-measures
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Support for agriculture The agricultural support system consists of several support instruments. Based on the source of funding, the different forms of support can be divided into fully EU-funded direct payments, partly EU-funded support paid thro...https://mmm.fi/en/food-and-agriculture/policy/support-for-agriculture
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Committees The Council has given the European Commission certain implementation duties in connection with the common agricultural policy (CAP). Implementation takes place in close collaboration with national experts. For this purpose, different co...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu/committees
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Communications Unit The communications specialists of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry are available to you. Contact us, we're happy to help! The common email address for Communications Unit is viestinta.mmm(at)gov.fi. Our personal email a...https://mmm.fi/en/communications-unit
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fi sv en Natural constraint payments Enabling cultivation in northern conditions Finland is the northernmost country with agricultural production in Europe. The country is remote from other European market areas. The northern climate limits agricu...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/natural-constraint-payments
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Decision-making in the EU Under Article 43 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Council, on a proposal from the Commission, decides on the rules of the common agricultural policy (CAP) jointly with the European Parlia...https://mmm.fi/en/eu-and-international-affairs/decision-making-in-eu
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fi sv en Biodiversity Agricultural environments are highly important for species that thrive in open areas. Many species of birds, mammals and insects use arable lands or their margins as well as grazing grounds created by traditional farming meth...https://mmm.fi/en/rural-areas/agriculture-and-the-environment/biodiversity
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International and EU forest affairs International and EU commitments and agreements related to forest and environmental policy have significant impacts on the Finnish forest sector and wood processing industry. Key themes of international forest p...https://mmm.fi/en/forests/international-cooperation-eu