Purest and safest food in the world! - Sustainable food production in East and North Finland
Sustainable food production in East and North Finland
Sustainable food production in East and North Finland
Sustainable food production in East and North Finland
Sustainable food production in East and North Finland
Finland is home to naturally delicious, pure and safe food. Our geographical location at the northernmost parts of the globe, guarantee exceptional circumstances for food production such as cleanest air in the world, the best reserves of groundwater in the world and the wealth of light during the growth season.
Regions of East and North Finland collaborate on joint smart specialisation goals to promote sustainable use of natural resources in the regions and to promote growth and well-being in the entire East and North Finland. This webinar showcases the success stories from ENF to foster sustainable food production.
This webinar is an official partner event of the EU Green Week 2021.
Programme
Opening words
Atte von Wright, Professor (Food Biotechnology), Emeritus
Organic farming serving as a forerunner for the sustainable food production
Sari Iivonen, Vice President, Finnish Organic Research Institute
Traceability in Finnish Food Chain with focus on milk and meat production
Ardita Hoxha-Jahja, Research Manager, Savonia University of Applied Sciences
Food microbiological safety: new technologies and applications
Jenni Korhonen, PhD, University Lecturer in Food Science, Quality and Development, University of Eastern Finland
Berry+ partnership: Value chain analysis for increasing regional economic resilience, identification of interregional complementarities, and more effective RIS3 implementation
Jouni Ponnikas, Regional Development Director, Regional Council of Kainuu
Business case Nordic Koivu: Producing pure organic birch sap for the world
Susanna Luostarinen, Executive Vice President, Nordic Koivu Ltd.
Closing remarks
Ilari Havukainen, Senior advisor, East and North Finland EU office
Recording of the webinar
Visual notes from the webinar
Time
Wednesday May 26 2021 13-15 EEST / 12-14 CEST
Organisers
This webinar is jointly organised by the East and North Finland Industrial Transition collaborative, also known as ELMO. Webinar is organised in collaboration with the Food Valley in Pohjois-Savo.
EU Green Week 2021
EU Green Week is Europe’s biggest annual conference on environment policy, bringing together participants from government, industry, non-governmental organisations, academia and the media for a unique exchange of ideas and best practices. For more information: https://www.eugreenweek.eu/
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High quality and sustainable food production in Pohjois-Savo
For more information
Riikka Tanskanen
riikka.tanskanen(at)lapinliitto.fi
+358 40 532 3670