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Arctic Council meeting of environment ministers ends with talks about future cooperation

BioeconomyNews

 The Arctic Environment Ministers’ meeting held in Rovaniemi 11-12 October ended with discussions about cooperation…

Broad-based cooperation in the preparatory stage provides a good basis for the implementation of the Finnish Bioeconomy Strategy

News

As a whole, the Finnish Bioeconomy Strategy is well prepared. The strategy was jointly drafted…

Minister Leppä on a Team Finland mission to South Africa

BioeconomyNews

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä will accompany a Team Finland delegation on a…

Climate change calls for new solutions in the Arctic

BioeconomyNews

The Arctic Resilience Forum, an international conference organised by Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and…

Minister Leppä: Finland’s partnership with Grüne Woche promotes our food exports

BioeconomyNews

In 2019 Finland will be present at Grüne Woche food fair in Berlin as a…

Demand for water expertise increases across the world – Cooperation between public and private sectors the key to growth of business for Finland

Fish and watersNews

The demand for solutions that recycle and save water is growing dramatically and food production…

Time to re-think and modernise the European economy

BioeconomyBlog

If you think how we today produce and consume goods it is evident that the…

Impressions from the Akzo Nobel Imagine Chemistry 2018 finals

ChemistryBlog

20.6.2018 Akzo Nobel Specialty Chemicals organized the finals of their Imagine Chemistry Challenge 2018 with KPMG in…

Low use of antibiotics and pesticides shown in the statistics – international comparison proves the strengths of Finnish food production

FoodNews

The statistical comparison made by the Natural Resources Institute Finland tells how Finnish food production…

A study shows the important economic impact of the wilderness economy for Finland

BioeconomyNews

On Thursday 24 May 2018, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry held a seminar on the wilderness…

Finland and Sweden join forces to promote food exports

BioeconomyNews

Finland and Sweden have taken a unique step to expand export cooperation in the food…

Growth by integrating bioeconomy and low-carbon economy

BioeconomyBlog
Mäntyjä kirkasta taivasta vasten.

5.4.2018 Finland is already recognized as a leading country in bioeconomy. The results of VTT’s…

Finnish and French Ministers of Agriculture meet in Finland on 24–26 March

BioeconomyNews

The visit of the Minister of Agriculture and Food of France Stéphane Travert to…

A Circular, Renewable and Smart Bioeconomy – Finland’s priority proposals for European Union

Editors' choiceNews

Non Paper by Finland, Feb 20, 2018 A Circular, Renewable and Smart Bioeconomy – Finland’s priority proposals…

Future of the common agricultural policy, EU Bioeconomy Strategy and protein self-sufficiency on the Council agenda

BioeconomyNews

The Agriculture and Fisheries Council will convene in Brussels on 19 February 2018. The main topic is…

Tandem Forest Values research call is open

BioeconomyNews

Tandem Forest Values program constitutes 12 two-year post-doctoral projects, where universities and/or research institutes in…