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Development of Organic Food Production in Finland and Finnish Organic Research Institute, FORI
Pirjo Siiskonen, professor, director of FORIWBREN –conference in Novi Sad
25th November 2013
Some features of Finnish Food Chain 1
• Ordinary way of production is dominating (9% of the field area in organic)
• Agricultural production is highly specialized geographically• Food processing is highly developed and concentrated• Retail is concentrated; S and K -chains and supermarkets
are dominating• Both collecting raw materials and delivering food products
have high transport and environmental costs• A lot of food is imported and local and rural economies
grow weaker
Some features of Finnish Food Chain 2
• Higly processed food is popular • Consumers believe in the safety of ordinary food in
generalHowever:• Interest in organic food is increasing among consumers• There is not enough national organic food production• Import of organic food is increasing• There is discussion on local and organic food and the
future of rural economies
Discussion on local and organic food
Local food:• Locally produced, local raw materials, local employment
and local food culture• Way of production either ordinary or organic• No control systemOrganic food:• Environmentally friendly and ethically high level
production• No chemicals or pesticides, no GMO, no irradiation, no
additives• Controlled production
Generality of organic field production in European countries, some figures in 2011
• Austria 19,7 % of the field area
• Sweden 15,4• Estonia 14,8• Switzerland 11,7• Czeck Republic 10,8• Latvia 10,4• Finland 8,2
Some figures on organic production in Finland 2012
• 9% of field area (205 000 ha) in organic production, increase 2011-2012 was 11%
• 4 300 farms in organic production (59 000 farms in all),• 760 animal farms in organic production• The medium size of organic farms 46,4 ha (39,5 in ordinary)• Enterprices processing organic food: 2008: 401, 2012: 624• Share of food markets only 1,6%; increase 2011-2012 however 24%• Share of import 40% • Official targets: 20% of the field area in organic in 2020 and 20% of
public food services in 2020• Local and organic food program was accepted 2013• Organic food promotion by the government since 2012
Some figures on organic production in Finland 2012
• 9% of field area (205 000 ha) in organic production; increase 2011-2012 was 11%
• 4 300 farms in organic production (59 000 farms in all),• 760 animal farms in organic production• The medium size of organic farms 46,4 ha (39,5 in
ordinary)• Enterprices processing organic food: 2008: 401 but 2012: 624• Share of food markets only 1,6%; increase 2011-2012
however 24%• Share of import 40%
Official targets
• Governmental target accepted in 2013: - 20% of the field area in organic production in 2020- 20% of public food services organic in 2020• National program on the promotion of local and
organic food was accepted 2013• Organic food promotion by the government since
2012
Main actors in the field
• Government and the Ministry of Agriculture • Union of Organic Farmers• Farmers´ Union• Pro Luomu• Pro Agria• FORI (Finnish Organic Research Institute)
The institute was founded by University of Helsinki
and Agrifood Research Center MTT
in November 2012.
The institute started 1.1.2013 and its coordination
unit is located in Mikkeli.
MTT
HY + Ruralia
The main idea of the institute is to support the whole food chain
and promote organic food production in Finland by research, science communication, education and
development projects
Finnish Organic Research Institute– research-based information
about organic food and food chain
The values of the institute:Research-based activities
Openness in distributing informationCo-operation and networking
Effectiveness
The activities of the institute
Research
Education
Development
Communi-cation
EntrepreneurshipInternationality
Effectiveness
Main fields of research
Agricultural production
Organic farming
and
Organic food chain and society
Organic food
production
• field production• animal husbandry
• environmental effects
• sustainability
• food sciences• nutrition
• institutions• politics• consumers, markets
environment
Strategic objectives 2013-2016:
1. Reseach on organic food chain and the research funding will be doubled
2. Research is followed by business concepts3. Funding from the Academy of Sciences for research on
organic food chain4. Participation in EU Horizon 2020 -project funding
5. Increase in the amount of doctoral students
Reseach program 2014-2018
• National program• Background in the needs of the food chain and
the food economy• Preparing process has been participatory (all
stakeholders included)• Multidisciplinary (agriculture, biology and
environment, food science, medicine, social and economical sciences)
• Guide for funding
Pietari
Research DirectorsAgricultural production• Dr.Sc.Agr., Dipl. Ing. Agr., docent Winfried Schäfer, Agrifood
Research FinlandEnvironment• Dr., senior researcher Helena Kahiluoto, • AgriFood Research Finland
Food Sciences• Dr., docent
Carina Tikkanen-Kaukanen, UH
Social and Political Sciences• Dr, post doc researcher Minna Mikkola, UH
Steering Committee• Research director Anu Harkki, MTT,
chair• Research director (environment)
Jyrki Aakkula, MTT• Professor, vice dean Juha Helenius, HY• Director Sami Kurki, HY• Professor Johanna Mäkelä, HY• Professor Raija Tahvonen, MTT
Coordination unit in Mikkeli• Pirjo Siiskonen
director, professor
• Jaakko Nuutilaresearch coordinator, M.Sc
• Anne Hytönencommunication planner, M.Sc
Main drivers of organic food production in Finland
• Official objectives accepted by all actors• Governmental support• Role of research is accepted (FORI)• Multi- and interdisciplinarity• Co-operation and Networking of all main
actors
Finnish Organic Resarch Institute
www.luomuinstituutti.fiwww.luomu.fi