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Agriculture, forestry or agroforestry – improving environmental resilience and building up
business and innovations in developing countries
Seminar, 13 June 2017, Finlandia Hall
Agriculture, forestry and agroforestry can provide sources of income and act as a tool to climate
change mitigation and adaptation. This plays an important role for the livelihood of rural people and
food security. Agroforestry can improve productivity and achieved environmental sustainability and
reduced farmers’ vulnerability to effects of climate change, but how do we work in practice?
This seminar aims to bring together people from different background with a common interest in
developing work of agriculture and forestry. Seminar aims to give an overview of the situation of
food security and natural resource management. Our interesting panelists will share their
knowledge based on their research, work and experiences and give good solutions for the
cultivation of our planet. Purpose of the seminar is to provide examples on how environmental and
economic benefits can be combined.
We hope to hear lively discussions and opinions among our guest from all over the world and
Finnish guests working in the field of development agriculture, forestry and agroforestry.
This seminar is organized by Finnish Agri-agency for Food and Forest Development (FFD), which
is part of international AgriCord Alliance.
Tentative agenda
9.00-10.30
Welcome:
Ms. Hannelore Beerlandt, CEO of AgriCord (TBC)
Introduction: Assistant prof. Matti Kummu, Water & Development Research Group, Aalto
university (TBC)
Theme 1: Agriculture, forestry or agroforestry
Panelists:
Dr. Kaisa Karttunen, Food security researcher, Think Tank e2
Prof. Olavi Luukkanen, Viikki Tropical Resources Institute, University of Helsinki
Dr. Yitagesu Tekle, Researcher, European Forestry Insitute, Joensuu (TBC)
Prof. Helena Kahiluoto, Lappeenranta University of Technology (TBC)
Dr. Zerfu Hailu, Senior consultant for FFD, Zenbaba, Ethiopia
Time for free discussion and questions
Moderator:
Ms. Tiina Huvio, Programme Director, Finnish Agri-agency for Food and Forest
Development FFD, Helsinki
10.30-11.00 Coffee break and press briefing
11.00- 12.30 Theme 2: Generating income and building up business and innovations
Panelists:
Ms. Sara Lindeman, Researcher, Aalto university
Ms. Siv Ahlberg, Programme Director, Finnpartnership
Mr. Thomas Selänniemi, Head of Development Consulting and Climate Change
Consulting, Indufor Group
Ms. Jacquline Mkindi, Agriculture, business and trade expert, Arusha, Tanzania
Mr. Antti Marjokorpi, Head of Forests, Plantations and Land Use, Sustainability, Stora
Enso (TBC)
Rapporteur: Mr. Markku Aho, Senior consultant
Moderator:
Ms. Tiina Huvio, Programme Director, Finnish Agri-agency for Food and Forest
Development FFD, Helsinki