Development towards low carbon and sustainable agriculture in Finland is possible with moderate changes in land use and diets

H Lehtonen, J Rämö - Sustainability Science, 2023 - Springer
Food security under climate change, several sustainability problems, and ambitious climate
targets are considered challenges for agriculture and food sectors in many countries. Since …

Does crop rotation with legumes provide an efficient means to reduce nutrient loads and GHG emissions?

S Lötjönen, M Ollikainen - Review of agricultural, food and environmental …, 2017 - Springer
We investigate crop rotation with legumes from economic and environmental perspectives
by asking how effective they are at providing profits and reducing nutrient runoff and …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of High Nature Value farming systems to sustainable livestock production: A case from Finland

M Torres-Miralles, K Särkelä, K Koppelmäki… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainability of livestock production is a highly contested issue in agricultural sustainability
discourse. This study aimed to assess the environmental impact of farms using semi-natural …

Effects of reducing EU agricultural support payments on production and farm income in Finland

HS Lehtonen, JS Niemi - Agricultural and Food Science, 2018 - journal.fi
The budget for the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the EU, and thus EU agricultural
support payments, may be reduced from 2021. In this study we analyse the effects this may …

[PDF][PDF] Suomen kansantalouden materiaalivirrat ja niiden vaikutukset: Toteutunut kehitys ja kiertotalouden skenaariot vuodelle 2035

H Savolainen, J Niemistö, M Heikkinen, J Seppälä… - 2024 - julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi
Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli lisätä ymmärrystä kiertotalouden potentiaalista vaikuttaa
Suomen luonnonvarojen käyttöön ja niistä aiheutuviin ympäristö-ja talousvaikutuksiin …

Higher crop yield levels in the North Savo region—Means and challenges indicated by farmers and their close stakeholders

H Lehtonen, T Palosuo, P Korhonen, X Liu - Agriculture, 2018 - mdpi.com
The sustainable intensification of farming systems is expected to increase food supply and
reduce the negative environmental effects of agriculture. It is also seen as an effective …

Maatalous-ja LULUCF-sektorien päästö-ja nielukehitys vuoteen 2050

J Aakkula, A Asikainen, J Kohl, A Lehtonen… - 2019 - julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi
EU: n hallintomalliasetuksen mukaan Suomen on laadittava ja toimitettava Euroopan
komissiolle 30 vuoden päähän ulottuva pitkän aikavälin vähäpäästöisyysstrategia, joka …

Influence of cultivation techniques on productivity and quality of meadow clover

A Mazin, A Spiridonov, G Arzhanov - BIO Web of Conferences, 2024 - bio-conferences.org
Meadow clover (red clover) is the most important fodder plant in most parts of Russia.
Positive characteristics of this plant are the presence of a significant amount of reserve …

[PDF][PDF] Leys from a Nordic perspective

D Parsons, E Nadeau, D Sousa, M Åkerfeldt, G Bernes… - 2024 - lantbruksforskning.se
In northern Europe the environmental conditions are challenging, and the number of forage
species that are suitable for cultivation and actively used in agriculture is small. Species for …

[PDF][PDF] MODELLING SUSTAINABLE MILK PRODUCTION

A Tiikkainen, E Das, I Korhonen, T Heikkinen - projektityo.wordpress.com
Valio has been working with sustainability for a long time and is committed to achieve
carbonneutral milk production chain by 2035. A part of Valio's strategy work is to create …