Tiina Huvio FFD:n toiminnanjohtajaksi

Tiina Huvio on nimitetty Food and Forest Development Finland:in (FFD) toiminnanjohtajaksi 1.4.2022 alkaen. Hän aloitti työn FFD:llä 2013 järjestön ensimmäisenä palkattuna työntekijänä, ja on 2016 alkaen toiminut FFD:n ohjelmajohtajana. Tänä aikana FFD on tukenut yli 20 tuottajajärjestöä 8 eri maassa ja tukenut yli 150.000 tuottajaa, joista yli 30% naisia, vahvistaen heidän toimeentuloaan ja hyvinvointiaan.

Hänellä on takanaan yli 20 vuoden kokemus maa- ja metsätaloutta, maaseutukehitystä ja yksityissektoria koskevasta kehitysyhteistyöstä.

Juha Ruippo jatkaa FFD:n tukemista osana MTK:n globaaliulottuvuutta.

Comparison of certification schemes - benefits to socio-economic & environmental sustainability?

Urgent action is needed to transform food systems into modes that can ensure food security in the long-term by protecting biodiversity and supporting producers, especially smallholder farmers. Can certification schemes play a role in forging more sustainable food systems? Private certification schemes have become increasingly popular in global agro-food chains, which often claim to improve both the socio-economic and environmental sustainability of agricultural and food consumption processes. A SWOT analysis was conducted on GLOBALG.A.P., Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance Certification Program to identify their strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.

GLOBALG.A.P. certification - what are the opportunities/advantages for environmental sustainability?

The GLOBALG.A.P. certificate is an internationally recognised “trademark and set of standards for good agricultural practices”. Apart from its primary objective of ensuring food safety, the standard holds potential for improved environmental sustainability within food supply chains and horticulture farming. The Finnish Agri-agency for Food and Forest Development (FFD) and Tanzania Horticultural Association (TAHA) have been jointly developing Tanzanian horticulture since 2012 and have identified a need for improved Quality Assurance (QA) to meet national and international quality requirements and to ensure positive economic development for small-holder farmers.