Climate Programme for Finnish Agriculture – Steps towards Climate Friendly Food 2014.

The Climate Programme for Finnish Agriculture prepared by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry aims to further enhance the sustainability of the Finnish food system, which is founded on profitable food production and responsible consumption. By improving sustainability in a comprehensive way it is also possible to increase the profitability of production. The objective is to improve energy and material efficiency and reduce emissions per litre or kilo of production. The array of technology solutions we already have available should be taken into full use, while encouraging research and businesses to develop further innovations. In the future the consumers should be steered towards even more responsible consumption. Through all this we can ensure that Finnish food derived from sustainable production is well placed on the market. In the case of organic soil the emissions from land use can be influenced by reducing the clearing of peaty lands and decomposition of peat in cultivated arable areas through long-term grass cultivation and in mineral soil by increasing the soil carbon stocks or slowing down the decrease in the current stock.