Tervetuloa FFD:n ja Fingon ruokaturvatyöryhmän webinaariin
Certification and Due Diligence Systems in Developing Countries
16th of November at 9am - 11:00am (EET)
Certification is a growing business in agriculture and forestry. Consumers and companies
are concerned about the environmental footprint of crops, pesticides in agricultural
products and sustainability of their food. Thus, they rely on certification systems to
ensure that the products that they buy have been produced according to set standards.
Smallholders, on the other hand, struggle with the growing number of certificates and
their high costs. Because each certificate has its own criteria, smallholders need to
first understand all the advantages and disadvantages of each certificate and then decide
when to decide for a certification system and which type would work for them. It is also
important that in developed countries, the consumers understand that there are limitations
related to certification systems. We will be discussing these issues in our webinar
Tuesday 16th November 9:00 - 11:00 Helsinki time (EET).
The webinar's keynote speaker Kevin Teopista Akoyi is an Agribusiness Lecturer at
Makerere University in Uganda and a freelance Agricultural and Rural development
consultant. She has been studying certificates for many years and was one of the authors
of Fingo's publication "Potential Impacts of the EU Green Deal / Farm to Fork
Strategy on Africa's Climate Agenda and Food
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After the keynote speaker's presentation, the webinar will continue with a panel
discussion and a general discussion. Please see the webinar's programme and details of
the panelists below.
Programme (in Helsinki time)
9:00 - 9:05 Introduction - Tiina Huvio, Programme Manager at FFD
9:05 - 9:15 Opening remarks - Lea Rankinen Director of Sustainability &
Public Affairs at Paulig
9:15 - 9:35 Keynote speaker Kevin Teopista Akoyi, Agribusiness Lecturer at
Makerere University in Uganda and a freelance Agricultural and Rural development
consultant
9:35 - 10:30 Panel discussion regarding certification and due diligence systems
10:30 - 10:55 General discussion regarding certification and due diligence systems
10:55 - 11:00 Closing remarks
Panelists:
* Denis Dobrynin, a PhD Researcher majoring in Environmental Policy at University of
Eastern Finland
* Markus Kröger, Associate Professor, Global Development Studies, Faculty of Social
Sciences at University of Helsinki and Academy Research Fellow
* A producer's perspective (tbc)
Moderator
* Tiina Huvio, Programme Manager at FFD
The webinar continues the dialogue within the framework of the Food System Dialogue, a
process in which the UN gathers together a multitude of partners to debate and deliberate
on how to improve the present food system to be more sustainable and equitable.
All participants interested in certification in developing countries are welcome to join
the webinar.
Please register for the event via this link by 15th of
November.<https://www.lyyti.fi/reg/Certification_and_Due_Diligence_Systems_in_Developing_Countries_2132>
Fingo is an umbrella organization for Finnish NGOs working in development cooperation and
global education. FFD (Food and Forest Development Finland) is a Finnish non-profit
organization supporting agricultural producer organizations and forest owner organizations
in developing countries.
Kind Regards,
Kirsi Kaikkonen, FFD
Elina Mikola, Fingo
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Elina Mikola
Adviser, Sustainable Economy | Fingo
+358 46 851 5974 |elina.mikola@fingo.fi<mailto:|senja.vaatainen@fingo.fi>
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