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The Northern Dimension of Less-favoured Areas – Examples from Finland
- Mr. Heimo Hanhilahti, Director General
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The Northern Dimension of Less-favoured Areas Examples from Finland - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Northern Dimension of Less-favoured Areas Examples from Finland - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Northern Dimension of Less-favoured Areas Examples from Finland Mr. Heimo Hanhilahti, Director General Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry 26.5.2009 Tallinn 2 3.6.2009 www.maailmankartta.fi 3 3.6.2009 MMM kuva-arkisto Farming
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Farming zones, length of the growing season and effective temperature sum
Zones I-II: Bread cereals (wheat and rye) Zones III-IV: Fodder cereals (oats and barley), grasses in northern parts of the zone Zone V: Grasses, in northern parts of the zone conditions poor for grasses as well
SOURCE: Agrifood Research Finland MTT, Finnish Meteorological Institute
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Tapio Heikkilä
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MMM kuva-arkisto
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Facts from Finland
- In Finland only 8% of the land area is farmland.
- The arable parcels are fragmented due to big amount
- f forestland, soil stoniness and lakes.
- Growing season is short and effective temperature
sum is low.
- In the beginning of growing period, ground is still
frozen.
- Night frost during the growing period can break plant
growth.
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Finnish view of LFA review
- The commision communication for review is good
basis.
- Areas with natural handicap (former LFA) should be
defined by common criteria.
- In these areas the productivity of agriculture
production is low due to climate and soil conditions.
- The Commission has not so far presented criteria for