{"id":2153,"date":"2020-05-27T12:16:04","date_gmt":"2020-05-27T12:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bioeast.eu\/?page_id=2153"},"modified":"2024-02-26T08:36:39","modified_gmt":"2024-02-26T08:36:39","slug":"estonia-the-ministry-of-rural-affairs-of-estonia","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bioeast.eu\/et\/estonia-the-ministry-of-rural-affairs-of-estonia\/","title":{"rendered":"ESTONIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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National Contact Point<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n

IRIS KUHI
\nMinistry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture<\/i><\/strong>
\nResearch and Development Department
\niris.kuhi@agri.ee<\/a><\/p>\n
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LIINA TOMLINSON
\nMinistry of Rural Affairs\/Perm. Rep.<\/i><\/strong>
\nCounsellor for Agricultural Affairs
\nliina.tomlinson@mfa.ee<\/a><\/p>\n
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HELENA P\u00c4RENSON
\nMinistry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture<\/i><\/strong>
\nResearch and Development Department
\nhelena.parenson@agri.ee<\/a><\/p>\n
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The BIOEAST Initiative\u2019s National Contact Point (NCP) is the Ministry of Rural Affairs. One of the NCP\u2019s main roles at national level is to interact and coordinate the national views with other bioeconomy related ministries.<\/i>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Description<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

The area of government of the Ministry of Rural Affairs covers the planning and implementation of rural policy, agricultural policy, fishing industry of the fisheries policy and the trade policy of agricultural products; The organisation of ensuring food safety and compliance; The coordination of the activities related to animal health and protection and plant health and protection; The organisation of agricultural research and development and agricultural education; The preparation of corresponding draft legislation.The tasks and objectives of the Ministry of Rural Affairs arise from the Statutes of the Ministry.\nResearch and development, sectoral training and advisory system play an important role in the implementation of Estonia\u2019s agricultural policy and increasing the competitiveness of enterprises related to agriculture, food industry, rural life and forestry.
\nThe development of bioeconomy in Estonia is divided between the Ministry of Rural Affairs, the Ministry of the Environment and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications. The activities of the Ministry of Rural Affairs in the field are aimed at increasing human well-being by preserving or improving the natural environment and ensuring food and energy security.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Relevant details regarding the bioeconomy<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

JRC Bioeconomy KC – https:\/\/datam.jrc.ec.europa.eu\/datam\/mashup\/BIOECONOMICS\/index.html<\/a>
\nBio-based Industry Consortium \u2013 Country Report: Mapping Estonia\u2019s bio-based potential Country Report<\/a>
\nBBI JU Country Fact Sheets – https:\/\/www.bbi-europe.eu\/sites\/default\/files\/Estonia.pdf<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Nation bioeconomy hub of Estonia is \navailable at the following link<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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National Bioeconomy Hub<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Bioeconomy-related projects<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n

ADDVAL-BIOEC<\/a> \u2013 Adding value and making more efficient use of raw materials in the bioeconomy and its sectors
\nBalticBiomass4Value<\/a> \u2013 Unlocking the Potential of Bio-based Value Chains in the Baltic Sea Region
\nSWEETWOODS<\/a> \u2013 Creating the future for wood industry
\nRDI2CluB<\/a> \u2013 Rural RDI milieus in transition towards smart bioeconomy clusters and innovation ecosystems
\nBIOWAYS<\/a> – Increase public awareness of bio-based products and applications supporting the growth of the European bioeconomy
\nBIOBRIDGES<\/a> – Bridging Consumers, Brands and Bio Based Industry to improve the market of sustainable bio-based products
\nBIOVoices<\/a> – Mobilization of a plurality of voices and mutual learning to accelerate the Bio-based sector\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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