Organizers

 EAPR2011 ORGANIZERS on behalf of EAPR

 
Scientific committee

Mehmet. E. Caliskan, Mustafa Kemal University, Turkey
Sorin Chiru, Research and Development Institute for Potato and Sugar beet, Romania
Louise R. Cooke, Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Northern Ireland, UK
Adrian Cunnington, AHDB Potato Council, Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research, UK
Serge Duvauchelle, Ministere de l’Agiculture et de la Peche, France
Jean-Pierre Goffart, Centre Wallon de Recherches, Agronomiques-CRA-W, Belgium
Norbert U. Haase, Federal Research Centre for Nutrition and Food, Germany
Asko Hannukkala, MTT, Agrifood Research Finland
Anton J. Haverkort, Plant Research Institute, WUR, The Netherlands
Katrin Kotkas, Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture, Estonia
Carl Spetz, Bioforsk, Norway
Mike Storey, AHDB Potato Council, UK
Paul Struik, Wageningen UR Crop and Weed Ecology/Crop Physiology, The Netherlands
Jari P.T. Valkonen, University of Helsinki, Finland
Herman J. van Eck, Wageningen University, The Netherlands
Romke Wustman, Applied Plant Research, WUR, The Netherlands

Local organizing committee

Kirsi Heinonen, Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry
Lea Hiltunen, MTT AgriFood Research Finland
Antti Hintikka, Northern Seed Potato
Lauri Juola, Finnish Seed Potato Centre
Mirja Kemppainen, MTT AgriFood Research Finland
Hanna Kortemaa, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Paavo Kuisma, Potato Research Institute
Antti Lavonen, Finnish Farmers’ Union
Timo Lehtiniemi, Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment
Mari Leppilampi, Business Oulu
Anu Markus, MTT Agrifood Research Finland
Heikki Markus, Finpom
Vesa Nuolioja, ProAgria Oulu
Ossi Paakki, Finnamyl
Tuula Palmen, Business Oulu
Jukka P. Palohuhta, Finnish Seed Potato Centre
Helena Pikkarainen, Congress Oulu (Business Oulu)
Eero Pisilä, Profood
Riku Räätäri, Shaman Spirits
Johanna Santala, University of Helsinki
Asko Seppänen, Perunaseppä Oy
Marko Sulonen, Congress Oulu
Jussi Tuomisto, Finnish Potato Association
Jari Valkonen, University of Helsinki
Elina Virtanen, MTT Agrifood Research Finland

Chairperson of the committees:

Academy Professor Jari Valkonen
President of EAPR
Department of Agricultural Sciences
PO Box 27 (Latokartanonkaari 7)
FI-00014 University of Helsinki,
FINLAND
Mobile: +358 40 7432 479
Fax: +358 9 1915 8727
e-mail: jari.valkonen@helsinki.fi

Things to discuss

Top things to discuss at the conference

  1. From genomes to practice: what should be the priorities in utilizing genomic data from the potato and its pests and pathogens?
  2. Where is potato breeding going?
  3. Is there a future for transgenic and cisgenic potatoes in European agriculture?
  4. What can potato research do to increase potato consumption?
  5. What is required from research to make potatoes a true food security crop in the developing world?
  6. What else would you like to add to the topics for major discussions during EAPR2011? Tell us.

Organizers

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Sponsors

A-lab

Kantaperuna Suomen Siemenperunakeskus
Perunaseppä Luonnosta
Europlant / Finpom ProAgria

 HZPC Sadokas

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