Who are we?

• Team of experts, based in Helsinki, Finland.
• Expertise of the entire group is available for projects dealing with Food, Agriculture and/or Environment.

Mission & Service

Development projects today are more process oriented than in the past. What is required, therefore, is capacity building in a wide variety of fields. Based on company experience and individual consultant's skills we have established a solid basis for supplying relevant and appropriate consulting service.

We emphasize on the following:

• Introducing new technologies and concepts.
• Turn key solutions for setting up projects from "concept to commissioning and beyond".
• Networking with research centers, universities, schools, companies or organizations.
• Technology assessment and know-how transfer.
• Project profiles, feasibility studies, market studies and detailed project reports and publications.
• Assisting, aiding and promoting activities of companies through innovations and continuous improvements.

We can host or coordinate a project as we can join your team by providing the following:

• Know-how
• Trials, field experiments
• Reporting or editing
• Publishing reports or materials throughWFL Publisher
• Organizing courses or seminars under the auspices of the scientific society ISFAE
• Technical assistance

Extra services

• To investigate on a topic of your choice and to providing you with the final report or the required material.
• Hosting exchange visits.
• We welcome proposals.

Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance.

Main area

• Agro business development
• Food science and technology
• Agriculture
• Seed production and seed industry development
• Development of rural organizations and co-operatives
• Human nutrition and health
• Sustainable management of natural resources
• Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
• Biodiversity conservation
• Global issues

A Business Representative

• The World Food Ltd, provides you a business representative or a unit with efficient service.

• We develop strategies to demonstrate growth, commitment, dedication, creativity, understanding of company expectations, and the pursuit of excellence.

• The business representative will promote your programmes, activities or products.

• Author’s contract with Enzo Forest Development, Imatra, Finland, July-August, 1996 for a book chapter contribution on Biotechnology of Industrially Important Tree Species in Developing Countries, K. Watanabe and E.Pehu (eds.), Academic Press, USA.
• Scientific advisor, International Foundation of Science, Stockholm, Sweden
• Consultant, Estonian Science Foundation, Tallinn, Estonia
• Member of Selection panel of INCO-DEV program of European Union, Brussels, Belgium, October, 2000, 2001, 2003.
• By invitation, participated in the consultant meeting on Biotechnology and Rural Livelihood-Enhancing the benefits, organized by ISNAR’s biotechnology service, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 25-28, 2001.
• Consultant, National Research Foundation, Pretoria, South Africa
• Invitation by the University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada to consultancy on induced mutations in medicinal plants and international collaboration, May 17-23 2002
• Invitation by European Union (EU) to participate in a consultant meeting on biotechnology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June 22-24 2002.
• Consultant on growth, nutrition, handling quality and yield of food crops , Mitidja plain, Algeria, 1985-1990.
• Government of The Åland Islands: ‘’Effect of calcium chloride sprays on the post harvest quality of fruits grown in Åland’’
• Consultant to farmers in Åland.
• University of Helsinki, Kemira Agro Ltd., Farmer Association, Swedish Association, Government of The Åland Islands: Investigation of mineral nutrition and quality performance of food crops grown in Scandinavia.
• Finnish- Bulgarian Programme: ‘’Investigating the ultra structural changes during the post harvest life of food crops''.
• Finnish- Polish program: ‘Supervise the research work on the influence of calcium treatment on the nutrition and storage life of celeriac’ (University of Krakow, Poland).
• University of Helsinki - University of Poznan, Poland: "Investigation on the growth and handling of red beet".
• Consultant to Finnish growers.
• Finnish-Chinese: "Supervise an investigation on the use of fertilizers on the enzymes affecting disorders of vegetables".
• Director manager of the Nordic Grant Scheme For Network Cooperation with the Baltic Countries and Northwest Russia (NGSNCBCNR)
• "Environmental technology : Crop management and technical advances in testing post harvest quality of fruit".’
• University of Helsinki- NorgesTeknisk-Naturvitenskapelige Universitet NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.
• University of Helsinki - Lithuanian Horticultural Research Station.
• University of Helsinki - Technical University of Kaliningrad, Russia.
• Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: "Improvement of yield production of currants 1991-1993". Department of Applied Chemistry and Microbiology and Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki.
• Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Research and development (R&D) program : "Nutritional status of apple trees in Finland and role of calcium in the storage quality of apple fruits 1994-1996 ". Department of Plant Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki.
• Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry: Research and development (R&D) program "Effect of calcium uptake and nutritional status on quality of outdoor vegetables 1999-2001". Department of Plant Production, Department of Applied Biology, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki and the World Food RD Ltd.
• Interreg IIA R&D program: "Improving the storability of horticultural commodities. Cross border cooperation program with Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia 1999/2000".
• Consultant to farmers in the Baltic states.
• Interreg IIA Education and training: Teaching Baltic students in field practice and laboratory work.
• Scientific advisor to the Baltic states and the gulf states.
• Northern Research Institute of Ruukki MTT: "Fertilization and effect of calcium sulfate soil application on potato quality - comparative studies".
• 2000-Ruukki Research Station (MTT) and Department of Plant Production, Section Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry, University of Helsinki.
• European and Finnish program: Consultant in Lithuania, Estonia and Latvia: "The improvement of post harvest quality of fruits and vegetables grown in the Baltic States".
• Horticultural Research Station of Pure in Latvia, Latvia : "Investigation on the effect of calcium treatment on the growth, development and post harvest quality of food crops".
• Agricultural University of Kaunas, Lithuania: "Investigation on Optimization of mineral nutrition of potato for improving quality, processability and storability".
• University of Helsinki - University of Tartu Estonia : "Comparative study of horticultural products grown in Estonia and those imported".
• Finnish-Korean program: "Investigating the plant physiology case of Fruits (2000)
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• Scientific advisor, visit to the Chinese Academy of Science and to the South Korea Academy of Science.
• Training of students from professional schools (2000-2004)
• Project coordinator of several cooperation programs between Finland and Eastern countries.
• Supervising and organizing international meetings (2000,2001).
• R&D project going on (2005- )

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