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Annika Michelson

Annika Michelson

Senior Lecturer

Agricultural and Rural Industries

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Diversity of rural and farm environments, native plants, native animals, heritage cereals, propagation of heritage creals, traditional rural landscapes, rural development and project activities.

About me

I am a lecturer in rural entrepreneruship education at Häme University of Applied Sciences on Mustiala campus, in Finland since 1996.

Publications and press.

My projects

  • Luomuopetuksen nykytila ja koulutuksen kehittämistarpeet (LuomuOPE), participant (2024-2027), HAMK

  • Maasta elinvoimaa. Kestävän ruoantuotannon ja uusien innovaatioiden tuomat mahdollisuudet Uudellamaalla, participant (2024-2026), HAMK

  • Promoting and Upgrading Geen Skills in Agriculture (ProGreen), participant (2022-2025), HAMK.

  • Viljalajikkeiden sopeutuminen paikallisiin olosuhteisiin (Viljasoppa), participant (2022-2024), HAMK.

  • Luomuopetuksen nykytila ja koulutuksen kehittämistarpeet (LUKOKE), participant (2023-2024), HAMK.

  • Monimuotoisuutta peltoon (MoPe) coordinator (2021-2023), HAMK.

  • Tulevaisuuden maanviljelijät (TM) participant (2021-2022,) HAMK.

  • Growing Seed Savers in Museums participant, (GSS Museum) participants (2021-2022), financed by Nordplus, Nordic Council of Ministries. Was choosen to Best practice -project by Nordic Council of Ministries.  NGO Maadjas.

  • Growing Seed Savers participant (GSS), participant (2018-2020) Financed by Nordplus, Nordic Council of Ministries. NGO Maadjas.

  • Nordic Project on Edge Zones and Green Corridors in the Agricultural Landscape, participant (2019-2021) Financed by Nordic Council of Ministeries. HAMK.

  • Luomussa vara parempi, participant (2019-2021), project leader (2021), HAMK.

  • DBL- Digitalisaatiolla luonnonvarat biotalouteen, osallistuja, TP1: Digitaaliset sisällöt ja menetelmät HAMK

  • Ravinne- ja energiatehokas maatila, jatkohanke, participant and coordinator (1.7.2017-31.12.2017), MMM, HAMK.

  • Vähähiilinen maatila-hanke, coordinator (1.5.-31.12.2018), MMM, HAMK

  • KnowSheep – Developing a Knowledge-based Sheep Industry on the Baltic Sea Islands. Interreg IV A 2007-2013 Archipelago and Islands Sub-program, (2011-2013). More information HAMK
  • Mobiilisti (2011-2013) Mobiililla – luonnollisesti! (2013); Mobiilikesäkoulu HAMK
  • AVO-mobiilit (2009-2011) AVO-hanke: Viisautta Mobiilin käyttöön (2011) HAMK
  • ESR hanke: Avoimet Luovat Yhteisöt (ALY), opetushanke (2013-2014) HAMK
  • Sisäinen kehittämishanke OSKU-hanke (2011-2014) HAMK
  • Rural Traditional Heritage –  tool for sustainability, (2007-2010), ERASMUS Intensive Program project, Life Long Learning. RUTH blog; HAMK
  • ManTra Managing traditional rural landscapes in the Nordic and Baltic countries, HAMK
  • AVO-hanke HAMK
  • VirtuaaliAMK portal, teacher educating (2003-2006)
  • Rural Business Russia-Finland Farm development plan for educational farm of Novgorod State University, co-ordiantor (05/1999-02/2000), HAMK
  • Phare Micro Facility Project /036 “Co-operation on countryside business”, co-ordiantor (09/1998-04/1999), HAMK
  • Baltic Sea Agri – co-operation network between higher agricultural  educational institutions in five countries around the Baltic Sea, coordinator of the network Baltic Sea Agri  (09/1997- 04/2000) HAMK
    ”Incentives and obstacles in the implementation of more sustainable methods in agriculture in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania” EU project Socio-Economic Environmental Research (SEER), No.CIPDCT930030. Project leader of the Estonian part. (02/1994 to 02/1996 ), Stockholm Environment Institute, Tallinn