1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Nykänen, Arja Aulikki (Paajanen)
Personal data
Date and place
of birth: May 05,1966 Punkaharju, Finland
Sex Female
Marital status: Divorced, 3 children
Position: Crop manager
Address: Metsotie 16, 51900 Juva, Finland
Phone: +358 40 77 39 169
e-mail: arja.nykanen@helsinki.fi
Education
2008 Helsinki University, PhD 2008 (Soil and Environmental Science)
1993 Helsinki University, MSc Agriculture, 1993 (Soil Science, Plant production)
1985 Punkaharju High School, 1985
Main positions
2015- Famifarm Ltd, Crop manager
2013-15 Rural Advisory Service, South-Savo, Expert in organic plant production
2001-13 MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Environmental Research, Senior Scientist
2009-12 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Project planner
2010-11 Helsinki University, Agricultural Sciences, Post-doc Researcher
2005-07 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland, Senior Inspector
1993-2000 MTT Agrifood Research Finland, Plant Production research, Research Scientist
1994 Agricultural Economic Research Institute, Researcher
1994-94 Helsinki University, Research assistant
Research topics
Nitrogen dynamics in legume based crop rotations
Biological nitrogen fixation of legumes
Cultivation of legumes and other protein crops in organic farming
Nutrient leaching in organic farming
Soil characteristics and effect on crop cultivation
Phosphorus and potassium fertilizers in organic farming
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2. Organizer of international scientific conferences
2010 Member of the organizing committee of the international NJF-Congress ‘The potential
of forage legumes to sustain a high agricultural productivity - a Nordic perspective
Hvanneyri, Iceland, 2010
2009 Member of the organizing committee of the international NJF-Congress ‘Fostering
healthy food systems through organic agriculture - focus on Nordic-Baltic region, NJF
seminar 422, Tartu, Estonia. 2009
Supervision of university students (M.Sc., D.Sc.)
2010- Juha Luhtanen, Red clover leys for green manure and biogas M.Sc., Helsinki
University
2010- Clara Lizarazo, Legume-supported cropping systems for Finland, M.Sc., Helsinki
University
2005-2007 Tiina Pesonen, Nitrogen fixation by Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) using Nitrogen
difference and 15N isotope dilution methods, M.Sc, Helsinki University (In Finnish)
Positions of trust
2012- Professional expert in the board of Foundation of Organic Production in Finland
2010-13 Member of Organic Cereal Chain Co-operation Group (in Finland)
2003-13 Coordinator of Research Network of Organic Agri-Food Systems in Finland
2010-12 Finnish representative in FP7 funded CORE Organic II −project (Coordination of
European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming) Management Board
2007-13 Member of Guidance group for CORE Organic –funded projects
2004-07 Finnish representative in FP6 funded CORE Organic −project (Coordination of
European Transnational Research in Organic Food and Farming) Management Board
2003-06 Coordinator of the ‘Research Programme on Organic food and farming 2003−06’ of
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland
2002-07 Finnish representative in COST 852 (Quality Legume-Based Forage Systems for
Contrasting Environments of Europe) Management Committee
Publication profile
12 articles in refereed scientific journals
51 international congress publications
74 articles in national seminar and series publications
56 articles in professional magazines
13 other publications
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