Keskitalo Marjo

Last Name Keskitalo
First Name Marjo
Your function Research
Your institution Natural Resources Institute Finland
Type of organization
  • Centre de rechercheResearch centerCentro de investigación
Postal address Marjo Keskitalo, Natural Resources Institute Finland, Tietotie 4, 31600 Jokioinen, Finland
City Jokioinen
Country Finlande
Your area of work
  • RechercheResearchInvestigación
Theme of expertise
  • Semences et Ressources génétiquesSeeds and Genetic ResourcesSemillas y recursos genéticos
  • Agronomie et Systèmes de cultureAgronomy and Cropping systemsSistemas de Cultivos
  • Génétique et Amélioration des plantesGenetics and Plant breedingGenética y fitomejoramiento
  • Transformation Post-récoltePost Harvesting processPostcosecha
First working language Anglais | English | Ingles
All working languages
  • English
Other language, specify Finnish, Swedish
What do you expect of a collaborative network on quinoa? We have studied quinoa cultivation and seed production in Finland since 1998, and commercial production started in 2009. We would need to get access and research new germplasm/accession of quinoa, suitable for Nordic growth conditions. Also experience on different cropping systems (rotation, mixed) and diseases are needed.
What degree of interest do you have in professional networks? Research
What suggestions would you make for the future development of the quinoa network? To organize webinars, where researchers and others could attain.
What communication tools do you expect for a network?
  • site webwebsitePágina web
  • nouveaux outils de collaborationnew collaborative tools availableHerramientas de colaboración
  • Co-écriture d'articlesco-writing papersCo-escritura de Artículos
In which field of expertise would you like to receive further collaboration?
  • Semences et Ressources génétiquesSeeds and Genetic ResourcesSemillas y recursos genéticos
  • Agronomie et Systèmes de cultureAgronomy and Cropping systemsSistemas de Cultivos
  • Génétique et Amélioration des plantesGenetics and Plant breedingGenética y fitomejoramiento
  • Marchés et FilièresMarkets and Food Chains ValuesMercados y Alimentos
  • Transformation Post-récoltePost Harvesting processPostcosecha
  • Alimentation humaineHuman food and nutritionAlimentación y nutrición humana
  • Politiques publiquesPublic PoliciesPolíticas públicas
Priority actions to implement in order to facilitate direct or virtual contacts
  • Ateliers-débats / Tables-rondesWorkshops to debate crucial points / Round tablesTalleres y Mesas redondas
  • Séminaires régionauxRegional seminarsTalleres regionales
  • Ateliers sur nouvelles technologies du web pour communiquerMeeting to use IC-Tools for communicateCapacitación sobre herramientas de collaboración de la web
Priority actions to guide research agenda
  • Consortium de RechercheResearch ConsortiumConsortium de investigación
  • Projets colloboratifs en communCommon collaborative projectsProyectos de colaboración comunes
  • Recherche participativeParticipatory researchInvestigación Participativa
  • Experimentations multilocalesMulti-regional field trialsPruebas de campo multi-regionales
Priority actions to raise awareness
  • Pratiques agronomiques / Conseils techniquesAgronomic practices / Technical guidanceBuenas prácticas agronómicas
  • Recommandations pour la vulgarisation agricoleCo-Writing for agricultural extensionRecomandaciones para la extensión agrícola
  • Publications dans des revues internationalesPublications in international journalsPublicaciones en revistas internacionales
  • Recettes locales par régionsLocal recipes by regionsRecetas regionales
Priority actions to promote global initiatives
  • Système de partage des semencesSeed sharing system / Cooperative Seed SystemSistema de intercambio de semillas
  • Protection des variétés (locales ou non)Protection of landraces/varietiesProtección de variedades (locales e otras)
  • Identité du territoire et/ou des communautés localesIdentity of territory and/or local communitiesIdentidad del territorio y/o de las comunidades locales
  • Participation des producteurs andinsInvolvement of local producers in the Andean RegionParticipación de los productores andinos
Are you directly responsible for conducting quinoa crop trials in your country? ? Oui - Yes - Si