Teemu Viinikainen

Biography

Teemu Viinikainen has been working as an international legal consultant with the Development Law Service of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) since 2016.

His wide-ranging interests and responsibilities include contract farming, antimicrobial resistance, food loss and waste, food fraud and generally topics related to food as well as animal and plant health and production.

Prior to his services at FAO, he has also worked in the legal office of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and at the International Institute for the Unification of Private law (UNIDROIT). He holds a Master of Laws from the University of Turku.