WELCOME TO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CENTRE 2 nd Symposium on Innovation, cooperation in technology and international transfer of technology Prof

WELCOME TONATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CENTRE

2nd Symposium on Innovation, cooperation in technology and international transfer of

technology

Prof. Štefan Mihina CEO

Nitra, 23rd September 2015

The National Agricultural and Food Centre

Was established on January 1st 2014 as a legal successor of all agricultural and food research organisations of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the Slovak Republic

National Agricultural and food Centre [email protected]


Currently consists of:Soil Science and Conservation Research InstituteResearch Institute of Plant Production Agroecology Research Institute Research Institute of Viticulture and EnologyGrassland and Mountain Agriculture Research InstituteResearch Institute for Animal ProductionFood Research InstituteResearch Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics BratislavaAgricultural Technical and Testing Institute SKTC-106


Soil Science and Conservation Res. Inst.

Comprehensive pedological research activitiesCreation and continuous updating of the Land Parcel

Identification system (LPIS) in agriculture which is a key component of Administration and Control System – IACS

Operating soil monitoring of SlovakiaOperational use of Remote Sensing for Control of area

based – subsidies yield forecasting land and soil degradation

Development of the knowledge on production and other non-production soil functions

Identification and mapping of the land use in Slovakia and monitoring of its transformation



Comprehensive pedological research activitiesCreation and continuous updating of the Land Parcel

Identification system (LPIS) in agriculture which is a key component of Administration and Control System – IACS

Operating soil monitoring of SlovakiaOperational use of Remote Sensing for Control of area

based – subsidies yield forecasting land and soil degradation

Development of the knowledge on production and other non-production soil functions

Identification and mapping of the land use in Slovakia and monitoring of its transformation


Maintenance and upgrading of Soil Portal – web portal providing geographical and database information concerning soil and land

Development and maintenance of database components of soil information systems including expert systems for soil protection and sustainable land use

Modelling of climate change impact on landscapeAssessment of ecosystem services especially agro

ecosystem servicesResearch modelling and management of soil water

regimeParticipation in activities of the European Soil Bureau

Network at the Joint Research Centre Ispra



Technological research Sustainable improvement and innovation of

growing systems and technologies in plant production including the integrated alternative and ecological forms;

Sustainable production of biomass and ways of biomass utilisation for energy production and for non-food purposes;

Impact of climate change and possibilities for an adaptation of agriculture to the change.

Research Institute of Plant Production


Research in the field of genetics: Analyses of plant genotypes and phenotypes relationship

between them and creation of new biological materials with improved properties using the progressive methods;

Biotechnological procedures applicable in plant production and in agriculture including the modifications of plant genomes;

Genetically conditioned tolerance and persistence of plants to negative factors of the environment;

Improving the quality safety and functionality of food resources and testing of the genetically modified plants.



Gene Bank collecting evaluation conservation and utilisation of plant gene pool for agriculture and nutrition

Research and Breeding Stations - aimed at winter wheat oats triticale and poppy



Production potential of the heavy and extremely heavy soils in the East Slovak Lowland

Updating the risk factors in connection with presumption of climate change

Research of protective soil tillage technologies and soil amendments to keep the soil fertility

Quantification of non-production functions of soilDevelopment of special crop production for energy

productionWeed mapping (whole Slovakia)

Agroecology Research Institute


The oldest research institute in Slovakia(1924)Molecular biology and genetics of vinePathogenic diseases in vineIdentifying of wine adulterationAuthentication of vine and wine (varieties region

technology etc.) Databank of chemical and analytical parameters for

winesImpact on country biodiversity and wine characterRepresentation of the Slovak in Wine and Vine

International Organisation (O.I.V) in Paris

Research Inst. of Viticulture and Enology


Grassland management practices considering of production ecological aspects and biodiversity

The soil and microbiological processes Production and non- production functions of

grasslandAnimal grazing managementEffects of intensity of animal husbandry on

landscapeQuantity and quality of animal productionGrassland biomass for energy production

Grassland and Mountain Agriculture Res. Inst.


Genetics and Reproduction Population geneticsMolecular physiological biochemical and endocrinologic

geneticsProtection of farm animal gene poolsAnimal NutritionEconomic health and environmental aspects of feedingConservation and treatment of feedsMethods of digestibility biological value of feeds in vitro

and in saccoMicrobiological analyses of feeds and contents of the

digestive tract

Research Institute for Animal Production


Livestock Farming Systems Products Quality and BreedingOptimisation of animal production systems in different

production conditions of production in SlovakiaAnimal welfare Housing systems Emissions of harmful substances from animal husbandryGaining of milk (dairy cows ewes) and study of nutritive

and hygienic quality of milkCarcass quality and meat quality in vivo and post

mortem



Small Farm AnimalsRabbit breeding reproduction nutrition efficient

meat hybridsMaintaining of biodiversity in agrarian landscapeImproving of habitats for field hunting game

through greening measurements (set-asides landscape vegetation global protection)

Population dynamics and health status of European brown hare



ApicultureBreeding reproduction state of health and breeding

technology in the honey beeBee-keeping systems in connection with plant

productionQuality of bee products in Slovak regionsMonitoring of the ecological load on the

environment by foreign substances through bee colonies and their products



Annual international competition of professional films with the topic of agriculture and environment and rural area Agrofilm. This year for 31st time

28.9. - 2.10.2015http://www.agrofilm.sk/



Development of new analytical and microbiological methods for food safety control

Development of new/innovative food production technological processes

Evaluation of the processes occurring in food during production and storage

Modelling of food composition continuous update of the Slovak food composition and nutrition databases

Evaluation and monitoring of processes and practices affecting food safety

Research on good hygiene practices and sanitation systems

Food Research Institute


Behaviour and mutual interactions of food ingredients

Clarification of the mechanisms of formation and elimination of substances with adverse effects on human health

Utilisation of molecular-biological processes in diagnostic procedures of authentication and adulteration of food detection of the pathogenic micro-organisms GMOs



Bio-centrePilot plant enabling to model and verify different

food processing operations Fermenters extractors phase separators distillation

units vacuum-concentrator units etc.Production isolation purification and application of

natural additives



Applied economic research is focused toAssessment and predicting impact of proposals

and changes in agrarian policiesProblems solution related to agri-food sector in

conditions of European integration and globalizationCross-sectoral characteristics of the agri-food chainLand market and rent market of agricultural land in

conditions of EUEvaluation of agri-food foreign trade

Res. Inst. of Agricult. and Food Economics


Service to the Slovak Government and SocietyCreation and management of Central Database of the

Ministry of agriculture and rural development of Slovakia

Creation and management of Farm Accountancy Data Network of Slovakia and for Eurostat needs

Processing documents for Global Information System and Early Warning System FAO (GIEWS)

Maintenance and management of the Soil Evaluation Data Bank

Development of outlook reports and situation analysis of selected agricultural commodities

Res. Inst. of Agricult. and Food Economics


Performance of tests of mechanic, ergonomic and electric properties in agricultural, food industry and forest machines, their safety and environmental influence

Measurement of technical parameters in application equipment for pesticides

Examination of technological parts in distilleries The research is aimed mainly at utilization of raw

material from agriculture in production of energy

Agricultural Technical and Testing Institute



Cooperation with Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences-Plant genetic resources-Animal Genetic and Reproduction-Soil protection-Mountains agriculture


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WELCOME TO NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CENTRE 2 nd Symposium on Innovation, cooperation in technology and international transfer of technology Prof