Agricultural Research in Estonia

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Agricultural Research in Estonia

• Hardi Tullus
• Vice-Rector of Studies
• Estonian University of Life Sciences
• EMÜ

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Institutions active in agricultural research
TUT
ERIA
ARC
JPBI
EULS
UT
Jõgeva Plant Breeding Institute
Tallinna University of Technology
Estonian Research Institute of Agriculture
Estonian University of Life Sciences
Agricultural Research Centre
University of Tartu
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Institutions involved in A RD

• Institutions under the MoA Jõgeva Plant
  Breeding Institute, Estonian Research Institute
  of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Centre
  (plant and soil sciences, agricultural machinery)
• Estonian University of Life Sciences (animal
  husbandry, veterinary, economy, sociology,
  environment, plant sciences, food sciences)
• Tartu University (environmental sciences)
• Tallinn Technical University (biotechnology, food
  sciences)

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Estonian National RD Funding System
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Agricultural research Target Funding
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Agricultural research funding according to the
source of financing
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Estonian participation in Framework programmes
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Researchers in public and higher educational
sector
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Council of Agricultural Sciences at the Ministry
of Agriculture

• Planning, coordinating and promoting RD
  activities necessary for agricultural sector
• Assessment and evaluation of RD activities
  funded via national programmes by moa
• Participation in international research
  cooperation projects and programmes.

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National program Agricultural Research and
Development in 2004-2008

• Annual budget 2007 - 1,6 million EUR
• Sub-programs
• State, society and consumer (animal well where,
  plant health, food safety and food quality, use
  of natural resources, environment) (35 of
  finances) .
• Agricultural production (animal husbandry and
  plant production, animal and plant breeding) (55
  of finances).
• Economy and sociology (10 of finances).
• Supporting activities, coordination (5 of
  finances).

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Priorities in Development strategy for
agricultural research

• Safe and healthy food
• Sustainable use of natural and environmental
  resources
• Renewable bioenergy
• Rural economy
• Zoonotic diseases
• Plant biotechnology
• Genetic resources
• Hazards to agriculture arising from climatic
  changes

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Potential for international cooperation

• Dairy cattle
• Grass fodders
• Food research and development
• Agrarian economics
• Recent past analysis and evaluation
• Conservation of Genetic Resources
• Bioenergy

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ISI Web of ScienceLatvia-Lithuania-EstoniaJüri
Allik, seminar KBFI Tallinn, 14. märts 2006
(täiendatud variant)
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Eesti Maaülikool (EMÜ)Estonian University of
Life Sciences

• Tartu Veterinary School, Founded in 1848
• Faculty of Agriculture (University of Tartu),
  incl. departments of agronomy and
  forestry. Founded in 1919
• Estonian Academy of Agriculture. Founded in 1951
  
• Estonian Agricultural University 1991 - 2005
• Eesti Maaülikool, Estonian University of Life
  Sciences Since Nov 2005

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EMÜ December 2004
January 2005
Fac. Agronomy
Inst. Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Inst. Zooloogy and Botany
Inst. Experimental Biology
Polli Inst. Horticulture
Inst. Plant Agrobiotechnology
Inst Environment Protection
Inst. Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences
Fac. Veterinary
Inst. Animal Husbandry
Agrobiocentre
Inst. Forestry and Rural Engineering
Fac. Forestry
Inst. Forest Research
Fac. Rural Engineering
Inst. Technology
Fac. Agricultural Engineering
Inst. Economy and Social Sciences
Fac. Economy and Social Sci.
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• Specialities in EMÜ
• Crop Husbandry
• Horticulture
• Production and Marketing of Agricultural Products
• Management of Agricultural Enterprises
• Energy Application Engineering
• Industrial Engineering
• Ergonomics
• Economics and Entrepreneurship
• Rural Economics and Financial Management
• Forest Management
• Forest Industry
• Natural Resources Management
• Geodesy

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Specialities in EMÜ Land Management Real Estate
Planning Rural Building Water Management Veterinar
y Medicine Meat and Dairy Technology Animal
Husbandry Aquaculture Applied Hydrobiology Landsca
pe Architecture Landscape Protection and
Preservation Management of Urban and Industrial
Landscapes Nature Tourism Management of
Biodiversity and Multifunctional Landscapes
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Nordic and Baltic Networks of Agricultural
Universities (NOVA and BOVA) - cooperation in
1996-2007
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EMÜ participation in international networks

• NOVA and BOVA International MSc courses, joint
  MSc programs, PhD studies
• BSRUN (Baltic Sea Region University Network)
  Seminars on University Management, joint
  participation in regional projects, information
  exchange
• ICA Information exchange, network of IRO-s,
  marketing
• GCHERA Information exchange and marketing

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