Special Edition Introduction Ministry to the System of of Rural Development Agricultural Research Institutions Dear reader, During the period of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Hungarian Agricultural Research, the official publication of the Ministry of Rural Development, takes the form of a special issue introducing the system of the Hungarian research institutions in the area of agricultural and environmental sciences. On this occasion I am pleased to welcome you, the reader, and I am sure that you will find this brochure informative. Hungary’s natural endowments, farming traditions, rich environmental and diverse geographical conditions, outstanding soil and balanced climatic characteristics provide an excellent basis for high-quality agricultural work, food-related business and environmental management. Thus, in Hungary, the environmental and societal conditions are given. Their sustainable exploitation and utilisation need to be supported by high-level, intellectual and professional based research and development work. The framework for this is provided by the Hungarian scientific institutional network of rural development, agriculture and environment management, which has a tradition which stretches back more than two hundred years. These traditionally practice-oriented institutions have long been the citadels of Hungarian academic life and we are striving to strengthen them after the difficult period in recent years and to retain them for the future. The following pages introduce interested readers to the diverse and multidisciplinary work of an institutional network which is based on a rich tradition and also on constant innovation, going beyond Hungary’s borders and enriching the European Union with its valuable scientific results. I trust that you will find this publication useful and it will serve as a guide to the intellectual infrastructure and network of scientific institutions of Hungarian rural development. Dr. Sándor FAZEKAS Budapest, 28 April 2011 Minister for Rural Development 3 Contents I. INSTITUTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT Editor-in-Chief István Gyürk 4 Research Institute of Agricultural Economics 5 Research Institute for Animal Breeding and Nutrition 6 Forest Research Institute Technical Editor 7 Research Institute for Fisheries, Aquaculture and Irrigation János Bakk 8 Central Food Research Institute 9 Agricultural Biotechnology Center Editorial Board 10 Hungarian Institute of Agricultural Engineering Péter Biacs • Sándor Csányi 11 Institute for Small Animal Research and Co-ordination Centre for Gene Conservation László Fésüs • László E. Heszky 12 Research Centre For Agrobiodiversity Ágoston Hoschke • József Lehota János Matuz • Mária Pécsi Aladár Porpáczy • Péter Sembery II. OTHER STATE OWNED INSTITUTIONS Ferenc Vetési 13 Research Institute for Fruitgrowing and Ornamentals Publisher 14 Fruit Research Institute of Cegléd Agroinform Publishing 15 Fertőd Fruit Production Reserach and Development Non-profi t Ltd. www.agroinform.com 16 Research and Extension Centre for Fruit Growing [email protected] 17 Red Pepper Research-Development Non-profi t Ltd. H-1149 Budapest, Angol u. 34. 18 Cereal Research Non-profi t Ltd. Hungary 19 Research Institute for Vegetable Growing Co. Ltd. Editorial Offi ce Department or Mechanics and III. INSTITUTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF NATIONAL RESOURCES Engineering Design Szent István University. Gödöllő 20 Centre for Agricultural and Applied Economic Sciences, University of Debrecen H-2103 Gödöllő, Hungary 21 Faculty of Animal Science, University of Kaposvár 23 Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Research, Károly Róbert College HU ISSN 1216-4526 24 Agricultural and Food Sciences Research, University of West Hungary 26 Faculty of Agriculture, Faculty of Engineering, University of Szeged Photo by 27 Budapest Covinus University Gábor Szilágyi 29 Szent István University 30 Georgikon Faculty, University of Pannonia 32 Institute of Viticulture and Oenology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Pécs IV. INSTITUTIONS OF THE HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 33 Veterinary Medical Research Institute, HAS 34 Agricultural Research Institute, HAS 35 Plant Protection Institute, HAS 36 Research Institute for Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, HAS 37 The Geographical Research Institute, HAS 38 Centre for Regional Studies, HAS Ministry V. OTHER INSTITUTIONS of Rural Development 39 Hungarian Diary Research Institute 39 Hungarian Meat Research Institute 40 Research Institute for Environment and Water Management 40 Hungarian Meteorological Service 41 Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing 42 Research Institute for Medicinal Plants VI. HUNGARIAN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IN FIGURES 43 Hungarian Agricultural Sciences in Figures hunGaRian aGRicultuRal ReseaRch 4 5 Agrárgazdasági Kutató Intézet (AKI) Állattenyésztési és Takarmányozási Kutatóintézet (ÁTK) ReseaRch institute of aGRicultuRal economics ReseaRch institute foR animal bReedinG The annual Agricultural Report pre- and nutRition Address: 1093 Budapest, pared for the Hungarian Parliament Zsil u. 3-5. and the International Agricultural Out- In the subject of nutrition, we deal with Tel.: +36 1 217 1011 look Conference attract special atten- Address: 2053 Herceghalom, preservation of feeds in order to pre- Fax: +36 1 217 7037 tion. Gesztenyés út 1. serve their nutritional values; energy E-mail: [email protected] The Institute is structured into two di- Tel.: +36 23 319 133 saving methods for desiccation; elabo- Website: www.aki.gov.hu rectorates: Directorate of Economic Fax: +36 23 319 133 ration of methods for silage produc- Analysis and Rural Development, and E-mail: [email protected] tion; improving the energy and protein The Research Institute of Agricultural the Directorate of Agricultural Policy. Website: www.atk.hu supply in dairy cows. Economics (AKI) is the most signifi - The Directorate of Economic Analy- In the fi eld of reproduction, the re- cant centre of agricultural economics sis and Rural Development deals with The predecessor to the Institute, ÁTK, search areas are: examination of the research in Hungary. It bridges the gap statistical, market and economic ques- was founded on the order of Ignácz biological value of oocytes and sper- between decision makers and farmers, tions regarding Hungarian agriculture, Darányi (Minister of Agriculture) in matozoa cells; improvement of fer- processors, distributors and universi- food industry and trade. It operates 1896. tility; early detection of pregnancy; ties; it connects Hungary with the world European Union (EU) compliant in- ÁTK carries out basic and applied re- research in the physiology of sexual and theory with practice. The Institute formation systems required by both re- search in breeding, nutrition, reproduc- performance and pregnancy; explora- collects and analyses information, per- search and practice and, with the help in the Hungarian agri-food chain, profi t tive biology and genetics on domestic tion of the reasons for embryonal and forms research and distributes the re- of these, the data requirements of the sharing amongst the stakeholders, land animal species and provides extension fetal losses; chromosomal and sper- sults it obtains through its publications. EU can also be met. The Farm Ac- market policy and competitiveness. The service activities, as well. matological tests. Endoscopic embryo The annual Agricultural Reports have countancy Data Network (FADN) al- work focuses on the analysis of the CAP The total number of employees is 69, transfer in swine can assure maximum been qualifi ed by the Parliament as be- lows appraising the position of agricul- of the EU. The Market Information Sys- including 23 academic staff members. utilization of the genetic potential of ing objective. The Institute, as a succes- ture and that of farms. It monitors the tem gathers and processes market price The Institute’s main building, the labo- superior breeding animals. sor to a number of legal predecessors, production data of about two thousand information on agricultural commodities ratories, the experimental slaughter- A new method has been developed ÁTK has always considered extension has been providing services to the Hun- small-, medium-, and large-size hold- and products. The Institute’s publica- house, milk processing unit and experi- to estimate methane emission values service work to be an important task. garian agricultural and rural sector since ings and assesses how the measures tions, describing the major market devel- mental farm (with pastures and arable on livestock units. N and P excretion The publication of the only Hungarian 1954. AKI is supervised by the Ministry of the Common Agricultural Policy opments, are used for making operative land) cover an area of 100 hectares. in pigs can be reduced by controlled scientifi c journal in the fi eld of animal of Rural Development and has a staff (CAP) are implemented and with what market regulatory decisions and provide In addition to their basic research du- feeding. breeding (Hungarian Journal of Animal of 130; one-third of which carries out impacts. The other major research fi eld the stakeholders with market informa- ties, research workers at ÁTK are work- Technologies and methods for the Production) is an important part of the research, while the rest is engaged in of the directorate is rural development. tion. The scope of such activity includes ing on various grant-supported projects objective assessment of slaughtering Institute’s publication activities. management