Relevance of determination of quality and environmental safety of agricultural productsї
Agricultural products (agricultural goods) – goods specified in groups 1-24 of the Ukrainian classifier of goods of foreign economic activity According to the Law of Ukraine “On Customs Tariff of Ukraine” if such goods (products) are grown, fattened, caught, collected, manufactured, manufactured, processed directly by the manufacturer of these goods (products), as well as the products of processing and processing of these goods (products), if they were purchased or manufactured at their own or leased facilities (areas).
Agricultural products, in addition to products directly ready for use, also include animal feed, as well as raw materials for the processing industry. Quality and safety of agricultural products plays an important role in increasing competitiveness. That is, the presence in the products of the highest in its manifestation of useful physical and biological properties, as well as compliance with medical and sanitary requirements and technical standards is a priority task of the agricultural producer.
The products of agricultural enterprises have a multipurpose purpose and are used as agricultural raw materials for industrial processing and domestic needs, as seeds and feed, as well as directly for personal human consumption. Each of its types is characterized by certain quality indicators.
Research of agricultural products on biological, technological and environmental safety indicators is carried out by laboratories 24 regional branches of the SI “Derzhgruntokhorona” , five of which (Vinnytsia, Volyn, Dnipropetrivsk, Kirovograd, Mykolayiv branches) are accredited according to the requirements of SSU ISO 17025. Determination of the quality of plants, agricultural products and feed is carried out by more than 130 indicators.
It is known that obtaining a stable high yield involves the need to determine the quality of the seed material. Every year with the beginning of spring and field work, the realization of seed and planting material is revived. In modern agricultural production, high-quality seeds and planting material need special attention.
Therefore, it is important for agrarians to use the analysis of seeds of agricultural crops to determine the sowing qualities, namely:
- determination of the mass of 1000 seeds;
- determination of seed humidity;
- determination of germination and energy of seed germination;
- populations of seeds with pests.
For the use of seeds of questionable basic qualities, there is a high probability that the planting material will not rise, or will rise and give heterogeneous shoots – in this case, neither the introduction of agrochemicals, nor the feeding of plants, the situation will significantly improve.
SI “Derzhgruntokhorona” carries out a comprehensive laboratory analysis of seeds of agricultural crops (sunflower, corn, wheat, soybeans, perennial grasses, etc.) with the provision of a protocol of laboratory tests of its sowing quality.
We provide services for determining a wide range of indicators on a paid basis, see the list of which one can here.