Today, December 5, the International Scientific and Practical Conference “Soil Conservation Imperatives” was held. Today’s challenges”, dedicated to the World Soil Day.
The general director of the state institution “Institute of Soil Protection of Ukraine” Yuriy Zaytsev opened the conference.
The first deputy minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine, Taras Vysotskyi, spoke with a welcome speech; vice-rector for scientific and international activities of the Sumy National Agrarian University, doctor of economic sciences, professor Yuriy Danko; Professor of the Sumy National Agrarian University, Doctor of Economic Sciences Oleksiy Krasnorutskyi; FAO-GEF project coordinator Oleksandr Zhuravel; FAO expert on program monitoring of the neutral level of land degradation, doctor of biological sciences, professor Yuriy Dmytruk; director of the State Enterprise “State Center for Certification and Examination of Agricultural Products”, doctor of philosophy Yuriy Zastavnyi; Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Plant Varieties Expertise, Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor Serhii Melnyk; Director of the Ukrainian Research Institute of Forecasting and Testing of Equipment and Technologies for Agricultural Production named after Leonid Pohorily, Candidate of Economic Sciences, Stanislav Khalin; Deputy Academician-Secretary of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reclamation and Mechanization of the National Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine Lilia Yanse.
The purpose of the conference was to draw society’s attention to the current state of Ukraine’s soils, their protection and rational use. One of the important issues that will be considered at this event is the impact of hostilities on the soil cover of Ukraine and measures to reduce their negative impact.
The conference became an excellent opportunity for specialists and scientists from different countries to exchange experience, new developments, achievements and discoveries.
100 participants from 21 scientific institutions announced their participation in the conference. These are not only Ukrainian, but also foreign representatives. Among them are scientists from Slovakia, Hungary, Algeria and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Participants sent 60 theses, some of which were heard at the sections. The materials of the conference will be published in a special edition of the collection of scientific works “Soil Protection”, an electronic version of which will be posted on the institution’s website.