OBITUORY – Professor Štefan Mihina
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Nanotechnology in agriculture: from nanomaterials to nanobiosensors
Nanotechnology is since years one of the most important areas of research and development worldwide being agriculture one of the application fields. NANOALB, the Albanian Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Unit next to the Academy of Sciences of Albania also considers agriculture a priority area for future applications and is trying to push the research in this direction that will be quite beneficial for the country, the quality of the agriculture products and their impact to the citizen’s life.
International Scientific Symposium under Patronage of The Union of European Academies For Science Applied To Agriculture, Food And Nature (UEAA) and the Slovak Academy of Agricultural Sciences (SAPV), 6 -7 October 2022, Bratislava –Nitra – Slovak Republic
Sustainable, resilient and fair food sytems in the EU and globally The scientific symposium reflects a current vision of the EU Green Deal and the Farm to Fork Strategy to build a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system in light of rising food prices and input costs, geopolitical crisis and deficiencies revealed by the […]
What will fuel the farm vehicles of the future ? – Vision and Insight
A note from the Royal Agricultural Society of England.
New Plant Genomic Techniques (NGT) : an ongoing public consultation to modify European regulation
In European Scientist, 2022 by Professor C Regnault-Roger
COMMUNIQUE: The UEAA has participated to the E U Commission Public consultation “on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques”
The Union of European Academies for Science Applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA) welcomes the progress of the European Commission in evaluating the New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). The UEAA has submitted its response to the questionnaire of this Public Consultation “on plants produced by certain new genomic techniques” giving its views on the way […]
Elections at the Steering Committee meeting dated 18 June 2021
Congratulation to Professors Elena Horská (Slovak Republic) elected as Vice President of the UEAA and to Maria Salomé Soares PAIS (Portugal) and Tomas García Azcárate (Spain) elected as observers and welcome to them as UEAA Steering Committee members.
Click here to find the brief CVs of Professors Elena Horská
Click here to find the brief CVs of Maria Salomé Soares PAIS
Click here to find the brief CVs of Tomas García Azcárate
A century of plant breeding in Lithuania. Past and Present.
The International Conference on TRADITIONAL AND NOVEL TASKS FOR PLANT BREEDING, dedicated to the 100th-anniversary of PLANT BREEDING (1922–2022) will be held on June 8-9, 2022, at the Institute of Agriculture of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences (Akademija, Kėdainiai distr., Lithuania https://www.lammc.lt/lt).
Session of the Academy of Agriculture of France with the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine
Good afternoon, dear colleagues. We are very grateful for the opportunity you have given us to attend and speak at this event. Let me first say a few words about this terrible war in my country. The global media is full of horrible news about Ukraine. On 24 February, around 5 a.m., the Russian Federation […]
Full support to our Academician colleagues of Ukraine
The President of UEAA and all colleagues from the Steering Committee wish to express to our colleagues, scientists and members of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences our full support during this so bad situation of the invasion of their country by the Russian invaders.
A note from the Accademia dei Georgofili and the Italian Academy of Forestry Sciences (Italy) : FOREST FIRES: NEW PARADIGMS BETWEEN PREVENTION, MANAGEMENT AND RECOVERY
This note reports on a meeting between these two Italian Academies of which the aim was to explore the possibility of a change in approach, moving from a purely reactive approach to a proactive one, in which prevention occupies a prominent place and can usefully act to reduce the likelihood of extreme fires occurring. Click […]
UEAA meets with the Innovation/ Biotechnology bureau of the EU Commission Directorate General for Health and Food Safety (DG Santé)
The aim of the meeting was to explain and comment on the UEAA Recommendations for an EU regulation frame concerning Genome Editing Research and Development for Crop Plants and Farm Animals and hear the feedback from the relevant EU bureau.
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2022, JOYEUX NOËL &TRES BONNE ANNEE 2022, BUON NATALE & FELICE ANNO NUOVO 2022
From the Steering Committee members to all UEAA members and friends.
COMMUNIQUE – UEAA meets with the « Forest Team » of the EU Commission Directorate General for Agriculture and Rural Development (DG Agri)
The aim of the meeting was to underline and elaborate on the UEAA Position Paper regarding the New Forest Strategy of the EU Commission.
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Comment on the need to approve the use of Genome Editing for the genetic improvement of cultivated plants. From the Accademie per le Scienze Agrarie, Italy
A message from the Italian Academy dei Georgofili.
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UEAA Position Paper on the new EU Forest Strategy for 2030
Forest strategy and forest management practices: to achieve optimal balance between the conflicting demands will be crucial to find compromise solutions that can unite the different stakeholders. Prior to any decision, the UEAA strongly recommends broad scientific discussions and evaluations of scientific findings e.g. between scientists within the different regions, before changes in current management practices are requested.
Read the whole Position Paper
The prospects for digitalisation for the sustainable development of rural area
A message from the Italian Academy dei Georgofili.
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A letter from Commissioner STELLA KYRIAKIDES about Gene editing
A message from the French Veterinarian Academy through the French Academy of Agriculture.
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Regulatory and Political Challenges of New Breeding Techniques by Catherine Regnault Roger
A message from the French Academy of Agriculture.
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“Europe must make progress on animal genomic editing.” Interview with J.P. Jégou, President of the French Veterinarian Academy
A message from the French Veterinarian Academy through the French Academy of Agriculture.
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Geographical indications for agro-food products, wines and spirits : The position of the Accademia dei Georgofili (Italy) on the initiative to revise these regulations
A message from the Italian Accademia dei Georgofili
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A letter to Madam the President of the Commission of the UE on Genome Editing in production animals for health control
A message from the French Académie Vétérinaire through the French Academy of Agriculture.
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Two new documents from the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (KSLA) : (1) Swedish national dialogue on Food systems and (2) The corona pandemic as the KSLA fellows see it
Information from the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
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Click here to find the link The corona pandemic as the KSLA fellows see it
Invitation to the international conference Rural Development to be held in Lithuania this autumn
Information from the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences, member of the U E A A
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A communiqué from the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Cooperation of Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences with Private Agricultural Companies.
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Message from the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences
News from The Accademia dei Georgofili (italy)
Action to support the agricultural world during this COVID-19 pandemic.
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Message from the Italian Academy dei Georgofili
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2021, JOYEUX NOËL &TRES BONNE ANNEE 2021, BUON NATALE & FELICE ANNO NUOVO 2021
From the Steering Committee members to all UEAA members and friends.
Position Paper: Gene editing and new eu regulations urgently needed
The U E A A (Union Européenne des Académies d’Agriculture, www.ueaa.info) claims that the Directive 2001/18 / EC has become unsuitable due to advances in scientific knowledge and recent technical advances such as genome editing and hence urges the E U Governance to review and adjust the European regulations on GMO’s to recent scientific progress.
Elections of the President and Vice President of the Union of European Academies for Science Applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (UEAA) Steering Committee Meeting of UEAA
see the link on the “Minutes of the General Assembly and Steering Committee meetings”
by Zoom meeting from Tbilisi, Tuesday 6 October 2020, from 10.00 a.m. Paris time
Minutes of the Union of European Academies for Science Applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature (U E A A) Steering Committee Meeting
see the link on the “Minutes of the General Assembly and Steering Committee meetings”
by Zoom meeting from Tbilisi, Tuesday 6 October 2020, from 10.00 a.m. Paris time
GMOs and Genome Edited Organisms (GEOs): regulatory and geopolitical challenges
Publication in English of a book dedicated to Genome Editing and written by members of the French Academy of Agriculture
see the link on the “News and comments from UEAA Members
European Citizens’ Initiative: sign the Green Biotech Petition
The future of using biotechnology tools to develop agriculture has never been darker in the European Union (EU).
European Citizens’ Initiative: sign the Green Biotech Petition
European Citizens’ Initiative: sign the Green Biotech Petition
The French Academy of Agriculture (A A F) publishes a Position Paper on “Genome editing, ethics and trust”, in the context of cultivated plants and trees and farm animals
The French Academy of Agriculture (A A F) publishes a Position Paper on “Genome editing, ethics and trust”, in the context of cultivated plants and trees and farm animals
The Recommendations of the position paper of the French Académie
Point of view of some Academicians “Genome editing, ethics and trust” Biotechnologies, necessary and essential tools for our future
International Barley Genetics Symposium 13
Distingushed Presidents, please, find attached a preliminary program and a flyer for the IBGS13 and diseeminate it among your Academics. Warm regards, Michele
Excellent meeting in Florence on 22-23rd November 2018
New President : Professore Michele Stanca (Accademia dei Georgofili, Florence, Italy) Full report will be posted later. At this stage : Congratulations and Good luck to Professore Michele Stanca, signed : Past President Professeur Michel Thibier 25 November 2018 – – – – – – – – – – – – Latest News from the […]
UEAA acts to safeguard plant genome editing which is essential to develop sustainable agriculture
UEAA acts to safeguard plant genome editing which is essential to develop sustainable agriculture
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UEAA acts to safeguard plant genome editing which is essential to develop sustainable agriculture
The UEAA observes that the opinion issued by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on 25 July 2018 on the status of mutagenesis puts at risk the use, in the European Union, of new plant breeding techniques (NPBT), including genome editing, by subjecting them to the same GMO directive as plants derived […]
Date and Place of the next UEAA meeting
Professor M Stanca has just sent me this message: “I am glad to inform you that, for logistic reasons, the date of UEAA meeting will take place in Florence at the Aula Magna of Accademia dei Georgofili in Florence, Italy, at 22-23 of november 2018“. President M Thibier, 14 June 2018 Further details will follow.
The International Association of Agriculture Museums
The purpose of the association is to educate the public about the significance of agriculture to human society, to explain the many ways that agriculture has evolved through time, and to facilitate dialogue between museums across the globe about agricultural topics and discoveries. Call for support. Please feel free to read more in page : […]
An important message from the Accademia dei Georgofili – Florence, Italy
Re. the 2018 UEAA international meeting
An important message from the Accademia dei Georgofili – Florence, Italy
Dear UEAA Members, This to inform you that for several reasons, including the great loss of our President Professore Giampiero Maracchi, we intend to postpone the 2018 UEAA Meeting in Florence next October. Soon, I will inform you all about the date and the program. Warm regards, Professore A Michele Stanca Vice President of Accademia […]
The UEAA Board is particularly sad to announce that his Vice President Professore G Maracchi, President of the Academia Georgofili has passed away on March 10, 2018
The UEAA expresses its deepest condolences both to Mrs G Maracchi and to the Accademia dei Georgofili, Florence, Italy.
A note from the International Association for Agricultural Museums, AIMA
Please have a look on this interesting note on page / Activities/News and comments from members of the UEAA.
TRES BONNE ANNEE, HAPPY NEW YEAR, FELICE ANNO NUOVO
From the Steering Committee members to all UEAA members and friends.
The Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences celebrates its 60th Anniversary
see on page :Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members
A new report from EASAC, the European Academies Science Advisory Council : Opportunities and Challenges for Research on Food and Nutrition Security and Agriculture in Europe
see on page :Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members
A report from the Romanian Academy of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences : The “Science Advice for Policy by European Academies” (SAPEA) project meeting in Bucharest, 16, 17 October 2017
see on page : Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members
Feed back from the Romanian National Press on the UEAA meeting in Brussels on 28 September 2017
see on the following page : about UEAA/ Governance/ minutes of the General Assembly and Steering Committee meetings
Variety, Properties and Productive Potential of Soils in Ukraine : an original paper sent from the National Academy of Agrarian Science of Ukraine
see on page : Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members
A very successful International Conference at the Georgian Academy of Agricultural Sciences. October 25-27 2017, Tbilisi, Georgia
Viticulture and Wine making in European countries – Historical aspects and prospects
Check in page: Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members.
Message from France about the new European Joint Program (EJP)
The “One Health Program” of research selected by the European Commission and begins on 1st January 2018
Check in page: Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members
Latest news from the Latvian academy of agricultural and forestry sciences. Congratulations to our friends from Latvia
Check in page: Activities/ News and comments from UEAA members.
Report of the meeting of the UEAA Steering Committee with the EU Commissioner for Agriculture Ph Hogan – 28 September 2017 – The Berlaymont Building, Brussels – Belgium
see the report on either of those two pages on this very site : about/ueaa/ Governance/ minutes… or Activities/News. Enjoy your reading.
News from the European Commission
Very interesting note on new techniques in agricultural biotechnology, have a look on the Activities/News page on this very site.
The full article of Paul Brassley given at the UEAA meeting in Paris (12 October 2016) is now on this web site
Brassley P.2017. The impact of agricultural science 1850-2016 : a gentleman’s amusement to the saviour of the world? Have a look on the Activities/News page on this very site.
Most interesting book from the World Organisation of Animal Health (OIE), just released : “Poor livestock producers, the environment and the paradoxes of development policies” by Dr J P Pradère.
see the Activities/News page on this very site
Latest news from the UEAA Chairperson of the Electronic Working Group about the new UEAA commission: “agricultural education
This concerns all the UEAA members, please have a look and respond; see Activities/News page on this very site.
News from Italy : Accademia dei Georgofili’s Opening Ceremony of the 264th Academic Year
On Friday April 7th 2017 at 10.30 am, has taken place the Opening Ceremony of the 264th Academic Year in the Salone dei Cinquecento at Palazzo Vecchio (Firenze).
News from Italy : Accademia dei Georgofili’s Opening Ceremony of the 264th Academic Year
After the Mayor’s greetings and the President’s report, Mr. Phil Hogan, European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development has delivered a speech. During the Ceremony, diplomas have been delivered to new Ordinary and Corresponding Foreign, Emeritus ad Honorary Members; the “Antico Fattore” Prize and “Prosperitati Publicae Augendae” Prize were also awarded to winners. (http://www.georgofili.it/detail.asp?IDN=1654).
Happy New Year 2017
TRES BONNE ANNEE HAPPY NEW YEAR FELICE ANNO NUOVO From the Steering Committee members to all UEAA members and friends
To all members
A note from the Chairperson of the Electronic Working Group about the new UEAA commission: “agricultural education”.
To all members
Check in the Activities/News/ section on this web site Please have a look and respond to make this EWG alive aiming at producing some interesting concepts.
9th General Assembly of UEAA
Scientific colloquium of the UEAA, Paris, 12 October 2016, “Science in agriculture: historical perspectives and prospective insights” Chairman : Professor Michel Thibier see the “Governance” and “Past activities of the UEAA members” sections of this web site
The UEAA has a new President
Latest news: The UEAA has a new President succeeding to Professor V Podraszky (Czech Republic), his name is Professor Michel Thibier, from France. He was nominated President on the 11th October at the 9th General Assembly of UEAA in Paris. Professor M Thibier, DVM, Dr ès Sciences
European and global research organizations call upon the European Parliament to encourage society to respect independent science advice and to condemn physical attacks on scientists
A letter to the President of the European Parliament, Mr Martin Schulz (Brussels, 01/07/2016)
The new Union of European Academies for Science applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature web site
Dear colleagues Welcome to the new Union of European Academies for Science applied to Agriculture, Food and Nature web site This new web site has been performed under the technical expertise of a Czech company by the name of e-fractal and we thank them very much for this achievement. This was undertaken under the responsibility […]
8th General Assembly of UEAA
18th-19th September 2014, in Prague, Czech Republic
“Utilization of GMO in Agriculture”