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\u0406nstitute of Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture of the NAAS<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Institute of Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine<\/strong> (NAAS) is a research institution within the National Academy, whose primary tasks include solving fundamental and applied problems in crop production on both irrigated and rainfed lands in southern Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Created on July 27, 2022<\/strong>, the Institute of Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture of NAAS resulted from the merger of the Institute of Irrigated Farming NAAS<\/strong>, the Rice Institute NAAS<\/strong>, and the Southern State Agricultural Research Station of the Institute of Water Problems and Reclamation NAAS<\/strong>, in accordance with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine Resolution No.\u202f1793\u2011r of December 29, 2021<\/a>, NAAS Resolution No.\u202f01\/01 of January 26, 2022, and NAAS Order No.\u202f9 of February 2, 2022.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture NAAS<\/strong> traces its origins back to 1889<\/strong>, when the Kherson Provincial Assembly established an experimental field at the Kherson Agricultural School. In 1910<\/strong>, that site became the Kherson Agricultural Research Station, later evolving into the Cotton Institute. With the introduction of large\u2011scale irrigation in southern Ukraine in 1956<\/strong>, it was reorganized into the Ukrainian Research Institute of Irrigated Farming<\/strong>; in 2000<\/strong> it became the Institute of Farming of the Southern Region<\/strong> under the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences; in 2011<\/strong>, it took the name Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the NAAS<\/strong>; and in 2022<\/strong>, it was transformed into the Institute of Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture of NAAS. The Institute continues collaborating with multiple scientific institutions across Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The Rice Institute of NAAS<\/strong> was originally founded in 1932<\/strong> as a cotton\u2011based experimental station attached to the Skadovsk Cotton State Farm\u202f\u2116\u202f1, part of the Ukrainian Research Cotton Institute. On June 11, 1963<\/strong>, this experimental site officially became the Rice Seeding Research Station<\/strong>. In 2010<\/strong>, it was reorganized into the Rice Institute of NAAS<\/strong>. Scientists at the Rice Institute have developed and implemented advanced agromeliorative measures for soil fertility preservation and innovative water\u2011efficient irrigation methods. They are working on an economically sound, competitive development model for Ukrainian rice\u2011growing farms. Over the years, the Institute\u2019s researchers have developed and submitted over 40 new rice varieties<\/strong> for state testing, of which 14 have been approved<\/strong> and included in the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The Southern State Agricultural Research Station<\/strong> of the Institute of Water Problems and Reclamation NAAS was established in 1969<\/strong> as the Kherson Breeding Experimental Station of Melons and Vegetables<\/strong>. According to the Presidium of the Ukrainian Academy of Agrarian Sciences, in 2001<\/strong> it was transformed into the Institute of Southern Vegetable and Melon Growing UAAS<\/strong>, a leading sectoral research body in Ukraine\u2019s melon crop industry. In 2011<\/strong>, it was reorganized into the Southern State Agricultural Research Station of the Institute of Water Problems and Reclamation NAAS<\/strong>. Researchers conduct adaptive breeding of vegetable and melon crops to create new varieties and hybrids suited to all regions of Ukraine, taking into account maturity time, resistance to cold and heat, pests and diseases, drought, and other stressors. They have created over 40 varieties<\/strong> and several hybrid types of melons and vegetables, and developed technology for ultra\u2011early production of watermelons, melons, and zucchini. In collaboration with the Institute of Gerontology (AMS of Ukraine) and the Medvedi Institute of Eco\u2011hygiene and Toxicology, they developed guidelines for producing eco\u2011safe, biologically valuable watermelon and pumpkin products suitable for dietary and health\u2011promoting nutrition. On this basis, they have created a range of functional, health\u2011beneficial, therapeutic, and preventive food products.<\/p>\n

Under Ukraine\u2019s innovative agricultural development, the Institute of Climate\u2011Smart Agriculture of NAAS focuses on:<\/p>\n