National Platform AgroBioFood Nitra
National Platform AgroBioFood Nitra is concluded between Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, National Agricultural and Food Centre, Bioeconomy Cluster and Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information. The Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra leads the node and, together with the University of Surrey, co-coordinates FNH-RI at European level.
National Platform AgroBioFood Nitra has been recognised since 2016 by the Ministry of Education, Research, Development and Youth of the Slovak Republic (SR) as a professional partner for research and development in food and biotechnology as well as the official representative of the SR in relation to European and international initiatives and programmes.
The National Platform AgroBioFood Nitra supports the establishment of the cooperation between entities within the knowledge triangle in order to link the education, research and business and mutually contribute to fostering of development, innovation and knowledge transfer.
The main goal is to achieve the biological and technological integrity of the “agricultural product – food system”. Key focus areas are sustainable food and consumption. Other scopes of work include food design and innovation, personalized nutrition and health, food quality and safety, food chemistry, food microbiology, food analysis, DNA techniques, food technology and engineering and the research of the functional relationships of main sustainability components of the agro-ecosystem for the sustainable production of food resources. The priority is to find a comprehensive solution to the issue of food quality, sustainable food production and healthy nutrition.
Scientific Lead / Contact
Prof. Ing. Adriana Kolesárová, PhD
Ing. Lenka Kontšeková
Partners
Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra (SUA)
The Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra is the only agricultural university and EIT Food Hub in the Slovak Republic. The name “Green University” has become a part of the identity of SUA. The university provides education and research in the field of agriculture, food science, agribusiness, and related studies at 6 faculties. The relevant internal infrastructure of the university focused on food includes the Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Sciences and the AgroBioTech Research Centre (ABT RC) with Transfer Centre as integral parts of the university. The ABT RC is equipped with state-of-the-art research infrastructure, thereby enabling the centre to conduct research at the highest level, applicable in practice.
National Agricultural and Food Centre (NPPC)
The National Agricultural and Food Centre provides comprehensive research, innovations and knowledge transfer in sustainable use and protection of natural resources, along with productive and non-productive impacts of agriculture on the environment and rural development.
Bioeconomy Cluster (BEC)
The Bioeconomy Cluster creates a pioneering innovation ecosystem for knowledge and technology transfer between research and agri-food & bio-based industry (SMEs) including relevant policies through mutual cooperation. BEC is based in Nitra, Slovakia, at the heart of the country’s agri-food sector. Its mission is to catalyze sustainable innovation, foster rural development, and drive the transition toward a circular, climate-resilient bioeconomy. BEC connects over 50 official members, including innovative SMEs, farmers, food companies, and strategic partners including research institutions, academia, the AKIS Coordination Body and others. BEC collaborates with a network of over 100 external partners from across the agri-food and bio-based sectors.
Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information (CVTI SR)
The Slovak Centre of Scientific and Technical Information operates the national R&D Data Centre providing a unique ICT research infrastructure comprehensively covering life science areas like bioinformatics and biostatistics. Within the national node it provides research data and digital services – FAIR data management, metadata harmonisation, persistent identifiers and support for data management plans – and connects selected data resources and services of the node to the European Open Science Cloud through EOSC Node Slovakia.
- Country: Slovak Republic
- Node: National Platform AgroBioFood Nitra
- Coordinator: Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra
