Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Creation of Scientific and Educational

Complex (SEC) in Nauchnyi Village of Shortandy Raion

of Akmola oblast

(International Agricultural Research Center, IARC)

Astana, 2011

Aim and Objectives of IARC

Mission of agrarian science – to create a scientific and technological basis for:

1) multiple increase in labor productivity

2) production of competitive produce to enhance export potential

3) ensuring food safety and reducing dependance on foreign suppliers of agricultural produce and technologies

Creation of trans-disciplinary scientific and educational complex of international level with the purpose of creation of new system of generation and introduction of knowledge in sphere of AIC with results, complying to the best world analogues

Conducting fundamental and applied research

Ensuring functioning of modern technological platforms of open typePreserving natural and genetic resources

Implementation of highly qualified experimental works

Training / upgrading qualification of academic staff and faculty

Implementation of innovations and knowledge dissemination

Slide # 2

IARC model

Modern research tools Sufficient funding Highly qualified personnel

Training of scientists

World agrarian science

…

Joint scientific research and expiromental, design works / transfer of knowledge

IARC

Coordination and analytical center of agrarian science

National genofond of agricultural plants, animalsModern technological platforms of open type

Modern experimental baseMethodical Extension Center

A base for students' practice / training of scientific staff /upgrading of qualification of production staff

Access toplatforms / knowledge

Agrarian scinece of Kazakhstan

Research and scientific organizations, testing and production farms, higher educational establishments

Customization /dissemination of knowledge

New scientific directions (genome breeding, phytopathology,...): developing national competence → enhancing quality of applied scientificresearch and design and experimental works (SRDEW) →competitive innovations → private investments to SRDEWEfficient transfer of technologies: complicated experiments → understanding of reasons and common factors of studied processes →successful adaptation to local conditionsAcceleration of breeding process: in plant growing — from 8-12 to 3-4 years → appropriate variety changing → competitive varieties withpredetermined properties; in livestock farming — genetic evaluation of productivity → targeted inheriting of desired properties.

International recognition: participation in international research programs → publications with high IF → foreign patents

Slide # 5

Lab building of genome / postgenome research

1) Laboratory of genotyping and biotechnology of plants- sector of mass analyses

2) Lab of molecular phytopathology 3) Lab of genomics

- lab of bioinformatics- bank of genome resources (5 million samples of DNA, RNA,biomaterials of plants, animal and microorganisms)

4) Laboratory of genetics and biotechnology of animals- sector of proteomics

5) 6 thermoregulated rooms (phytotron)6) Classrooms, conference rooms

Preparation of samples for genotyping Scannerprimer (Illumina iScan) Sequenator 5500xl SOLiD™ System

Slide # 7

Lab building of agronomy

1) Lab analysis of soil and water

2) Lab of microbiological soil analyses

3) Lab of phenotyping of plants4) Ecological observatory

5) Unit of variety testing

6) Lab of breeding

7) Lab of technologies in land farming

8) Classrooms, conference halls9) 3 thermoregulated rooms (1 - automated)10) Lecture hall for 150 people

11) Museum

Breeding lab Automated phytotron System of highly efficient liquidchromotography with mass spectrometer

Slide # 8

Infrastructure of Central SEC

Center of Agrotechnologies:

1) Electronics lab2) Lab of precise mechanics

3) Lab of agricultural machinery testing 4) Lab of agroinformatics

5) Workshop of bonding6) Workshop of metal processing

7) Classrooms for 50 people with special equipment8) Premises of sorting of breeding material

9) Building for seeds cleaning

Lab of plant protection and quarantine:

1) Lab of epidemiology andprotection of plants

2) 4 thermoregulated rooms3) 2 climatic chambers4) Lab of plant quarantine

5) Lecture hall, conference room

Slide # 9

Interiors

Planning proceeded from: п

1) Advanced practice of planning of similar premises worldwide2) Compliance to international standards ISO, GLP, BSL

3) Universality and mobility: possibility of quick cinfiguration change depending on specific tasks

Lab premises: Classrooms:

Slide # 10

Training of Scientific Staff in IARC

Aim:

to provide sphere of SREDW in AIC of Kazakhstan with highly qualified staff

Model:

Students of biological specialities Students of agrarian universities

Competitive selection (1 semester of the 3rd year)

Students of medical specialities

~ 50-70 people a year

Training according to approved curricula

Educational consortium (IARC + University of the RK + foreign partner)BBBBor's programm, → Master's, ра PhD

Production practice From 5 to 30 working daysUpgrading of qualification of production staff, scientists

Potential partners:

Hohenheim University (Germany)Saskatchewan University (Canada)

National Consortium of Agrarian Consortium of scientific research organizations and higher Educational establishments (France)

Slide # 13

IARC in the system of agrarian science

JSC KazAgroInnovation — operator of sectoral innovation system of AIC

Services

Interantional Agricultural Research Center

Analytical center - information

«Bastau» Publishing house - publications

Generation of knowledge

IARC

Scientific and research organizations

Transfer of knowledge

Own research and desogn and experimental works +Joint research and design and experimental works +Transfer of technologies

Center of Transfer and Commercializationof Agrotechnologies - commercialization

Scientific and experimental

Center of Management of Research - infrastructure

1) Contract proposals2) Technological requirements

organzations

Experimental and production organizations

AIC entities — innovations consumers

System of knowledge dissemination -non-commercialized knowledge

1) New knowledge2) Innovative produce

Slide # 3