Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Creation of Scientific and EducationalComplex (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 researchEnsuring 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 facultyImplementation of innovations and knowledge dissemination

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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 ofResearch - 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

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Project implementation site

Model Model testing farm

Scientific and experimental pedigree center

Zone of servicing of experimental field

works and seed production

School

Cultural Center

Central Scientific and EducationalComplex

Agronomy building

Hostel for young scientists

Dendropark

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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 conditions

Acceleration 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

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Central Scientific and Educational Complex (SEC)

Hostels (2) for 200 people

Kindergarten for 120 kids

Administrative building:1)offices

2)classrooms,conference rooms

3)central library (traditional, electronic)4)viewing spot

5)conference room for 400 people6)catering facility

Apartment houses (6) - 300 apartments

Hotel for 80people

Genetic bank of plants:1)robotized2)300 000 samples

3)storage up to 100 years

Lab building for genome and post-genome research

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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

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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

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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 Цех сварки6) Workshop of metal processing

7) Classrooms for 50 people with special equipment8) Premises of разборки селекционного материала

9) Building for seeds cleaning

Lab of plant protection and quarantine:

1) Lab of epidemiology andprotection of plants

2) 4 thermoregulated rooms3) 2 climatic chambers

4) Lab of карантинарастений

5) Lecture hall, conference room

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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:

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Model experimental testing farm

Bioreactorр

Cabins for cold

Raising of claves

Milking facility, embryo transplantation lab

Lab of microbiologicaland biochemical

research

Experimental and testing buildingof processing agricultural raw material:

1)Section of producing biofuel

Lab of feeds qualityMeat processing section

Cow housesWith cold method of keeping

Cow houses with robotized milking

Milk quality lab

Administrative building:1)Offices

2)Auxiliary buildings

3)Clssrooms for 40 people

2)Section of producing fats and food oils

3)Section of milk processing4)Section of grain processing

5)Section of production of powders for functional purpose

6)Section of fermentation

Technical and economic indicators:Numders of head:

- 200 heads of meat species (Auliekol, Kazakh white head);- 200 heads of milk species (Holstein-Friesian)Milk yield - 7 500 l per head a year, meat yield - 240 kg per head

Productivity - USD 54, 000 per one employee*

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Scientific experimental pedigree center

Lab of evaluation of genetic material

Quarantine premisesFeed processing building

Nitrogen section

Bull's quarters(winter keeping) Administrative building:

1)Offices2)Auxiliary premises

3)Classroom for 20 people

CryobankКриобанкArch

Examination room

Летники(summer keeping) Technical and economic indicators:

Numbers of head: 100 evaluated producer bullsProduction: 2 500 000 doses of semen a year

Products: one sex semen, artificial insemination, evaluation of breeding value

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Training of Scientific Staff in IARC

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

Model:

Students of biological specialitiesStudents 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)

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IARC deliverables

1) Creation of innovative development point in the region of food belt of Astana city: concentration of staff, financial, infrastructure resources on priority directions of AIC development, 371 new jobs.

2) Creation of the base for attracting resources of non-government sector to area of SRDEWs of agricultural profile:with share of private funding up to 5% of total amountа

3) Developing new system of generation and dissemination of knowledge on the basis of customization of of the best international Practice to specific features of functioning of sectoral innovative system of AIC of the RK.

YearsIndicators

< 2010 2020 2025

Labor productivity, USD per per capita* 4,8** 54,1 58,4

Increase in gross income in AIC, million tenge - 5 341,2 444 002,6

Wheat yield, centners per hectare *** 11,2 14,0 18,0

Barley yield, centners per hectare *** 12,6 15,0 22,0

Yield of pulses, centners per hectare *** 12,3 19,0 21,0

Yield of sunflower, centners per hectare *** 5,4 11,0 15,0

Meat yield from cattle head, kgг 151,6 210,0 250,0

Milk yield from a cow, liters a year 2 241,0 5 000,0 8 000,0

Period of development of new varieties of agricultural crops, years 9 - 12 4 - 6 3 - 4

\publications in editions with IF > 2, a yearд 2**** 5 10

Applications for foreign patents, a year - 5 10

International research projects, number - 10 20

Licensing agreements, number - 10 30

* - for model testing production farm*** - average for period 2006 - 2009

** - according to data of 2009 * - for entire agrarian science of the RK Slide # 14