Section of Soil Science, Land Reclamation and Environment Protection in Agriculture

  • Elaboration of strategies for soil and water protection and efficient use of soil, water and clime considering Romania specific conditions, in cooperation with the institutions, universities and other organizations and agencies involved in R&D activities regarding soil, water and clime resources (including agro-meteorology,   land improvement, ecologic reconstruction of rural landscape, cadastre and agricultural land settling, mitigation of climatic changes, effects on agriculture systems, biodiversity preservation and protection of environment;
  • Elaboration and coordination of R&D projects and programs for:
  • Inventorying and monitoring of soil, water, clime resources quantitative and qualitative evolution;
  • Research based information and recommendation; zoning of sustainable agriculture management practices.
  • Evaluation and proposition of control measures for drought, desertification and land physical, chemical and biological degradation;
  • Organization of research personnel trainings for and improvement of technical-material stock;
  • Organization of scientific events in this field of activity;
  • Coordination and guideness of R&D and educational and design units.

 

President:
Mihail DUMITRU, Ph.D.
Tel: +40-021-318.43.49; 318.44.60
Fax: +40-021-318.44.48

Vice-President:
Ion NICOLAESCU, Ph.D

Scientific Secretary:
Dr. Mihai TOTI
Phone.: 021-318.44.54./151; 318.44.69
Fax: +40-021-318.44.48

Foreign honorary members:
Prof. Serafim V. ANDRIEŞ
Prof. Winfried BLUM
Acad. Ion DEDIU
Prof. Gheorghe DUCA
Prof. Vasile GUŢULEAC
Prof. Reiner HORN
Prof. Nicola Vichev KOLEV
Prof. István LÁNG
Prof. Luc MAENE 
Dr. Ioan C. PĂLTINEANU
Prof. David  POWLSON
Prof. Andrei URSU

Romanian honorary members:
Prof. Gheorghe ROGOBETE
Prof. Anghel STANCIU

Titulary members:
Prof. Velicica DAVIDESCU
Dr. Aurel DORNEANU - deceased: 01.11.2015
Dr. Ion DRĂGHICI
Prof. Mihail DUMITRU
Prof. Niculae FLOREA
Dr. Nicolae GRUMEZA
Prof. Simion HÂNCU
Prof. Ioan JELEV
Prof. Radu LĂCĂTUŞU
Prof. Ion M. NICOLAESCU 
Prof. Mihai Cornel RUSU
Dr. Ion SANDU
Dr. Cătălin SIMOTA
Dr. Nicolae ZEGHERU

Correspondent memebrs:
Prof. Iacob BORZA
Prof. Viorel BUDIU
Prof. Sorin Mihai CÎMPEANU
Dr. Virgil DOBRE
Prof. Ion GIURMA
Prof. Ionel JINGA
Dr.ing. Elena MATEESCU
Prof. Florin MĂRĂCINEANU
Dr. Gheorghe MIHAIU
Dr. Iulian MIHNEA
Dr. Dumitru NISTOR
Dr. Ion NIŢU
Dr. Petre STANCIU
Dr. Mihai TOTI
Dr. Ruxandra VINTILĂ

Associate members:
Prof. Emil LUCA
Conf.dr. Mircea MIHALACHE
Prof. Teodor Eugen MAN
Prof.dr. Ioan Gh. OROIAN
Dr.ing. Cristiana SÂRBU
Dr.ing. Florian STĂTESCU
Dr. Sorin Liviu ŞTEFĂNESCU
Conf.dr. Răzvan TEODORESCU
Prof. Dorin ŢĂRĂU
Dr.Virgil VLAD 

R&D units under AAFS coordination:

  • National R&D Institute for Soil Science, Agricultural Chemistry and Environment Protection Bucharest
  • R&D Center for Soil Erosion Control, Perieni
  • National R&D Institute for Land Reclamation  - I.N.C.D.I.F. - "ISPIF” Bucharest
  • National Institute of Hydrologiy and Water Management, Bucharest
  • National Administration of Meteorology, Bucharest

R&D Units on Section Profile:

  • National R&D Institute for Pedology, Agrochemistry and Environment Protection Bucharest
  • Centre of  Research-Development  for Soil Erosion Combat Perieni
  • National R&D Institute for Land Reclamation  - I.N.C.D.I.F. - "ISPIF” Bucharest