SGGW Scientists will reform agricultural production in Congo

Rector of SGGW, prof. dr hab. Michał Zasada signed an agreement as a result of which the scientists from our university will take part in the project of modernizing agricultural production in the Democratic Republic of Congo. 

The parties to the agreement are:  Yves Bankulu Zola, The Minister of Youth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Theophile Badoana, CEO of Africa Union Development, Jarosław Kurgan, CEO of Grain Power RS. 

 The concluded agreement concerns the cooperation of the parties in terms of consulting, and modern agricultural production as well as food processing, storage and logistics. 

 The Polish party undertook to support the Agropol program implemented in Congo. 

 As part of the program, SGGW experts will advise on irrigation projects, plant production technology and animal production technology. 

Polish scientists and entrepreneurs will also support the authorities of the Democratic Republic of Congo in search of modern technologies in food industry. 

They will also support producers in modernizing machines and devices for agricultural production. 

The participants of the meeting emphasized that the country’s economic development is possible thanks to the cooperation between business and the world of science. 

This type of collaboration will bring tangible benefits to the people of Congo. 

During the meeting, the Ambassador of the Democratic Republic of Congo was represented by Raphael Lohata Bwana Kitoko, and Roman Rogalski, vice president of the Lewiatan Confederation also participated in it. 

Apart from the SGGW Rector, the university was represented by dr hab. Marta Mendel, vice-rector for international cooperation,  and dr inż. Wiesław Ptach, Institute of Environmental Engineering.