Eurasian Economic Commission on the list of joint R&D in the agro-industrial complex of the Union countries for 2026–2030

One of the important areas of interstate cooperation between the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union in the agro-industrial complex (hereinafter — member states, Union, agro-industrial complex) is scientific and innovative activity.

As part of the implementation of this direction, a corresponding regulatory framework has been formed in the Union. The Procedure for organizing joint research and development (hereinafter — R&D) in the agro-industrial complex has been approved, and lists of promising research topics for joint implementation by member states are formed for a five-year period.

Currently, the Department of Agro-Industrial Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission (hereinafter — the Commission) is preparing a list of joint R&D in the agro-industrial complex of the Union countries for 2026–2030. Proposals received from authorized bodies of the member states have been summarized and formed according to relevant research areas (attached).

These topics take into account national priorities for the development of the agricultural sector, the goals and objectives of the Union for the development of the agro-industrial complex, and the priorities of interstate scientific, technical, and innovation policy in the agro-industrial complex.

Taking into account the need for mandatory implementation of scientific and innovative developments, please express your opinion on the relevance of the presented topics joint R&D for the industry business community.


Draft List of Joint Research and Development Works in the Agro-Industrial Complex of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union for 2026–2030

I. Crop Production

1. Breeding of high-yielding and drought-resistant varieties of wheat and leguminous crops and development of innovative technologies for their cultivation in conditions of global and local climate change.
2. Development of technologies for obtaining and applying biopesticides to protect fruit plantations from diseases and pests.
3. Creation of Eurasian sugar beet hybrids that meet the modern requirements of the Eurasian Economic Union.
4. Creation of new breeding material and high-yielding varieties of fruit crops (apple, pear, plum, apricot, and cherry) based on the use of modern breeding methods and new genomic and phenomic technologies.
5. Creation of an industrial batch of biofertilizers to increase soil fertility and yield in greenhouses and open ground.

II. Animal Husbandry

1. Development and use of biotechnology and DNA technology methods in the creation and improvement of breeds, types, and lines of farm animals.
2. Development of recommendations for improving the qualitative characteristics of animals and the effectiveness of the breeding process in horse breeding based on the study of intra-breed diversity of draft and riding horses, their genealogical structure using genetic markers.
3. Development of a methodology for performing measurements to control the safety indicators of veterinary drug residues and their migration into food products.
4. Improvement of genetic evaluation methods for dairy cattle breeds using population-genetic approaches based on the BLUP methodology.
5. Development of innovative approaches to improve productive qualities and preserve the gene pool of animal breeds using genetic technologies.
6. Development of pedigree beekeeping in the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.
7. Development of genomic selection technologies to increase productivity, reproduction and extend the long-term use of animals,
8. Development of new feeding and feed preparation technologies using alternative protein sources.
9. Development of new biological additives and biological preparations and their implementation to improve animal health and increase their productivity.

III. Land Reclamation

1. Development of integrated land reclamation systems adapted to the changing natural and climatic conditions of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union to increase soil fertility, restore degraded agricultural lands and increase the volume of high-quality crop production.
2. Development of a methodology for operational planning and management of irrigation regimes, including adaptive rationing of the water regime of agricultural crops, to reduce the risk from adverse natural, climatic and anthropogenic factors.
3. Development of geoinformation web systems to support operational and tactical decision-making for integrated management of water and land resources and the technical condition of hydraulic structures within the land reclamation systems of the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union.

IV. Digitalization in the agro-industrial complex

1. Artificial intelligence for agrobiotechnologies within the framework of AIC 4.0 and above.
2. Development of a decision-making system for planning yields and crop rotations based on indicators of agrochemical properties and soil fertility using neural network technologies.
3. Development of models and algorithms for creating digital twins of an agricultural enterprise based on neural network analysis of accumulated arrays of actual data on production and financial activities.
4. Building intelligent real-time decision support systems for big data analysis and integration of various technological solutions.

V. Processing of agricultural products

1. Development and implementation of recommendations for creating conceptually new products based on plant sources of protein and carbohydrates, as well as the development of methods for their integration into various food products.
2. Development of technologies for producing high value-added products (functional and specialized), contributing to improved health and quality of life.
3. Development of complex waste-free technologies for deep processing of agricultural raw materials.

VI. Organic agriculture

1. Development of adaptive technologies for organic agricultural production.

If interested, please send your proposals and comments on the draft List to the email: apkrspp@rambler.ru or info@apsr.ru by September 4, 2025.