The Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry offers consumers services in the field of developing technologies for the efficient use of soil resources, preserving and increasing their fertility, and the effective use of chemicals under an outsourcing agreement and is looking for partners interested in concluding a distribution services agreement.

Scientists of the Institute, along with the implementation of scientific programs, can provide highly professional services to legal entities and individuals in the following types of work in the field of soil and agrochemical services:

- conducting research to study the biological and economic efficiency of mineral macro- and microfertilizers, growth regulators, organic fertilizers for their subsequent registration with the State Chemical Commission of the Republic of Belarus;
- development of comprehensive measures to preserve and increase soil fertility at the level of farms and districts;
- conducting consultations for legal entities on issues of classifying degraded soils;
determining the degree of suitability of soils, taking into account the characteristics of their basic properties for the cultivation of various crops;
- performing agrochemical analyzes of soils, plants, fertilizers (101 types of analyzes in total);
- consultations with farmers on the cultivation of potatoes, buckwheat, oats, zucchini, pumpkin using organic farming technology
- consultations on the effective use of various types of organic fertilizers for agricultural crops;
- recommendations for the effective use of microfertilizers for specific crops (for agricultural organizations and farmers);
- recommendations on the cultivation of agricultural crops on lands contaminated with radionuclides as a result of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant;
- organization of seminars, lectures, consultations for specialists of the agro-industrial complex on issues of effective rational use of soils of agricultural lands, effective use of all types of fertilizers in the cultivation of crops.

The application form can be downloaded here. (in Russian).

Unique methodology and expert advice

The Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry is the only scientific and methodological center in the republic for soil and agrochemical research, responsible for the development of theoretical and applied aspects of the protection and reproduction of soil fertility. Soil and agrochemical research of the institute determines the long-term perspective for the work of the agricultural authorities of the republic in the field of effective use of soil resources, preservation and increase of their fertility, and effective use of chemicalization means.

The main directions of scientific and scientific-technical activities of the organization are:
- rational use of soil resources, assessment and reproduction of soil fertility;
- monitoring of soil fertility, optimization of agrochemical properties of soils;
- development of effective resource-saving technologies for the use of macro- and microfertilizers for agricultural crops;
- agrochemical methods for improving the quality of crop products, balanced in chemical composition and content of microelements;
- development of new forms of environmentally acceptable complex fertilizers and biological preparations, balanced in composition, taking into account the properties of soils and the biological characteristics of agricultural crops;
- development of an energy-saving system for the protection of arable soils in areas prone to water and wind erosion and comprehensive soil protection organization of the territory;
- a study of the composition and properties of soils, patterns of their distribution, classification, diagnostics, mapping, and cadastral assessment;
- study of agrophysical properties and biological activity of soils, development of methods for their improvement. Creation of a data bank of agrophysical properties of soils in Belarus;
- study of patterns of manifestation and monitoring of erosion processes on arable soils, development of techniques for the rational use of eroded and erosion-hazardous soils. Design of anti-erosion systems in different landscape zones;
- monitoring the state of soil fertility in the Republic of Belarus and developing comprehensive agrochemical measures to improve it. Creation of a data bank of agrochemical properties of soils in Belarus;
- study of the biological properties of the main soil varieties depending on the levels of application of chemicalization agents and the development of methods for increasing them;
- study of the humus regime of soils, the intensity of humification and mineralization processes at various doses of organic fertilizers;
- study of the balance of macro- and microelements in the main soil varieties in stationary lysimetric experiments;
- development of resource-saving technologies for the use of organic, mineral macro- and microfertilizers for agricultural crops for the main soil varieties based on the principles of preserving and increasing soil fertility;
- development of new forms of complex macro- and microfertilizers for agricultural crops and recommendations for their effective use;
- assessment of the quality of plant products depending on the condition of the soil and the agricultural technologies used.

Since 1967, after the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the institute became a methodological developer of radiological surveys of soils in areas contaminated with radionuclides.

The institute has created a computer data bank of agrochemical properties of soils, in which, since 1980, data on the state of agrochemical indicators has been accumulated, which are updated in accordance with the rounds of large-scale agrochemical surveys of soils. The data bank is used to evaluate the results of an agrochemical survey of soils, develop plans for the use of fertilizers for agricultural crops in fields and working areas, design estimates for liming acidic soils, and measures to increase soil fertility.

Consumers are interested in purchasing services in the field of developing technologies for the efficient use of soil resources, preserving and increasing their fertility, and the effective use of chemicals under an outsourcing agreement.

Partners interested in developing technologies for the efficient use of soil resources, preserving and increasing their fertility, and the effective use of chemicals under a distribution services agreement.