International projects

HORIZON 2020 Projects

1. “Best4Soil”. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Antanas Ronis. 2019–2021.
2. “Stepping-up IPM decision support for crop protection” (IPM Decisions). Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Roma Semaškienė. 2019–2024.
3. “A thematic network to design the penetration path of non-food agricultural crops into European agriculture” (PANACEA). Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Vita Tilvikienė. 2017–2020.

4. “Fostering sustainable legume-based farming systems and agri-feed and food chains in the EU” (LEGVALUE). Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Žydrė Kadžiulienė. 2017–2021.

5. “European Fruit Network (EUFRUIT). Coordinator in the Institute of Horticulture Dr. Audrius Sasnauskas. 2016–2019.

INTERREG Programme Projects

1. “Water Management in Baltic Forests Tool Box (WAMBAF Tool Box)”. Coordinator in the Institute of  Forestry Dr. Olgirda Belova. 2019–2021.
2. “Baltic Phytoremediation”  (BAPR). Coordinator in the Vėžaičiai Branch Dr. Danutė Karčauskienė. 2019–2021.
3. “Market driven authentic non-timber forest products from the Baltic Sea region (NovelBaltic)”. Coordinator in the Institute of Horticulture Dr. Ramunė Bobinaitė. 2019–2021.
4. “Revival of old traditional fruit, vegetable and ornament plants and their products: Heritage Gardens Tour”. Coordinator in the Institute of Horticulture Dr. Darius Kviklys. 2017–2019.
5. R004 “Advancement of nontechnological innovation performance and innovation capacity in fruit growing and processing sector in selected Baltic Sea Region countries” (InnoFruit). Coordinator in the Institute of Horticulture Dr. Darius Kviklys. 2016–2019.
   
6. Water management in Baltic forests. Coordinators in the Institute of  Forestry Dr. Marius Aleinikovas, Dr. Olgirda Belova. 2016–2019.

The 7th Framework Programme Projects

1. FP7 ERA-NET “SUMFOREST”. Benchmarking sustainability performance of value chains using ToSIA, the Tool for Sustainability Impact Assessment. Coordinators in the Institute of  Forestry Dr. Marius Aleinikovas. 2017–2019. 
2. FP7-ERANET-2013-RTD. IT-solutions for user friendly IPM-tools in management of leaf spot diseases in cereals (SpotIT). Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Antanas Ronis. 2017–2019. 

Completed projects

LIFE Programme Project

1. “Demonstration of climate change mitigation potential of nutrient rich organic soils in Baltic States and Finland”. Coordinator in the Institute of  Forestry Dr. Kęstutis Armolaitis. 2019–2023.
2. “Nutrient recycling circular economy model for large cities – water treatment sludge and ashes to biomass to bio-energy”. Coordinator of the LAMMC Agrochemical Research Laboratory Dr. Lina Žičkienė. 2018–2022.

European Territorial Cooperation Projects

1. Advancement of non-technological innovation performance and innovation capacity in fruit growing and processing sector in selected Baltic Sea Region countries. Coordinator in the Institute of  Horticulture Dr. Darius Kviklys. 2016–2019. 

Other Projects

1. “Conservation of resistant ash (Fraxinus excelsior) genotypes in Nordic and Baltic regions to maintain the full range of ecosystem-services provided by this keystone species". Coordinators at Institute of Forestry Dr. Diana Marčiulynienė, Prof. Dr. habil. Alfas Pliūra. 2019–2022.
2. Baltic Research Programme “Sustainable use of soil resources in the changing climate (acronym SUCC)”. Coordinator at Vokė Branch Dr. Jelena Titova. 2020–2023.
3. Inter-institutional collaboration project “Ash-Adapt – Evolutionary potential of natural Fraxinus excelsior populations challenged by novel pests and pathogens”. Coordinator at Institute of Forestry Dr. Rita Verbylaitė. 2019–2021.
4. European Cooperative programme for Plant Genetic Resources project “Facilitating use on the European perennial ryegrass collection: improving access to genetic resources and C&E data”. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Norkevičienė Eglė; Dr. Kemešytė Vilma. 2018–2021.
5. The Nordic Council of Ministers project “Pre-breeding for future challenges in Nordic fruit and berries”. Coordinator in the Institute of Horticulture, LAMMC dr. Audrius Sasnauskas. 2018–2020.
6. SNS (Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Comittee) projektas CAR-ES III “Centre of advanced research on environmental services from Nordic forest ecosystems”. Coordinator in the Institute of Forestry Dr. Iveta Varnagirytė-Kabašinskienė. 2016–2020.
7. Long Term Forest Research CoFoRD Programme 14C/846: WP3 – FORM Forest Management  “Research required to investigate genetic resistance to ash dieback disease Hymenoscyphus pseudoalbidus (anamorph Chalara fraxinea) and the development of disease resistant ash planting stock”. Coordinator in the Institute of Forestry Prof. Dr. Alfas Pliūra. 2016–2019.
8. “Perennial ryegrass breeding research in Nordic and Baltic countries”. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Dr. Gintaras Brazauskas. 2014–2018.

Completed projects

1. EUFORGEN – IV. Coordinator in the Institute of Forestry Dr. Virgilijus Baliuckas. From 2010.
2. SNS (the Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Committee) project “Northern European database of long-term forest experiments”. Coordinator on the Institute of Forestry Dr. Virgilijus Baliuckas. From 2008.
3. Winter wheat breeding, variety testing and marketing in Estonia. Project leader Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Ruzgas. From 2000.
4. European plant genetic resources conservation programme. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Ruzgas. From 1998.
5. Research on winter wheat winter hardiness and diseases. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Ruzgas. From 1994.
6. Research on facultative and winter wheat. Coordinator in the Institute of Agriculture Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vytautas Ruzgas. From 1993.

COST Programmes

1. CA18134 Genomic Biodiversity Knowledge for Resilient Ecosystems (G-BIKE). Coordinators in the Institute of Forestry Dr. Olgirda Belova, Prof. Dr. habil. Alfas Pliūra. 2019–2023.

2. FP1406. Pine pitch canker – strategies for management of Gibberella Circinata in greenhouses and forests. Coordinator of Action in the Vokė Branch Dr. Audrius Kačergius. 2015–2019. 

Completed projects