On July 1, 2025, Minister of Agriculture Marek Výborný officially appointed Jiban Kumar as the new director of the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC), replacing outgoing director Mikuláš Madaras. “I expect the Research Center to strengthen its role as a key institution in agricultural and food research under Mr. Kumar’s leadership,” said Minister Výborný. “His experience, […]
With deep sorrow, we announce that on 17 June 2025, our esteemed colleague and distinguished scientist, Associate Professor RNDr. Jaroslava Ovesná, CSc., passed away after a long illness. She had been with our institute since 1984, immediately after completing her studies in biochemistry at Charles University. For decades, she was a cornerstone of the Crop […]
During the meeting (May 2025) in Prague, Ing. Dagmar Janovská, Ph.D., Head of the CARC Genebank, was elected Chair of the European Genebank Managers Network. This Network of European genebanks was established in 2023 with the support of the ECPGR (the European Cooperative Programme for Plant Genetic Resources) and strengthens cooperation among genebank managers. It […]
On 20 and 21 May 2025, the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC) will host the prestigious meeting of the Genebank Managers Network, a platform that brings together representatives of European genebanks. The programme will focus on the exchange of experiences, an open discussion on the current challenges facing genebanks across Europe and the strengthening of […]
On March 30, 2025, the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology welcomed Dr. Olena Bobrova, Senior Researcher of the Plant Physiology and Cryobiology Group, Department of Plant Genetics and Breeding at the Czech Agrifood Research Center (CARC), for an official visit. The purpose of the visit was to establish a scientific collaboration between CARC and the Department […]
Read article Fungicide treatments drive changes in the diversity and species richness of tissue-resident bacteria in agrobiont cobweb-weaving and epigeic spiders published by our scientists in a prestigious journal Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment.
To help the Czech agriculture and food industry to strengthen its competitiveness and to cope with future challenges caused by environmental changes and technological developments through scientific research. This is the main task of CARC – Czech Agrifood Research Center, which is established by the Ministry of Agriculture. It brings together experts from three research […]
It is with great regret and deep sorrow that we have to announce the sad news that on 8 June 2022 passed away our dear colleague Ing. Zdeněk Stehno, CSc.
We are pleased to invite you to the International Scientific Conference that will take place in Brno, Czech Republic, September, 6 – 8, 2022.
On 14 and 15 September 2021, the 3rd European Buckwheat Symposium was successfully held online with more than 40 participants from 13 countries.
