The Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze visited the Latvian State Forestry Institute "Silava" to get expienrenced with the work of Latvian forestry and forest science. During the visit the Minister of Agriculture met the administrative personal of the Institute, members of the Scientific Council and leading scientists, as well as visited the scientific laboratories of Institute.
During the visit, Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze insisted the importance of the forest sector in the Latvian national economy and the importance of science in the development of the forest sector.
Jurģis Jansons, Director of LSFRI "Silava", introduced the Minister with the work, future goals and challenges of the Institute, Senior researchers Andis Lazdiņš, Agnis Šmits, Dārta Kļaviņa, Āris Jansons, Dainis Ruņģis, Guntars Šņepsts, Mārtiņš Zeps, and Tālis Gaitnieks introduced Minister of Agriculture on the Institute's research areas.
The Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze (from the left side) and Senior researcher Dainis Ruņģis in Genetic Resource Centre
The Minister of Agriculture Armands Krauze (from the right side) and Senior researcher Mārtiņš Zeps in Climate laboratory
A. Šmits