75 ECPGR Forages Working Group Members

Chair: Susanne Barth Susanne.barth@teagasc.ie   Vice-Chair: Evelin Willner willner@ipk-gatersleben.de Vice-Chair: Anna Palmé anna.palme@nordgen.org

Category of expertise: Crop specialist

Email Distribution List
Albania Mr Asllan Celami Agriculture Technology Transfer Center Fushe-Kruja (ATTC)

 Fushe Kruje
Albania
Tel: (355) 682092364
asllancelami@yahoo.com
Crop specialist  
Austria Mr Wilhelm Graiss Abteilung Vegetationsmanagement im Alpenraum
Hőhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Altirdning 11
A-8952 Irdning
Austria
Tel: (43) 3682 22451 346
wilhelm.graiss@raumberg-gumpenstein.at
Genebank curator, Crop specialist  
Austria Mr Bernhard Krautzer Abteilung Vegetationsmanagement in Alpenraum
Hőhere Bundeslehr- und Forschungsanstalt für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Rumpenstein
Altirdning 11
8952 Irdning
Austria
Tel: (43) 3682-22451-345
bernhard.krautzer@raumberg-gumpenstein.at
Crop specialist  
Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Željko Lakić
Observer
Agricultural institute of Republic of Srpska
Knjaza Miloša 17
78000 Banja Luka, Republika Srpska
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Tel: (387) 51 303 112
lakic.kiko@gmail.com
Crop specialist, Plant breeder observer 
Czech Republic Ms Simona  Raab OSEVA PRO s.r.o., Výzkumná stanice travinářská
OSEVA PRO Ltd., Grassland Research Station
č. 698
756 54 Zubří 698
Czech Republic
Tel: (420) 571658195-6
raab@oseva.cz
Crop specialist  
Estonia Mr Rene Aavola
Contact person
Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK)
J. Aamisepa, 1
48309 Jõgeva
Estonia
Tel: (372) 53292465
rene.aavola@metk.agri.ee
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Estonia Ms Sirje Tamm Centre of Estonian Rural Research and Knowledge (METK)
J. Aamisepa 1
48309 Jõgeva
Estonia
Tel: (372) 7766916
sirje.tamm@metk.agri.ee
Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
Germany Mr Frank Höppner Julius Kühn-Institute (JKI)
Institute for Crop and Soil Science
Bundesallee 50
38116 Braunschweig
Germany
Tel: (49) 531 5962313
frank.hoeppner@julius-kuehn.de
Crop specialist  
Greece Ms Photini Mylona
Contact person
Hellenic Agricultural Organization - DIMITRA (ELGO - DIMITRA)
Institute of Plant Breeding & Genetic Resources
PO Box 60458
57001 Thermi
Greece
Tel: (30) 2310471110 (0218) / (30) 6945151267
phmylona@elgo.gr
Genebank Curator, Crop specialist, Information/Documentation, Plant breeder, Policy and law  
Greece Ms Elissavet Ninou International Hellenic University
Theophrastou 1
41335 Larissa
Greece
Tel: (30) 2410671300, 2410671285
lisaninou@gmail.com
Crop specialist, Crop specialist, Plant breeder, Plant breeder  
Ireland Ms Susanne Barth
Chair
Teagasc
Crops Research Centre
Oakpark
 Carlow
Ireland
Tel: (353) 59 9170200
Susanne.barth@teagasc.ie
Crop specialist  
Latvia Ms Sarmīte Rancāne Research Institute of Agriculture
Zemkopibas instituts 7
LV - 5125 Skriveri, Skriveru novads
Latvia
Tel: (371) 65197524
sarmite.rancane@inbox.lv
Crop specialist  
Lithuania Ms Eglė  Norkevičienė Department of Grass Breeding - Lithuanian Research Center for Agriculture and Forestry
Instituto aleja 1
58544 Akademija, Kedainiai distr
Lithuania
Tel: (370) 672 52 173
egle.norkeviciene@lammc.lt
Crop specialist/grass breeder  
Portugal Ms Teresa Carita
Contact person
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária
Polo de Elvas
Estrada de Gil VazApartado 6
7351-901 Elvas
Portugal
Tel: (351) 268637740
teresa.carita@iniav.pt
Crop specialist  
Romania Ms Floare Moisa Agricultural Research and Development Station Livada
Baia Mare Street, No. 7 Satu Mare
447180 Livada
Romania
Tel: (40) 261840001
scdalivada@yahoo.com
Crop specialist  
Slovakia Ms Miriam Kizekova National Agricultural and Food Centre - Grassland and Mountain Agriculture. Research Institute
Mládežnícka 36
974 21  Banská Bystrica
Slovakia
Tel: (421) 48 3100226
miriam.kizekova@nppc.sk
Crop specialist  
Slovenia Mr Jure Čop University of Ljubljana
Biotechnical Faculty
Jamnikarjeva 101P.O. Box 2995
1000 Ljubljana
Slovenia
Tel: (386) 1 3203274
jure.cop@bf.uni-lj.si
Crop specialist  
Slovenia Mr Branko  Lukač Agricultural Institute of Slovenia
Hacquetova ulica 17
1000  Ljubljana
Tel: (386) 1 280 5413
branko.lukac@kis.si
Crop specialist  
Sweden Mr Mohammad  El-Khalifeh Nordic Genetic Resource Center
Växthusvägen 12
234 56  Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 0723 053 665
mohammad.el-khalifeh@nordgen.org
Crop specialist  
Sweden Ms Anna Palmé Nordic Genetic Resource Center (NordGen)
Box 41
230 53 Alnarp
Sweden
Tel: (46) 40 53 66 42
anna.palme@nordgen.org
Genebank curator, Crop specialist Chair from 06.12.2014. Confirmed as Chair for Phase X in March 2019. Ended on 31.01.23  
Switzerland Mr Christoph Grieder
Contact person
Agroscope
Reckenholzstrasse 191
8046 Zurich
Switzerland
Christoph.grieder@agroscope.admin.ch Crop specialist, Plant breeder  
United Kingdom Mr Nigel Maxted School of Biosciences
University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
 Birmingham B15 2TT
United Kingdom
Tel: (44-121) 4145571
nigel.maxted@dial.pipex.com
Crop specialist  
United Kingdom Ms Lydia Smith NIAB
Huntingdon Road
CB3 0LE Cambridge
United Kingdom
Tel: (44) (0) 1223 342242
lydia.smith@niab.com
Crop specialist