National Programs/Projects
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Innovative solutions for preserving and restoring soil health in the context of adaptation to climate change (Core Program 2023-2026); (SOL-SAN Activity Report 2023); (SOL-SAN Activity Report 2024); (SOL-SAN Activity Report 2025); (Preliminary Results 2023); (PN0101 results for 2024); (PN0201 results for 2024); (PN0301 results for 2024); (PN0401 results for 2024); (PN0501 results for 2024); (PN0601 results for 2024); (SOL-SAN) |
2023-2026 | MCID – Core Program | Program Director | Olga Vizitiu |
| 2 | Sustainable Soils for Performing Agriculture and a Healthy Environment (final activity report); (SAPS) |
2019-2022 | MCI – Core Program | Program Director | Calciu Irina Carmen (2019-2020)
Olga Vizitiu (2021-2022) |
| 3 | SOIL Sciences in support of addressing SOCietal challenges
(SOLSOC) |
2018 | MCI – Core Program | Program Director | Dumitru Mihail |
| 4 | Management of global change-induced risk on soil resources – a frontier of the terrestrial critical zone
(GRISGSOL) |
2016-2017 | MCI – Core Program | Program Director | Dumitru Mihail |
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Nationally harmonized monitoring system for the health of affected and/or degradation-risk soils (salt excess, erosion, compaction) Information and Results Project ADER 20.1.1 Information and Results Project ADER 20.1.1 (Phase 1 presentation) Information and Results Project ADER 20.1.1 (Phase 2 presentation) Information and Results Project ADER 20.1.1 (Phase 3 presentation) (ADER 2023/ADER 20.1.1) |
2023-2026 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Valentina Voicu |
| 2 | Development of agricultural technologies for main crops to intensify carbon sequestration in soil in accordance with the 4‰ initiative Information and Results Project ADER 19.1.1 Information and Results Project ADER 19.1.1 (Phase 2 presentation) Information and Results Project ADER 19.1.1 (Phase 3 presentation) (ADER 2023/ADER 19.1.1) |
2023-2026 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Olga Vizitiu |
| 3 | Development of solutions for restoring soil health while maintaining environmental sustainability by leveraging the fertilizing potential of organic fertilizers Information and Results Project ADER 18.1.1 Information and Results Project ADER 18.1.1 (Phase 2 presentation) Information and Results Project ADER 18.1.1 (Phase 3 presentation) (ADER 2023/ADER 18.1.1) |
2023-2026 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Nicoleta Olimpia Vrînceanu |
| 4 | Identification, evaluation, testing, development, and validation of methods for analyzing nutrients and contaminants in inputs usable in organic agriculture
(ADER 2022/ADER 1.4.4) |
2019-2022 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Cioroianu Traian Mihai |
| 5 | Research on the development of technologies for main field crops (corn, wheat, sunflower, soybean, rapeseed, grain legumes) by optimizing eco-conditionality standards
(ADER 2022/ADER 1.5.2) |
2019-2022 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Pârvan Lavinia/ Cioroianu Traian Mihai |
| 6 | Evaluation of the impact of long-term fertilization and amendment on the environment, in the context of global warming, to ensure sustainable management of acid soil fertility
(ADER 2022/ADER 1.5.3) |
2019-2022 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Tănase Veronica |
| 7 | Research on the biological activity of nanomaterial-based products on major pests in fruit growing and evaluation of their ecotoxicological impact on beneficial entomofauna
(ADER 2022/ADER 7.3.9) |
2019-2022 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Cioroianu Traian Mihai |
| 8 | Research on early multisensory diagnosis of nutritional stress to optimize fertigation methods in fruit growing
(ADER 2022/ADER 7.3.12) |
2019-2022 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Lungu Mihaela |
| 9 | Increasing technical-economic competitiveness in fruit growing through technologies adapted to pedoclimatic conditions in Romania for the implementation of the Thematic Subprogram for Fruit Growing in the period 2015-2020
(ADER 2020/ADER 3.3.12) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Păltineanu Cristian |
| 10 | Information system for agriculture and its compatibility with the general cadastre S.I.A.
(ADER 2020/ADER 12.1.1) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Radnea Cristina |
| 11 | Geographic information system of soil resources harmonized with the geographic information system of land use (FAO-LCCS) and the geographic information system of physical blocks
(ADER 2020/ADER 12.2.1) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Vrînceanu George Andrei |
| 12 | Soil information portal “mirroring” the one developed by the Joint Research Centre (JRC) at European level
(ADER 2020/ADER 12.3.1) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Dumitru Sorina Iustina |
| 13 | Research and studies on the rehabilitation of the main irrigation infrastructure belonging to the public domain of the state from the economically viable area of 823,000 ha
(ADER 2020/ADER 12.4.2) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Calciu Irina Carmen |
| 14 | Irrigation from alternative resources. Supply from groundwater and lakes
(ADER 2020/ADER 12.4.3) |
2015-2018 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Vizitiu Olga Petruța |
| 15 | Zoning of species assortments, rootstocks, and varieties in fruit-growing basins, depending on pedoclimatic and socioeconomic conditions
(ADER 2020/ADER 1.1.13) |
2013-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Toti Mihai |
| 16 | Integrated traceability and control systems for animal and non-animal food products to identify potential carcinogenic risk factors in the environment, farm, processing, transport, consumption relationship
(ADER 2020/ADER 8.1.4) |
2013-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Lăcătușu Radu |
| 17 | System of georeferenced indicators at different spatial and temporal scales for evaluating the vulnerability and adaptation measures of agroecosystems to global changes
(ADER 2020/ADER 1.1.1) |
2011-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Simota Cătălin Cristian |
| 18 | Evaluation of the potential for biofuel and bioliquid production in accordance with the minimum yields included in Directive 209/28/EC. Creation of an information system for monitoring typical greenhouse gas emissions from the cultivation of organic raw materials for biofuels and bioliquids
(ADER 2020/ADER 2.3.1) |
2011-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Simota Cătălin Cristian |
| 19 | Inventory, monitoring, and evaluation system for indicators regarding compliance with European agro-environmental directives specific to semi-subsistence farms
(ADER 2020/ADER 3.3.1) |
2011-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Manager | Simota Cătălin Cristian |
| 20 | Evaluation of the impact of irrigated/intensive soybean cultivation on the balance of agro-pedological, environmental, and economic-productive characteristics under conditions of minimizing biodiversity losses in agro-ecosystems, to define specific public environmental goods
(ADER 2020/ADER 4.1.3) |
2011-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Răducu Daniela |
| 21 | Creation of geo-referenced databases regarding regional climatic risks for main agricultural and horticultural crops and for domestic animal species
(ADER 2020/ADER 5.1.1) |
2011-2014 | MADR – ADER Sectoral Program | Project Director | Simota Cătălin Cristian |
Program 1 – Development of the National Research-Development System,
Subprogram 1.2 – Institutional Performance
Institutional Development Projects – Projects for Funding Excellence in R
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Increasing the institutional performance and competencies of ICPA Bucharest for substantiating the requirements imposed by agricultural and environmental policies and integration into the European research community Annual Report 2022; Annual Report 2023; (ICPA-PAM) |
2022-2024 | MCID | Project Director | Calciu Irina Carmen |
Complex Projects
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Modeling INstruments for Water-Soil-Plant-Air inTERface processes for intelligent and sustainable management of river basins and groundwater-dependent ecosystems
(INTERASPA) |
2019-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Director | Lăcătușu Anca Rovena |
| 2 | Modeling INstruments for Water-Soil-Plant-Air inTERface processes for intelligent and sustainable management of river basins and groundwater-dependent ecosystems
(INTERASPA) Component Project 1 – Information System for coupling Reactive Transport models through Surface and Groundwater via water-soil-geological substrate interface processes for solving complex regional scale problems under CLIMate change conditions |
2019-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Dumitru Sorina Iustina |
| 3 | Modeling INstruments for Water-Soil-Plant-Air inTERface processes for intelligent and sustainable management of river basins and groundwater-dependent ecosystems
(INTERASPA) Component Project 2 – Mathematical MODeling instruments for Soil-Plant-Atmosphere interface processes controlling hillslope runoff, erosion, and evapotranspiration from local to basin scale depending on NUTRIent and ecoTOXicological variables relevant for herbaceous and arboreal layers |
2019-2020 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Păltineanu Cristian |
| 4 | Modeling INstruments for Water-Soil-Plant-Air inTERface processes for intelligent and sustainable management of river basins and groundwater-dependent ecosystems
(INTERASPA) Component Project 4 – Justification of the integration of Soil, Groundwater, Biological Diversity, and Air MOnitoring systems at national, regional, and local scales for solving compleX environmental problems |
2019-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Lăcătușu Anca Rovena/
taken over by Păltineanu Cristian |
| 5 | Complex system for integral valorization of agricultural species with energy and food potential
(VALINTEGR) Component Project 1 – Development of innovative cultivation technologies for species with energy potential for biomass |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Vrînceanu Nicoleta |
| 6 | Complex system for integral valorization of agricultural species with energy and food potential
(VALINTEGR) Component Project 2 – Optimization of cultivation technologies for species with energy potential |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Vrînceanu Nicoleta |
| 7 | Complex system for integral valorization of agricultural species with energy and food potential
(VALINTEGR) Component Project 3 – Valorization of the energy potential of agricultural species |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Vrînceanu Nicoleta |
| 8 | Improving quality of life through the development of new technologies based on nanoparticles effective in water and soil decontamination
(ICVDTA) Component Project 2 – Development and evaluation of toxicological effects of nanoparticles used in environmental applications |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Vrînceanu Nicoleta |
| 9 | Improving quality of life through the development of new technologies based on nanoparticles effective in water and soil decontamination
(ICVDTA) Component Project 3 – Use of magnetic nanocomposites in agriculture and their influence on the environment in the context of food safety strategies |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Sîrbu Carmen Eugenia |
| 10 | Eco-nanotechnologies and smart equipment for mapping soil properties and dynamic plant evaluation, to optimize agricultural production and environmental protection
(ENI) Component Project 3 – Adaptation of the methodology for developing agrochemical studies to information provided by eco-nano-technologies and smart equipment for mapping soil properties to optimize agricultural production and environmental protection |
2018-2021 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Calciu Irina Carmen |
| 11 | Technology for remediation of agricultural lands polluted with petroleum residues and residual salts
(ECOREMTEH) (PN III – PTE/ 40 PTE/2016) |
2016-2018 | UEFSCDI | Project Manager | Matei Gabi-Mirela |
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Innovative ex-situ bioremediation technology for hydrocarbon-polluted soils
(BIORESOL) |
2014-2017 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Gamenț Eugenia |
| 2 | Bioremediation technology for petroleum hydrocarbon-polluted soils
(BIOPETROTEH) |
2014-2017 | UEFISCDI | Project Director | Dumitru Mihail |
| 3 | Eco-technology for obtaining an innovative polycomposite fertilizer by processing and recycling three organic wastes to improve agricultural land quality and food safety
(FEROW) |
2014-2017 | UEFISCDI | Project Director | Lăcătușu Radu |
| 4 | Development of new methods and techniques for integrated and organic horticultural crops using environmentally friendly biodegradable products and materials
(FRIENDLYHORT) |
2012-2016 | UEFSCDI | Project Manager | Matei Gabi-Mirela |
| 5 | Regeneration of soil fertility and increase of yields by using new fertilizers with natural organic substances
(HUMIFERT) |
2012-2016 | UEFISCDI | Project Director | Cioroianu Traian Mihai |
| 6 | Amelioration of acid soils using a waste product from the metallurgical industry
(AMELSOL) |
2012-2016 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Gamenț Eugenia |
| 7 | Accounting for the Service-providing units of Plants in the environmental Assessment of plans and projects with Biogeochemical Impact at multiple scales in River basins
(ASPABIR) |
2011-2015 | UEFISCDI | Project Manager | Lăcătușu Radu |
| 8 | Evolution of salinization-risk soils under current climatic conditions and the role of fertilization in increasing plant resistance to salinity
(PD 244) |
2010-2012 | UEFISCSU | Project Director | Coteț Valentina |
POCA Projects
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | National disaster risk assessment
(RO-RISK) |
2016 | MDRAP, MAI, IGSU | Manager | Ignat Petru |
ERA-NET Projects
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Fertilizers with slow/controlled release of active compounds, prepared by microencapsulation in environmental friendly polymeric structures
(Project 7-052/2012 ERA-NET MANUNET) |
2012-2015 | UEFISCDI-UE | Project Manager | Cioroianu Traian Mihai |
Other Projects
| No. | Project Name/ ACRONYM |
Period | Funding Source | Role | Full Name |
| 1 | Creation/updating of the national soil quality monitoring system in the 8 x 8 km profile network and related databases – 2022 stage
(Monitoring) |
2022 | MADR | General Coordinator | Dumitru Mihail |
| 2 | Physical-chemical-biological analysis of a soil improver with a dominant support made of food waste
(…) |
2018 | EUTRON S.A | … | … |
| 3 | Creation/updating of the national soil quality monitoring system in the 8 x 8 km profile network and related databases
(Monitoring) |
2012-2021 | MADR | General Coordinator | Dumitru Mihail |
