Touches on the history of agrarian science in Siberia

A review of the origin, development, current state and scientific achievements of agrarian science in Siberia is given. Historical information about the development of agriculture during the period of resettlement of millions of peasants from the European part of the Russian Empire is given. The beginning of the first systematic scientific research in Siberia is described. The history of the creation of the Siberian Branch of the V.I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences (VASKhNIL), to coordinate and strengthen scientific research on agricultural topics in the vast eastern part of the country is presented. The research institutes that were part of the Siberian Branch are given. The stages of reforming the SB VASKhNIL are described: Siberian Branch of Rosselkhozakademy (the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences), Federal Agency of Scientific Organizations (FASO), Siberian Federal Scientific Centre of Agro-BioTechnologies of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SFSCA RAS). Information is given about the scientific achievements of Siberian scientists: more than one and a half thousand new varieties have been created and widely developed, hundreds of highly effective agro-technologies of cultivation of grain, fodder, fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops have been developed, dozens of productive breeds, types and lines of animals have been obtained, new agricultural machines and tools, preparations, test-systems and vaccines have been developed. Agricultural scientists who have made outstanding achievements in the development of agriculture are named.