Institute of Plant Protection

What Institute of Plant Protection does

The Institute of Plant Protection of the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine (ІЗР НААН), founded in 1946 and headquartered at 33 Vasylkivska Street, Kyiv, is the sole national scientific institution in Ukraine dedicated to plant protection and quarantine. It operates as the statutory coordinator of the national research program "Plant Protection" across a network of approximately 20 affiliated institutions and research stations distributed throughout Ukraine's soil-climatic zones, and serves agricultural producers, the State Phytosanitary Service, and NAAN member institutions with phytosanitary monitoring, forecasting, scientific consulting, and methodological guidance.

Technically, the Institute is organized into specialized laboratories covering entomology, phytopathology, nematology, microbiological plant protection, plant immunity, analytical chemistry of pesticides, ecological genetics and biotechnology, and forecasting/quarantine. Its applied technology stack integrates GPS, GIS, and remote sensing (DZZ) for systematic phytosanitary monitoring of agrocenosis, predictive forecasting models for spread of harmful organisms, ecologically safe microbial biological preparations, and molecular-genetic markers for studying resistance genes. The Institute holds an active patent portfolio and publishes dedicated scientific journals including "Quarantine and Plant Protection" and "Phytosanitary Safety."

Commercially, the Institute is funded primarily through state research allocations routed via NAAN and is not a customer-facing commercial entity. It generates no publicly disclosed revenue, runs accredited graduate and doctoral programs (specialty 202, Plant Protection and Quarantine, accredited June 2025), and operates three wholly-owned entities: the Research Station of Grape and Fruit Crops Quarantine (Odesa), the Ukrainian Research Station of Plant Quarantine (Boyany, Chernivtsi region), and the State Enterprise "Experimental Farm Takhtaulovo" (Poltava region). Strategic partnerships exist with Ukrainian agricultural universities, NAS institutions, Science Europe and NRFU (since September 2025), Corteva Agriscience, Syngenta, and the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

Name

Institute of Plant Protection

Legal name

Інститут Захисту Рослин – Національної Академії Аграрних Наук України

Website

https://ipp.gov.ua

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Institute of Plant Protection (ІЗР НААН) is a Ukrainian state research institution founded in 1946, serving as the sole national coordinator for plant protection and quarantine science. It coordinates ~20 affiliated research stations across Ukraine, serving agricultural producers, the State Phytosanitary Service, and NAAN member institutions with phytosanitary monitoring, forecasting, and biological protection technologies.

Ownership category

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Product category

Agricultural Research Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAAAHAK

Biosecurity, Pest & Disease Control for CEA (IPM, Screening, Sanitation)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Controlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses, Hydroponics/Aeroponics Systems)

SECONDARYAFAAAHAG

CEA Monitoring, Sensors & Automation Software (SCADA, IoT, Climate/Recipe Control)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Controlled Environment Agriculture (Greenhouses, Hydroponics/Aeroponics Systems)

SECONDARYBPAIABAL

State/Provincial Environmental Protection & Natural Resources Administration

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/State/Provincial & Regional Government Administration

Keywords

• Plant protection research
• Phytosanitary monitoring
• Biological pest control
• Agricultural research services
• Plant quarantine services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kyiv

HQ country

Ukraine

HQ region

Europe

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Government Research Funding: Core funding from the National Academy of Agrarian Sciences of Ukraine (НААН) for fundamental and applied scientific research programs in plant protection. The institute coordinates the research program 'Plant Protection' across approximately 20 institutions and research stations.

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Core offering

The Institute of Plant Protection of NAAN is a state scientific research institution that conducts fundamental and applied research in plant protection and quarantine. It provides scientific consultation, phytosanitary monitoring, forecasting of harmful organisms, development of biological preparations and integrated protection technologies, methodological guidance, and training of scientific personnel for agricultural producers, the State Phytosanitary Service, and NAAN member institutions across Ukraine.

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Phytosanitary Monitoring and Forecasting Services Systematic monitoring and forecasting of the phytosanitary state of agricultural crops across Ukraine, using GPS, GIS, and remote sensing technologies combined with predictive models based on environmental and climatic data. Provided to agricultural producers, the State Phytosanitary Service, and NAAN member institutions.
• Biological Preparations for Plant Protection Ecologically safe microbial biological preparations developed to protect agricultural crops from pests, diseases, and weeds, intended for use by agricultural producers seeking environmentally sustainable protection methods.
• Integrated Plant Protection Technology Development Development of innovative, ecologically safe, and economically effective integrated plant protection methods combining biological, chemical, and agrotechnical approaches, adapted to specific soil-climatic zones and climate change conditions for agricultural enterprises and farms.
• Scientific Consultation and Methodological Guidance Direct provision of scientific recommendations, phytosanitary monitoring data, and methodological guidance on plant protection and quarantine to agricultural enterprises, farms, and the State Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine.
• Graduate and Doctoral Training Program in Plant Protection and Quarantine Accredited educational-scientific program in Plant Protection and Quarantine (specialty 202 / N1 Agronomy) providing graduate, doctoral, and professional development training for scientific and agricultural specialists.
• Scientific Publications and Journals Interdepartmental scientific collections (Fitosanitarna Bezpeka, Zakhyst i Karanthn Roslyn), scientific-production journal (Karantyn i Zakhyst Roslyn), and the Ukrainian Entomological Journal, providing a publication platform for plant protection research findings.

Quantifiable outcome

• Provides scientific support for agricultural production across Ukraine through coordination of research in different soil-climatic zones

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Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Scientific institutions of NAS of UkrainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research partnerships with institutions of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine and higher educational institutions of agrarian and biological profile for joint scientific research and knowledge exchange in plant protection and quarantine.
• Agricultural universities (NUBiP Ukraine and others)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with higher educational institutions for training of scientific personnel, joint research projects, and implementation of scientific developments in agricultural practice.
• Corteva AgriscienceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Corteva Agriscience for agronomic support in the Southern Region; former institute staff member Dmytro Vovk (Дудченко Тетяна Володимирівна) works at Corteva.
• SyngentaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration through exchange of experience and familiarization with modern European methods for conducting research on plant protection products at Syngenta's experimental facilities. Former staff member Demianiuk Mykola Mykolaiovych works at Syngenta.
• Science Europe and National Research Foundation of Ukraine (NRFU)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSeries of webinars and collaborative initiatives since September 2025 supporting the development of Ukrainian research and innovation ecosystem, strengthening Ukrainian science capabilities, and expanding opportunities for Ukrainian scientists in international research space.
• Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipation in the Symposium on Scientific and Technical Cooperation between China and Ukraine (КНР та Україною), 2018.

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Direct peers

• Agroscope: Swiss federal centre of excellence for agricultural research, part of the Federal Office for Agriculture. Closely comparable as a publicly funded plant-protection and crop-research body with a network of experimental stations and a similar coordination role within a national research system.
• Embrapa: Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, a state-owned research entity running a decentralised network of research centres across diverse agro-ecological zones. Comparable as a publicly funded, network-based agricultural research corporation with a strong plant-protection and tropical/crop adaptation mandate.
• Rothamsted Research: The UK's oldest agricultural research station (founded 1843), operating as a national plant-protection and crop-science research institute. Comparable to the Institute of Plant Protection in its role as a publicly funded, mission-driven research centre covering entomology, plant pathology and long-term field experimentation.
• INRAE: France's national research institute for agriculture, food and environment, operating a network of research centres across multiple soil-climatic zones. Comparable in scale, public-mandate model, multi-disciplinary plant-protection research, and role as coordinator of national agricultural research programmes.
• ICAR – Indian Council of Agricultural Research: India's apex national body for agricultural research, education and extension, coordinating a network of specialised institutes including the National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources and Indian Institute of Horticultural Research. Comparable in coordinating role, multi-zone network structure and plant-protection focus.
• Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI): German federal research centre for cultivated plants, the national German institute responsible for plant protection, plant health and variety testing. Directly comparable mandate, structure (federal government affiliation, multi-station network) and scientific focus on integrated plant protection and quarantine.
• Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS): China's national agricultural research academy operating dozens of specialised institutes covering crop science, plant protection and quarantine. Already a confirmed partner of the Institute of Plant Protection through the 2018 China-Ukraine scientific cooperation symposium, making it a directly comparable and operationally connected peer.

Broad incumbents

• USDA Agricultural Research Service (USDA-ARS): The principal in-house research agency of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, with extensive work on plant protection, crop health and pest management. Comparable as a federal, multi-location research body with a similar plant-protection mission, though far larger in budget and headcount.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR): Netherlands-based university and research group operating the world's leading agricultural research programme. Overlaps with the Institute on plant sciences, phytopathology and sustainable crop protection, but operates at significantly larger scale and with global commercial engagement.

Others

• European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): Intergovernmental organisation responsible for international cooperation in plant health and quarantine across 52 countries. Comparable as the supranational phytosanitary counterpart whose standards the Institute of Plant Protection helps implement in Ukraine, and a natural partner/peer in the regulatory plant-protection ecosystem.

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