The Agrotech Gold Medal competition has commenced! Time to register your products to take part in the competition

The Agrotech Expo's Gold Medal is awarded annually; machines and technological solutions that stand out for their innovation and functionality are recognised with this accolade. This year's event follows the many-year tradition. Companies can now register their selected products and join the competition. Only products showcased from 8 to 10 March at Targi Kielce can enter the contest -  the competition entry form as well as the rules and regulations, can be downloaded. See link below the article.

- Over the years, the range of awarded products has been very diverse;  the awards were given to both powerful agricultural machines packed with electronics, smaller innovative products, software and technologies that improve work in the agricultural sector - says Doctor Engineer Andrzej Seliga from the Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - the National Research Institute (Warsaw branch), the chairman of the Competition Jury Panel that selects the Gold Medal winners at the Agrotech Expo. The Institute is the project organiser in conjunction with Targi Kielce.  

Doctor Engineer Andrzej Seliga points out the fact that the Jury Panel members' opinions are based on the analyses of the functional properties of the products, operational parameters, ergonomics and safety, efficiency of use, energy consumption, quality and aesthetics of workmanship, impact on the natural environment. The aspect of novelty in the market is also important.

- The Competition Jury Panel comprises specialists,  the representatives of institutions strongly associated with the agricultural industry. The Warsaw University of Life Sciences, the Department of Organic Agriculture and Food Quality of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Institute of Plant Breeding and Acclimatization - National Research Institute in Radzików, the Łukasiewicz Research Network of the Industrial Institute of Agricultural Machines in Poznań, the Institute Plant Protection - National Research Institute in Poznań, Świętokrzyskie Agricultural Advisory Centre in Modliszewice, Institute of Cultivation, Fertilization and Soil Science - National Research Institute in Puławy, Institute of Zootechnics - National Research Institute in Krakow, Agricultural University in Krakow, Institute of Technology and Life Sciences - National Research Institute Branch in Warsaw. This group also includes Kamil Perz, the Agrotech Project Director at Targi Kielce.

- Experts will carefully read the competition registration forms and the accompanying documentation. The assessment is 100 per cent objective, emphasising Doctor Engineer Andrzej Seliga.

Any Agrotech exhibitor can register their product and join the competition. The product must be showcased during the event.

The competition entry form and regulations can be downloaded below. Fill in the form and send to:

The Institute of Technology and Life Sciences, National Research Institute, Branch in Warsaw.
32 Rakowiecka Str, 02-532 Warsaw,
Competition Secretariat - AGROTECFI'24 Gold Medal  

The deadline for submitting documents - is February 16.

The Gold Medals will be awarded at a gala ceremony of the Agrotech Expo on Friday, 8 March.