Farmers' Parliament: We are pleased with the results of the LLU Rector's election

Yesterday, May 7, at the Latvian University of Agriculture (LLU) In the rector's election, the Convention elected Professor Irina Pilveri, Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Social Development, as the rector of the university with 116 votes, with whom the association "Farmers' Council" has developed a constructive cooperation aimed at the development of agriculture over the years.

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Juris Lazdins, Chairman of the Association "Farmers' Council": "We are pleased with the results of the LLU rector election, as the excellent experience of cooperation to date confirms her professionalism and broad perspective on both agricultural studies and the industry as a whole." We wish "Good luck, perseverance and achieving new goals, so that we can together create an increasingly productive agricultural environment in Latvia, which begins with young specialists at the university."

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Maira Dzelzkalēja, Deputy Chairwoman of the Board of the Association "Farmers' Council": "We remember with satisfaction the annual congresses of the Farmers' Parliament, where the new rector Irina Pilvere traditionally presented her strategically and nationally important research to our members. A particularly important report that has helped to shape The criteria for purchasing agricultural land in the Saeima were presented to farmers this year.”

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Juris Cīrulis, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Association "Farmers' Council" and owner of the "Mežacīruļi" farm: "I wish the new rector that the Latvian farming community will regain the University of Agriculture as it once was. I believe that the university should focus on training specialists in the agricultural, forestry and food sectors. The university should conduct important and high-quality research in agriculture, and we, farmers, want this research to be useful in farming and justify our positions in the European Union. Good luck in managing an important higher education institution in agriculture, and we, the Farmers' Council, are ready to support the rector in this work!"

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Professor Irina Pilvere at the 15th anniversary congress – conference of the association “Farmers' Parliament” on March 10, 2019, in Ādaži