PROF. DR. GORDANA ĐURIĆ

Areas of Expertise

Horticultural plants biology and ecology; Seeds and planting material production and legislation; Biodiversity for food and agriculture; Genetic resources and gene bank management; Agroecology

Brief Bio

Education:

Doctor of Science in Agriculture; 1999; Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Master of Science in Pomology; 1989; Faculty of Agriculture,
University of Belgrade, Serbia.
Graduate engineer of Agriculture for Fruit Growing and
Viniculture; 1985; Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Current employment an duties:

Professor at the University of Banja Luka at the Faculty of
Agriculture for more subjects in two scientific fields: Horticulture and Preservation of genetic resources
           https://www.unibl.org/sr/fis/zaposlen/1281-gordana-djuric

Previous employment:

Institute of Genetic Resources, University of Banjaluka,
Director (2011-2019);
National Assembly of Republic of Srpska, Representative in
the three mandates (2002 - 2014) and Chair of Board for Agriculture, Forestry and Water management in National Assembly (2004 –            2014).
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Banjaluka (1993 – 1998
part-time; from 1998 full-time); Higher Assistant, 1994 –1999; Docent, 1999 – 2004; Associate Professor, 2004 - 2010.
Agricultural Research Institute “SRBIJA”, Fruit and Grape
Centre Čačak (1992-1998); Research Assistant;
Faculty of Agriculture Sarajevo, University of Sarajevo
(1986-1992); Assistant and Higher Assistant.

Other professional duties and experiences:

National Coordinator and Focal Point of the Bosnia and
Herzegovina in the European Cooperative Program on Plant Genetic Resources – ECPGR (from 2007); member of ECPGR Executive            Committee (2014-2018); http://www.ecpgr.cgiar.org/;
BIH National Biosafety Expert:
http://bch.cbd.int/database/record.shtml?documentid=114580
BIH National contact for Nagoya Protocol on Access and
Benefit-sharing – ABS: https://chm.cbd.int/database/record?documentID=246864
National Focal Points for monitoring the implementation of
the Second Global plan of Action for PGRFA and for the preparation of country reports for The Third Report on the State of the            World's Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/seeds-pgr/gpa/national-focal-points/en/
Agreement with Schola Campesina, (Italy) for provision of
"Report on monitoring schemes and data availability on agrobiodiversity for Albania, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia            and Herzegovina, Moldova and the testing of TAPE tool in BIH" (2020-2021)
FAO National Potato Value Chain Consultant (2021)
National expert to prepare a Technical dossier to support
the requirements for import/export of high-risk plants, plant products and other objects as provided for in Article 42 of Regulation            (EU) 2016/20131, as well as Regulation (EU) 2018/2019 for planting material for genus Malus (apple) – Agreement with Ministry of
           Agriculture, Forestrs and Water management of Republika Srpska (2020-2021)
Member of the International Advisory Panel, Svalbard
Global Seed Vault, 2018.
Head of the Doctoral Study Program "Agricultural Sciences"
(2012-2020)
Coordinator for Implementation of Program on Genetic
Resources of the Republic of Srpska (Program on Plant Genetic Resources, 2009-2015; Program on Genetic Resources from 2016),
           http://www.igr.unibl.org/index.php?id_jezik=2
Chair of the Commissions on Plant Genetic Resources of the
Republika of Srpska (2009-2015);
Member of the Commission of the BiH for cooperation with
UNESCO ( 2008 - 2015);
Chair of the Council of Science and Technology of
Republika of Srpska (2008 - 2016)
Member of the Council of Science of Bosnia and
Herzegovina (2010-2018);
National coordinator of the Republic of Srpska in South East
Development Program on Plant Genetic Resources - SEEDNET (2004-2010)
Representative of BiH in FAO Commission on Genetic
Resources for Food and Agriculture (participation at 14th and 17th regular sessions, Rome 2013, 2019).
Member of the Steering Committee on behalf of Ministry of
Science and Technology of Republic of Srpska in project “Capacity building and institutional strengthening of Science and Research           in Bosnia and Herzegovina“ (Service Contract No 2009/209 – 889; Europe Aid/125962/C/SER/BA).
DC Delegate [FA BA] to COST FA Domain (2012 -2016)