SEASN Working bodies

SEASN

Working bodies

Southeast European Network of Advisory Services
is an association of agricultural advisory services, agricultural chambers, agricultural institutes, faculties and non-governmental organizations founded in Bulgaria on October 22, 2015.
SEASN operates in the area of its members, public and private advisory services, individual advisors as well as other agricultural institutions, non-governmental organizations and natural persons working in agriculture and rural areas can become members of SEASN.

FUNCTION	PERSON	ORGANSATION	CONTACT
President	Igor Hrovatič	Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (CFAS)	igor.hrovatic@kgzs.si
First Vice-president	Snežana Janković	Institute for Science Application in Agriculture (IPN)	sjankovic@ipn.bg.ac.rs
Vice-president	Zenel Bunjaku	Initiative for Agriculture Development (IAD)	zbunjaku@yahoo.com
Vice-president	Ivanka Todorova	National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS)	itodorova@naas.government.bg
Vice-president	Zdravko Tušek	Ministry of Agriculture of Croatia	zdravko.tusek@mps.hr
Vice-president	Eleni Zarokosta	Agricultural University of Athens	eleniz72@yahoo.gr
Head of the Main Office, expert assocciate	Domagoj Gorup	South Eastern Europe Advisory Service Network (SEASN)	domagoj.gorup@seasn.com.hr
Honorary president	Milan Husnjak	Pensioner	milan.hus@gmail.com
Secretary	Slađan Stanković	Institute for Science Application in Agriculture (IPN)	sstankovic@ipn.bg.ac.rs
Expert secretary	Aleš Tolar	Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (CFAS)	ales.tolar@kgzs.si
Treasurer, SEASN representatives in IALB	Vedran Tomić	Institute for Science Application in Agriculture (IPN)	vtomic@ipn.bg.ac.rs
President of Supervisory Board	Agnes Jakab	Hungarian Chamber of Agriculture (NAK)	jakab.agnes@nak.hu
Supervisory Board	Zlatko Sireta	National Extension Agency	zlatko.sireta@agencija.gov.mk
Supervisory Board	Borislava Borisova	National Agricultural Advisory Service (NAAS)	borisova@naas.government.bg
Assocciate, junior advisor	Urban Hrovatič	South Eastern Europe Advisory Service Network (SEASN)	urban.hrovatic@seasn.com.hr
Advisory Body	Mateja Gorše Janežič	Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (CFAS)	mateja.gorse-janezic@kgzs.si
Advisory Body	Branka Šakić-Bobić	Sveučilište u Zagrebu Agronomski fakultet	bsakic@agr.hr
Advisory Body	Vér, András	University Szchenyi Istvan	ver.andras@sze.hu
Advisory Body	Cosmin Salasan	Banat University of Agriculture Sciences and Veterinary Medicine	cosminsalasan@gmail.com
Advisory Body	Peter Kristof	Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture	peter.kristof@lk-kaernten.at
Advisory Body, SEASN representative in EUFRAS	Anton Jagodič	Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry (CFAS)	anton.jagodic@kgzs.si
Advisory body, SEASN representative in GFRAS	Alexandros Koutsouris	Agricultural University of Athens	koutsouris@aua.gr

SEASN Executive board members: Milan Husnjak (SEASN), Igor Hrovatič (SEASN), Domagoj Gorup (SEASN), Snežana Janković (IPN), Ivanka Todorova (NAAS), Zdravko Tušek (MPS-CRO), Eleni Zarokosta (AUA), Slađan Stanković (IPN), Gáborné Jakab Ágnes (NAK), Zoran Bardakovski (NEA), Zenel Budnjaku (IADK), Anton Jagodic (CFAS), Peter Kristof (LK-KÄRNTEN), Andrá Vér (USI), Branka Šakić-Bobić (UNIZG-AGR), Cosmin Salasan (BUASVM), Agim Zuzaku (ESG), Vesna Milić (MAFW), Igor Djurdjić (UES-RS), Gojko Babović (MPSV-MN), Ana-Marija Špicnagel (IPS), Mome Mladenovski (EKO Ovcepolka)

As a young association we have an impressive list of members with a lot of experience in projects: Advisory Service of Croatia, Banat University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine in Romania, Austrian Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture, Slovenian Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry, Serbian Institute of Agricultural Science, Ministry of Agriculture, of Forestry and Rural Development of Kosovo, National Agricultural Advisory Service of Bulgaria, Initiative for Agricultural Development of Kosovo, National Agency for Enlargement of Macedonia, Szecheny Istvan Egyetem from Hungary, Department for Advisory Affairs in Plant Industry Production and Livestock from Montenegro. There are also several individual members. More details about members in the membership.

SEASN operates in the Southeastern part of Europe, covering both European Union member states and non-EU countries. The network includes Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, and partially Austria (limited to the Carinthia region). This wide operational area is crucial for fostering collaboration across diverse political, economic, and social environments, enhancing regional cooperation and knowledge sharing.

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The headquarters of the SEASN Association is in Zagreb, Ulica grada Vukovara 78 and operates in the territory of its members: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia.

Igor Hrovatič is the head of the Slovenian Advisory Service in the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry of Slovenia (CAFS). He graduated in agriculture at the Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana. About 29 years of professional experience in the field of agriculture, nutrition and RD issues (including agriculture, engineering, agricultural economics, phytosanitary issues, farm management, food technology), of which more than 4 years as director of CAFS. Since 2019, he has been the president of the SEASN Association.

Dr. Snežana Janković is the Assistant Director for Scientific Research of the Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture (IPN), Belgrade, Serbia. She holds a PhD in agricultural sciences from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade. As a researcher and research associate, he has participated in seven national research projects. Since 2019, she has been the first vice president of the SEASN Association.

Domagoj Gorup is a project manager and Head of SEASN main office in Zagreb, he graduated in animal science and specialized in meat science at the faculty of agronomy in Zagreb. About 6 years of professional experience in project management, interactive innovation processes in advisory networks, food management, and meat processing technology. Currently, he is the project manager for several H2020 projects like I2connect, Stratus, AdvisoryNetPest, and ClimedFruit.

Dr. Sladjan Stankovic has 20 years of experience in agriculture, of which 15 years as an expert in agronomy - plant protection specialist at the Institute for the Application of Science in Agriculture (IPN), Belgrade, Serbia. Ima mr.sc. degree in biotechnology - Plant Protection at the Faculty of Agriculture in Belgrade and a doctorate in ecology at the Faculty of Environmental Protection, Educons, Novi Sad. Since 2015, he has been the secretary of the SEASN Association.