Pēteris Rivža, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/ 
Aleksandrs Adamovičs, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Vilis Dubrovskis, 
Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Imants Ziemelis, Latvia University of 
Agriculture /Latvia/
Ēriks Kronbergs, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Modrīte Pelše, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Sandija Rivža, Latvia 
University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Agnese Oļševska, Latvia University of 
Agriculture /Latvia/
Evija Plone, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
CONFERENCE SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Aleksandrs Adamovičs, 
Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Pēteris Rivža, Latvia University of 
Agriculture /Latvia/ 
Ole Green, Aarhus University /Denmark/ 
Kestutis Navickas, 
Aleksandras Stulginskis University /Lithuania/ 
Svein Skoien, Bioforsk, Norwegian 
Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research /Norway/ 
John Morken, 
Norwegian University of Life Sciences /Norway/
Gints Birzietis, Latvia 
University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Jonas Šlepetys, Lithuanian Agricultural 
institute /Lithuania/
Zdzislaw Wyszynski, Warsaw University of Life Sciences /Poland/
Vilis Dubrovskis, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/ 
Imants Ziemelis, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Ēriks Kronbergs, Latvia University of 
Agriculture /Latvia/
Modrīte Pelše, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Voldemārs Strīķis, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Arnis Kalniņš, Latvia University of Agriculture /Latvia/
Zinta Gaile, Latvia University of 
Agriculture /Latvia/
Chief editor: 
Pēteris Rivža
Responsible compiler of the 
proceedings: Sandija Rivža
Language editors: Inga Skuja, Sandris Ancāns
Layout 
design: Agnese Radžele-Šulce
Cover design: Atis Luguzs  
Acknowledgement
These 
proceedings are prepared within the framework of the ESF Project „Attraction of 
human resources to the research of the renewable energy sources”, Contract No. 
2009/0225/1DP/1.1.1.2.0/09/APIA/VIAA/ 129.
