INIA National Institute for Agriculture and Food Research and Technology
INIA INIA is an autonomous Public Research Organisation and programme owner, belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. Its objectives are the programming, the coordination and the assignment of resources to scientific and technological activities, their monitoring and evaluation and the undertaking of research and technological development functions, including the technological transfer in Agriculture and Food sectors. The INIA distributes its activity between three major areas: - As a public research organization. - As the sectoral coordinator of food and agricultural research with the autonomous regions. - As a manager body for international cooperation in matters of agricultural science and technology
INIA AS OWNER OF NATIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAMMES COOPERATIVE SYSTEM INIA-AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES 17 General Directorates for Agricultural Research from the Autonomous Communities COOPERATIVE SYSTEM INIA- AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITIES INIA
Agricultural Resources and Technologies Progamme Conservation of Genetic Resources of Agro-Food Interest Interaction between Wild Fauna and Extensive Livestock programme Agroforest Carbon Sinks of Greenhouse Effect programme Food National programme Apicultura Olive oil quality production Project complementary actions INIA Strategic Plan Specific plan for the region of Teruel Other research activities TOTAL PROGRAMME BUDGET
DEPARTMENTS CENTRES CENTRES CISA Animal Health Research Centre (Madrid) CRF Plant Genetic Resources Centre (Madrid) CIFOR Forestry Research Centre (Madrid) Plant Protection Food Technology Animal Breeding Animal Reproduction Environmental Research Biotechnolog y INIA AS A R&D ORGANIZATION Organic Farming R+D Centre (Cáceres) Iberian Pig R+D Centre (Badajoz) Food Quality Research Centre (Soria) Biotechnology and Genomics Plant Research (Madrid) Centre Agroenergetic Crops (Teruel)
Funding (2007): 20.32% 18.13% 16.06% 45.5% Research personnel (2007) Researchers 277 TOTALResearch Personnel905 INIA AS A R&D ORGANIZATION
INIA competences in international relations To represent the Ministry of Science and Technology in the international scientific and technological organizations. To promote international cooperation. To establish agreements with public and private international organizations. To coordinate and cooperate with European research programmes and with other international research programmes.