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Aragonese Center for Research and Agricultural Technology

• General Characteristics

  • ACTIVITY: scientific and technological research.
  • LOCATION: Avenida de Montañana 930 (50059) Zaragoza.
  • DATE OF ESTABLISHMENT: 12/17/2002.
  • CATEGORY: research center.
  • CONTACT: (+34) 976 716 300.

• R&D Activities/Interests

  • DESCRIPTION: CITA is a public research organization belonging to the Department of Innovation, Research, and University of the Government of Aragon. Its activity is aimed at meeting social demands and needs related to the methods of utilization, production, preservation, transformation, and distribution of agri-food products.
  • MAIN FUNCTIONS:
    • To promote scientific research in the agri-food area and its technological development.
    • The integration of this contribution to the progress of science in the system of collaboration and cooperation characteristic of research activity.
    • To foster technological transfer, innovation, and training in the Aragonese agri-food sector, as well as promoting activities related to it.
  • FACILITIES: the CITA has 3 experimental farms:
    • Mountain: Farm “La Garcipollera”.
    • Irrigated: Farm “Soto Lezcano”.
    • Dryland: Farm “El Vedado bajo del horno”
  • PERSONNEL:
    • Researcher: 59
    • Technician/support: 18
    • Research personnel in training: 8
  • BUDGET: –
  • PROJECTS UNDER DEVELOPMENT:
    • Nationals: 36
    • Internationals: 7
  • KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER: 66 contracts or collaboration agreements.

TECHNOLOGICAL OFFER/DEMAND: the center is organized into the following work areas:

  • Development of sustainable agricultural systems:
    • Sustainable use of water-soil resources.
    • Environmental impact of agricultural activities.
    • Sustainable territorial development.
    • Effective strategies in plant protection.
    • Economy and competitiveness of the agri-food chain.
    • Bioeconomy and environmental and natural resources policy.
    • Climate change: Adaptation, mitigation, and response.
    • Support for agricultural decision-making through information and communication technologies (ICT).
  • Optimization of agri-food production – Quality and safety of products:
    • ⠀⠀⠀⠀Improvement of agricultural efficiency.
    • Improvement of efficiency in livestock production.
    • Sensory, commercial quality, and safety of horticultural and livestock products: food and health.
    • Integrated pest control.
    • Epidemiology, diagnosis, and control of livestock diseases.
    • Agro-industrial processes.
  • Genetic resources and improvement:
    • ⠀⠀⠀⠀Conservation and management of genetic resources.
    • Animal and plant genetic improvement.
    • Bioproducts.