In the current context of climate change and increasing world population, our mission is to contribute to the transformation of agri-food systems, from farm to table, so that they are sustainable for the environment, provide quality , safe and affordable food to people, and are economically viable for the sector.
We do this through:
· Intense research and technological development activity.
· That we convey to professionals and companies through dissemination activities.
· And that we bring to the market with the help of our innovation team.
We also disseminate this knowledge to society through the media, scientific outreach activities and our social networks.
We are currently a thousand professionals distributed across eighteen centers and farms throughout the Catalan territory and connected with research and innovation teams from all over the world. We belong to the CERCA system of Catalan research centers, and we are among the top 20% of research institutions in the world for R&D&I and social impact (data from SCImago, 2023).
Get to know IRTA in this short video that shows our mission, vision, values, and the challenges we face:
IRTA, the Institute of Agri-Food Research and Technology of Catalonia
And join us in this retrospective of IRTA over the decades:
