{"id":143737,"date":"2026-04-28T12:55:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T10:55:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/research\/ambits-de-recerca-2024-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-06-23T12:04:05","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T10:04:05","slug":"ambits-de-recerca-2024-2027","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/research\/ambits-de-recerca-2024-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"Research areas 2024-2027"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Research areas 2024-2027<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Our <strong>4 current research areas, <\/strong>defined in the 2024-2027 Strategic Plan, take a global perspective while promoting local action<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e7d6187a21626be00fdf76364015174c wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><a href=\"#canvi-climatic\">Resilience to climate change<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-vivid-red-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3ae239baa651fc19979d6b59b30f6b3b wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><a href=\"#intensificacio-sostenible\">Sustainable intensification of production<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><a href=\"#one-health\">One Health<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><a href=\"#digitalitzacio\">Digitalisation and transformative technologies<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n        <section id=\"canvi-climatic\" data-block_id=\"block_6cafedcdf292637d6707b5df27baf133\" class=\"top-banner  fade-in\" >\r\n        <div class=\"flexslider\">\r\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\r\n                                    <li>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-2-1_2.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"flex-caption\">\r\n                                <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"flex-cont\">\r\n                                        <h1>Resilience to climate change<\/h1>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:82%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Climate change is a reality. In fact, we already live in a new climate context. In Catalonia, this new context means <strong>periods of intense drought<\/strong>, like the one we experienced in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Water scarcity <strong>compromises the agri-food sector<\/strong>: when there is drought, supplying the population is the priority, and all economic activities come into play in the distribution of this resource. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Very careful management of water is needed in all areas, along with <strong>collective governance <\/strong>that takes into account all the actors in the territory and anticipates how to act in the event of drought.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Likewise, climate change brings <strong>recurrent episodes of sudden, heavy rainfall<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The water from these torrential rains is of little use and does not offset <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/efficient-water-management-agriculture-catalonia-holistic\/\">the chronic scarcity affecting Catalonia<\/a>, especially the internal basins, where 90% of the population lives and 40% of the water is found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Likewise, storms and floods can damage infrastructure, crops and the land.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default fade-in\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell.jpeg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1239\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell.jpeg 1920w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell-1024x661.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell-768x496.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-5-es-el-canal-urgell-1536x991.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:82%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In the case of the land, <strong>many agricultural soils <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/agriculture-health-soil-regenerative-carbon\/\">have lost organic matter and biodiversity<\/a><\/strong> after decades of intensive production. As a result, they are less able to retain moisture and carbon, which escapes into the atmosphere and becomes a greenhouse gas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8e262565120fc6fa88e58725ca5a002 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ce003a;font-size:26px;font-style:italic;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>&#8220;The agri-food sector needs more tools to adapt to the new climate context&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">The new climate reality also brings <strong>sustained peaks of high temperatures<\/strong>, which can cause significant crop losses and test the ability of plants and of land and marine animals to adapt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In addition, it can change where and how certain <strong>pests and diseases<\/strong> affecting food appear. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In this context, the word <strong>resilience<\/strong>, that is, the capacity to adapt, is key throughout the agri-food chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Examples<\/strong> of resilience initiatives include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/noticia\/tutti-una-alternativa-de-cultiu-per-a-la-poma-adaptada-als-climes-calids-2\/\">Co-creating plant varieties <\/a>that adapt well to the new climate conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/agriculture-health-soil-regenerative-carbon\/\">Promoting soil health<\/a> through regenerative practices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/bioeconomy-circular-waste-by-products-biogas\/\">Boosting the bioeconomy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/efficient-water-management-agriculture-catalonia-holistic\/\">optimising water use<\/a> through collective governance and new digital tools<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ambit-resiliencia-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n        <section id=\"intensificacio-sostenible\" data-block_id=\"block_8db9f7d2b23a2094a64ce5b4d67f8a14\" class=\"top-banner  fade-in\" >\r\n        <div class=\"flexslider\">\r\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\r\n                                    <li>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"flex-caption\">\r\n                                <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"flex-cont\">\r\n                                        <h1>Sustainable intensification of production<\/h1>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Food systems<\/strong> encompass everything related to how we produce, transform, process, distribute and waste food.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Food-systems.png\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Food-systems-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144130\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Food-systems-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Food-systems-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Food-systems.png 519w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">They therefore have a direct impact on <strong>climate change<\/strong>, due to the emission of greenhouse gases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">They also affect <strong>our health and that of ecosystems<\/strong>, through the emission of polluting compounds into soils and waters, and through the greater or lesser ease of access to a healthy diet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In fact, food systems are considered to be, globally, <strong>one of the main drivers behind the transgression of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockholmresilience.org\/research\/planetary-boundaries.html\">planetary boundaries<\/a><\/strong>, the 9 key processes for the stability of the Earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d1425baeee3dd5e4903ccefe79f5a197 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ce003a;font-size:26px;font-style:italic;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>&#8220;Food systems need to contribute to planetary balance&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Given that both the Catalan and global populations are expected to keep growing, and adding to this that we live in a new climate context, we need to be able to <strong>produce more food with fewer<\/strong> resources and generating fewer polluting emissions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In other words, we need to <strong>intensify production sustainably.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">And sustainability has three pillars that must reinforce one another: <strong>the economy, the environment and society<\/strong>. Thus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">It must be possible to produce food <strong>profitably and with wellbeing<\/strong>. This includes the coexistence of economically viable and diverse agri-food models, a closer connection between the urban and rural worlds, and policies that foster generational renewal in the primary sector.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">At the same time, <strong>the economy and the environment must go hand in hand<\/strong>: economic benefit must be linked to the promotion of the circular economy and, in particular, the bioeconomy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">And it is necessary to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/alternative-protein-sources-catalonia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>diversify protein sources<\/u><\/a><\/strong> to reduce the environmental impact of their production and distribution and to promote balanced diets.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default fade-in\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-137995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/intensificacio-sostenible-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n        <section id=\"one-health\" data-block_id=\"block_b6049c76784b662ac9cc4238fde007eb\" class=\"top-banner  fade-in\" >\r\n        <div class=\"flexslider\">\r\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\r\n                                    <li>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/190619-IRTA-Cresa31262.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n                                                                            <div class=\"flex-caption\">\r\n                                <div class=\"row\">\r\n                                    <div class=\"flex-cont\">\r\n                                        <h1>One Health<\/h1>\r\n                                    <\/div>\r\n                                <\/div>\r\n                            <\/div>\r\n                                            <\/li>\r\n                            <\/ul>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n    <\/section>\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Health is a global issue that interconnects people, animals and plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Globalisation, the intensification of production and climate change favour <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/biological-risks-emergent-pests-diseases-one-health\/\">the emergence and spread of pests and infectious diseases around the world<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">These are <strong>biological risks<\/strong> that can affect people, animals and plants, and be transmitted from one to another.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">They can therefore have a direct impact on food safety, animal and plant health, the agri-food economy and public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">As a result of this situation, the concept of \u2018<strong>One Health\u2019<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.who.int\/health-topics\/one-health\"><em>One Health<\/em><\/a>) has spread, promoting a collaborative, multidisciplinary approach to addressing global health risks from a combined perspective: human, animal and environmental.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">One figure that justifies this approach: over the last three decades, more than 30 new human pathogens have been detected, 75% of which originated in animals. A clear example is SARS-CoV-2, which caused the COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">We need to anticipate these risks and provide innovative solutions to mitigate their effects and strengthen the resilience of food systems.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6.jpg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/resiliencia-6.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-04bebf426f63b46015220a2bab6461a7 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ce003a;font-size:26px;font-style:italic;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>&#8220;We need to anticipate emerging biological risks and ensure that reducing antibiotic use does not harm animal health.&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-scaled.jpg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/220526PV067-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In the case of bacterial infections, almost a century after penicillin was discovered, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/antibiotics-reduction-resistance-health-welfare-animals\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">antibiotics are losing their effectiveness<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This has happened because we have made massive and often inappropriate use of these medicines, in both animals and people, which has encouraged bacteria to become resistant to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">In livestock farming, it is essential to stop administering antibiotics to animals preventively. Also, to stop medicating all the animals on a farm because one of them has been found to be infected. And this must be done while ensuring animal welfare and economic profitability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within this framework, at IRTA we research and innovate with the aim of helping to transform food systems, and the Catalan agri-food sector in particular, towards a resilient present and a future of sustainable wellbeing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\r\n    <!-- block: block-banner -->\r\n        <section id=\"digitalitzacio\" data-block_id=\"block_84b8344cef74dd31e83641510a610b08\" class=\"top-banner  fade-in\" >\r\n        <div class=\"flexslider\">\r\n            <ul class=\"slides\">\r\n                                    <li>\r\n                                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Tecnologies-transformatives.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\r\n                                                        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href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/digital-transformation-agri-food-sector\/\">are rapidly changing the way we live<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">Making the most of the opportunities they offer is key for everyone involved in food systems, from farm to table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">At the same time, many of these emerging technologies were not initially designed for the agri-food sector, which still makes little use of them.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">For example, only a minority of Catalan farms use sensors to collect data on the use of fertilisers, plant protection products or water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">We need to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul style=\"font-size:20px\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Get to know all these technologies well.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Understand how they can help meet the sector&#8217;s needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Identify the added value they can provide in each specific case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">Quantify their cost.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"font-size:20px\">And train people in their use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:40%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat.jpg\" class=\"fancybox irta-lightbox-bridge\" data-fancybox=\"irta-images\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-138157\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/tractor-digitalitzat.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85%\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9af9ae418ca83aafd473ef47dd6b3769 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"color:#ce003a;font-size:26px;font-style:italic;font-weight:700\"><strong><em>&#8220;Digitalisation represents a revolution that must be applied wisely in the agri-food sector to ensure its prosperity&#8221;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:80%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">This is a key research and innovation area for IRTA, and one that <strong>cuts across all our activity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\">That is why it is also one of our current strategic objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:90%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Within the framework of these four research areas, at IRTA we research and innovate with the aim of helping to transform food systems, and the Catalan agri-food sector in particular, towards a resilient present and a future of sustainable wellbeing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irta.cat\/en\/pla-estrategic-2024-2027\/\">Read the full Strategic 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