page_title: National Agricultural Technology Institute
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: National Agricultural Technology Institute / Activities
caption_attribution_description: English: Tipical molecular biology wetlab bench. Taken at INTA (Argentina) Español: Mesada de trabajo tipica de un laboratorio de biologia molecular. Foto tomada en el INTA Castelar, Argentina
context_page_description: The National Agricultural Technology Institute, commonly known as INTA, is an Argentine federal extension agency in charge of the generation, adaptation and diffusion of technologies, knowledge and learning procedures for the agriculture, forest and agro-industrial activities within an ecologically clean environment.
  Even though the institute, created in 1956, depends on the Secretary of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and Food of the Ministry of Economy and Production, it has financial and operative autarkic autonomy given by law 25641/02 that provides the Institute with the 0.5% of the importations.
context_section_description: The INTA researches and produces information and technologies applied to processes and products, that are later forwarded to the producers. It works, for instance, in the genetic improvement and development of specific properties of diverse cereals, fruits, flowers, forest trees and vegetables, as well as the handling of cultivations and native forests.
  Another important field is the sanity of the products; plagues control, weeds and diseases. It studies and researches the harvest, manipulation, packing, distribution and commercialisation of fruit and vegetables, as well as the handling and processing of meats and dairy products. 
  The institute also observes market behaviours of internal and external consume, as well as the economical impact of the different applied technologies.
caption: Molecular biology lab.
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