{"id":460766,"date":"2022-01-04T14:17:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T13:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cita-aragon.es\/historia-mision-vision-y-objetivos\/"},"modified":"2024-09-17T09:37:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-17T07:37:04","slug":"history-mission-vision-and-aims","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cita-aragon.es\/en\/history-mission-vision-and-aims\/","title":{"rendered":"History, Mission, Vision and Aims"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”texto”]The Agri-Food Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA) was created by Law 29\/2002 on 17 December 2002. It is a public body attached to the Department of Employment, Science and\u00a0 Universities of the Government of Aragon. \u00a0CITA carries out research and technology development work for the agri-food, forestry and environmental sectors.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]CITA is located on the Aula Dei Campus in Monta\u00f1ana, one of the most important agricultural research campuses in the country. Since 2015, together with the University of Zaragoza, it is part of the Agri-Food Institute of Aragon (IA2).[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1726558550305{margin-top: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”]The origin of CITA dates back to 1964 with the Centre for Agricultural Research and Development of the Ebro (CIDADE) promoted by the then Ministry of Agriculture, although the Agricultural Farm of Zaragoza, created in 1881, was its precursor. In 1970, following the restructuring of the National Institute for Agronomic Research (INIA), it became the Regional Centre for Agricultural Research and Development (CRIDA 03) with responsibility for Aragon, Navarre, the Basque Country and La Rioja. In 1984, the competences were transferred to the Autonomous Community of Aragon and the Agri-Food Research Service (SIA) was created, under the Department of Agriculture. In 2002, CITA was created to cover new fields of research and promote technological innovation in the fields of agri-food, forestry systems and the environment.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”2100″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_single_image image=”2147″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″ css=”.vc_custom_1641298444434{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″]

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[vc_custom_heading text=”Mission” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1674663147836{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]To produce quality scientific and technical information about the agri-food sector and the environment which is relevant for the private sector, government and the general public. Research must allow us to increase the sustainability, resilience and competitiveness of agri-food and forestry system as we face global change.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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[vc_custom_heading text=”Vision” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1674663198546{margin-bottom: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}”]To be a benchmark for research, technology development and innovation in the agri-food and environmental sector in Aragon, Spain and Europe.[\/vc_column_text]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”vc_default” gap=”30″][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_custom_heading text=”Aims” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23000000″ use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left” el_width=”70″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]CITA\u2019s aims are:[\/vc_column_text]