The Navarre Institute of Agri-Food Technologies and Infrastructures (INTIA) is a public company created by the Government of Navarra to offer advanced services for developing the agri-food sector. It was founded in 2011 by merging several public companies with over 30 years of experience in agriculture, irrigation, and food. INTIA is organized into three divisions for innovation, irrigation infrastructure, and food quality/certification. It conducts research, experiments, and technical support to promote the agricultural and food sectors through collaboration with public and private partners.
2. Instrumental entity
Within the Government of
Navarra
Rural Development, the
Environment and Local
Administration
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PUBLIC COMPANY
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Public Company created by the Government
of Navarra
Mission: is to offer advanced market-
oriented services for the development of the
Agro-Alimentary sector, based on quality,
efficiency, innovation and sustainability
Founded in 1/10/2011 from the fusion of
several Public Companies with over 30 years
worth of experience in agriculture, irrigation
and in the food industry
It is financed by the Government of Navarra,
partners, various clients, foundations and
R&D projects
4. OBJECTIVES
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Sharing information related to production systems and techniques
Conducting Research
Conducting Experiments
Offering Information and Support
Services
create activities that promote and boost the development of the agricultural and agro-
alimentary sectors
collaborate with public, private, national and foreign companies
The Development of irrigation and water supply systems
The control and certification of agro-alimentary products and processes
The merchandising of the previously mentioned products
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THE STRUCTURE
It is organized in 3 divisions:
ITG Division Innovation and Technology
Involved in Research, Conducting Experiments and Support for the Agricultural
Sector.
Irrigation and Infrastructure Division
Involved in the planning and implementing of irrigational projects.
Alimentary Division
Involved in promotion, control and certification of the quality of the agro-
alimentary production.
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AREAS OF EXPERTISE
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Crop Protection and phytosanitary products
Animal health
Animal genetics and plant varieties
New techniques Cultivation Technologies and Techniques
Animal feed and husbrandy
Organic and chemical fertilization
Agricultural machines
Irrigation and infrastructures
Automation of animal husbandry
Sustainability, waste management and energy efficiency
Precision agriculture, use of IT&C, and decision making tools
Techno-economical management Quality Control and certification
Agro-alimentary marketing and merchandising
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SOME FIGURES OF INTIA
2014 Budget 14,2 million euros
198 workers
14 field for conducting experiments, 13 territorial offices, wide network of farmers
and cooperatives that work with us in experiments
150 highly qualified technicians
Partners: more than 70 cooperatives, 28 groups, 12.000 farmers, 1.300 ranchers
269 R&D and experimentation projects during 2014, 77 through contracts with
companies
84 training acitivities planned in 2014 (courses, congresses, seminars…) for more
than 3.800 people
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Generate – Capture knowledge
Transfer
TROUBLES
DETECTION
PLANNING
EXPERIMENTS
CONCLUSIONS
EXPERIMENTS
OFFERING
INFORMATION AND
SUPPORT
TECHNICAL
RESEARCH
PARTNERS
Cooperatives
Groups
AGROINDUSTRY
Two Pillars:
Main Activities of ITG Division
Conducting experiments - Research || Offering information and support || Financial management
and accountancy
12. Offering Technical Information and support
Partners / Member farmers
CLOSENESS. Needs
CONFIDENCE. Impartiality and objetivity
FOLLOW ADVICES
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Offering information and support
Explanations, posters in cooperatives
Showing conducted experimentations
Ongoing training courses
Navarra Agraria Magazine
website www.intiasa.es
SMS messages…
Knowledge transfer
Main Activities of ITG Division
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NO IRRIGATED AREAS TO IRRIGATED AREAS
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF IRRIGATED AREAS (TO PRESSURE
SYSTEMS)
IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OF IRRIGATED AREAS
DEVELOP THE NAVARRE CANAL
AND ITS IRRIGATION ZONE
INTIA´S IRRIGATION CONDUCTED PROJECTS
15. Navarre Canal
177 kilometres
Three phases:
1st
phase. Completed. More than 22.000 ha
Expansion 1st
phase. Under way
Second phase. Being planned
ITOIZ reservoir
418 hm3
capacity
500 hm3
regulation
Irrigation zone
59.160 ha
Our Major Project: Navarre Canal
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18. Inspection as a body control: We inspect food
products quality in order to be certified by an external
Certification Body or by Administration.
Services offered
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Product certification: Product Certification according
the 45011 international standard required to the
Certification Bodies by EU and another private quality
standards.
New quality food regulations: Development of Standards required for creating
or updating technical standards for different referential quality public and private
in the agro-alimentary sphere.
Tasting services: We develop organoleptic tests as a Certified official tasting
panel (Extra Virgin Olive Oil) and other Wine tasting panels from different quality
standards.
19. Promotion of quality brands: promote and spread the Regional
Quality Brand called “Reyno Gourmet”. Add companies and
quality products of Navarre to the brand.
Trade Fairs and Promotional events: assist agri-food companies
attending to the Trade Fairs in terms of Services, as booth design
and construction, logistic, organization, coordination for greater
focus on commercial prospecting. We organize promotional
events and public relations.
Communication services: propose effective and innovative
marketing solutions to enhance perception, boost awareness and
develop sales. Quality Brand “Reyno Gourmet” and other brands.
Shopper marketing: We organize in store marketing activities,
like promotional campaigns, tastings, coupons, placing, etc, with
most of the Spanish Supermarket Chains Organización.
Services offered
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