National Agricultural Technology Institute

The National Agricultural Technology Institute (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria), 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.

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.

The INTA has a directive board composed of members of both the official and the private sector; they define the politics at national level.

Research and producers' capacitation takes place in 44 experimental agricultural stations and 240 extension units around the country.