The National Institute of Agricultural Technology (INTA) is a decentralized public body with operational and financial self-sufficiency , which is under the Ministry of Agribusiness of the Nation. Created in 1956 , its objectives and efforts are oriented towards innovation as the engine of national development. As a member of the National System of Science, Technology and National Innovation, it develops capacities for the agroindustrial sector and participates in networks that foster inter-institutional cooperation; It generates knowledge and technologies that it puts at the service of different sectors of society, through its extension, information and communication systems . INTA's contributions allow the country to achieve greater potential and generate new opportunities to access regional and international markets with products and services with high added value.