National Institute for Agricultural and Food Research and Technology Contact email prados@inia.es Geographic scope National Country Spain Type of Institution Research Institute Name in original language Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria Legal status Public Role of record creator in institution / department Director / executive Climate-relevant agricultural research Climate change research in my institution / department is linked to agricultural research areas Yes Description of climate-relevant ag research One of the missions of INIA is to generate and transfer knowledge To confront agro-food and forestry sector challenges: food demand, climate change and sustainability, restrictions on food production and market globalisation. This is made by the execution and development of research and technology proyects in their centers and Departments. One of the main areas of reserach in INIA is climate change in the agircultural and forest production Main / core research areas Adaptation to climate change Climate change mitigation Impacts of climate change CC in agricultural systems - agriculture greenhouse gas emissions CC in agricultural systems - arable land, cropping systems CC in agricultural systems - forests CC in agricultural systems - mixed CC in agricultural systems - land, soils and territory CC in agricultural systems - water management Research level in your institution / department in the climate-related areas Doctoral or equivalent / ISCED 8 Post-doc Number of researchers in climate-related areas 50-200 Average yearly expenditure in your institution / department on climate change research in recent years (EUR) 1,000,000 - 5,000,000 Type of funding sources for your climate-related research Government Research focus Development focused, linkages with the South Collaborations with other organizations Industry Government International Organizations Regional Fora / regional bodies University / higher education What is the current trend of interest in climate-related research in your institution? Increasing: both researchers and funding bodies are increasingly interested What are your institution's plans regarding climate-related research? Increasing it
