Memoria INIA 2009

INIA as manager of the Spanish agricultural and agrifood research network
Actions undertaken:
1. Acquisition of new scientific and technical
equipment.
2. Modernization of existing equipment.
3. Equipment for management of scientific
documentation.
INIA managed the funds provided for these actions
by the European Structural Funds as Intermediary
Organization for their administration.
4.5 million Euros have been approved for acquisition
of infrastructure, of which 3.2 million Euros
were provided by FEDER.
In 2009 three agreements on the funds allocated
by the previous call for projects were signed with
three Autonomous Regions: Castilla y Leon, Murcia
and Valencia, for a total amount of 2 million Euros.
The same procedure was followed for the DOCUP
in the case of Catalonia, La Rioja, and the Basque
Country, for a total of 2.4 million Euros.
Competence Centres
The following Scientific and Technological
Competence Centres continued their activities
during 2009 through a coordination effort
between INIA and the CCAA:
CECOC-PTC
(Scientific and Technological Competence Centre in
Processed Meat Products)
This was the first Competence Centre created by
decision of the Coordination Commission. It is located
at Monells (Girona) in the Autonomous Region
of Catalonia.The creation of this centre included a
call for scientific and technological groups that
resulted in the incorporation of 11 public and 3 private
sector groups and a technology centre. The
centre is staffed by more than 180 highly qualified
researchers. A technological platform for the meat
sector is being created, to which INIA contributes
more than 50% of the total budget.
Table 3
Permanent activities in conservation of animal genetic resources
AUTONOMOUS REGIONS & ORGANIZATIONS
Andalucía
Huelva University
Aragón
Centre for Agriculture Research and Technology (CITA)
Asturias
Regional Service for Agriculture and Food
Research and Technology (SERIDA)
Castilla-La Mancha
General Directorate of Technological Policy
Catalonia
Institute for Food and Agricultural Research
and Technology (IRTA)
Barcelona Autonomous University
Madrid
INIA-SGIT
BANKS
Development and maintenance of a sperm bank of caprine
breeds. Payoya and Blanca of Andalucia
In-situ conservation or Pyrenean breeds
Conservation of a sperm bank of Asturian
autochthonous domestic breeds
Conservation of the Iberian pig herd
Conservation of three Catalan chicken breeds
Conservation of Catalonian donkey semen
Conservation of bovine, ovine and porcine semen
Conservation of seventeen Spanish chicken breeds
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