Independent institute which conducts applied research on agriculture for Venezuela’s Ministery of Science and Technology. Its research laboratories include:
- soil analysis
- plant analysis
- water analysis for irrigation
- contaminants of soil, plants and water
- nutricion analysis
- toxicology
- food technology
- microbiology
- diagnosis and control of pests
- animal health service
- biological quality control
- cell cultivation
The website is in Spanish and includes details of each of INIA’s regional units. It does not have any publications that can be downloaded.