The Department of Agricultural Science (DipSA) provides a solid base of knowledge on a wide set of agricultural sciences and related disciplines, such as agronomy, plant protection, crop management, agricultural economics and rural appraisal. The DipSA research group involved in the ICT-AGRI calls has specific expertise in farm management and agri-food marketing, innovation adoption (precision farming and ICT in agriculture), food quality and safety management, sustainability evaluation, corporate social responsibility, social innovation.
Besides its research activities, DipSA is active in teaching and extension, as well as in collaboration with local and global enterprises.