SITE VISIT OBJECTIVES
To present Agroinnova's fields of interest in research and agro-environmental technology transfer and to illustrate some of Agroinnova's international co-operation programs and activities in China, as examples of sustainable agriculture.

INSTITUTION/COMPANY PROFILE
AGROINNOVA is a Centre of Competence developed by plant pathologists at the University of Turin. It is located on the University Campus of Grugliasco (Turin). AGROINNOVA brings together the skills acquired so far by public and private, Italian and international researchers in the fields of agro-environment and agricultural and food industry. AGROINNOVA carries out research, knowledge and technology transfer, life-long learning and communication on up-to-date topics in the above stated sectors. Four academic professors, 50 PhD students, postdoc fellows, consultants and technicians, more than 30 ongoing research projects worldwide, 12 high level courses carried out during the period 2003-2005 are some of Agroinnova's specific features. Currently, most of its staff is based in Italy while the rest is abroad (Beijing, Beograd). In particular, AGROINNOVA operates in Grugliasco, at the Ministry for Environmental and Territory in Rome and in Albenga, at the Experimental Centre of the Chamber of Commerce of Savona.