We are a civil entity with its own independent criteria, especially representative of the Catalan and Spanish agricultural area.
We bring together the majority of agricultural business profiles in Catalonia, from producers and processors to processors and marketers, from micro and small companies to medium, large and multinational agricultural and agri-food companies.
L’Institut també el formen empreses de serveis agraris i aquelles empreses vinculades estretament a l’economia rural, com el turisme agrari i les activitats culturals agràries.
L’Institut acull i defensa la propietat rústega i rural ja que aquesta és un puntal essencial de l’economia agrària i un actiu irrenunciable per a les seves empreses.
Generem estratègies de comunicació i opinió al servei del sector agroalimentai i forestal.
Divulguem, mitjançant la nostra revista, les fitxes informatives, la pàgina web, llibres i publicacions diverses.
Sense cap ànim de lucre els associats treballem, mà a mà, per desenvolupar i reformar multitud de lleis en benefici del sector, amb lleialtat al conjunt de la societat, defensant el dret que tenim d’estar formats i informats continuadament per poder accedir, amb bons resultats, dins la nova era tecnològica que tot just ara comencem.
Respecting the individual freedoms of the citizens of the citizen and their privacy.
Defending human values els valors humans as an asset of business activity.
Towards an agri-food and forestry sector in free conditions to grow and compete like any other economic sector. There is no structural balance, with a greater number of small and medium-sized companies rooted and flexible in the territory. Economically sound, technically efficient and socially just.
L’Institut Agrícola is a bridge that continuously connects institutional and political powers with civil society, with citizens, especially those who live in the rural and agricultural world and have an interest in its economic and business development.
L’Institut Agrícola works and collaborates with other Catalan, Spanish and European societies. It understands society as a set of shared interests among citizens that, when properly articulated, generate satisfaction and common benefit.
L’Institut Agrícola has always figured in the category of the great civil associations that give impetus and vitality and that in matters of importance, hold the representation and opinion of the citizens. L’Institut is an integral part of the G16, a dialogue and exchange group that is made up of the most influential and consolidated Catalan associations.
L’Institut Agrícola has lived together and been related to all kinds of entities and has supported the most varied initiatives, especially in support of the economic and business activities that take place in rural areas. Currently, he participates and collaborates in the government and the smooth running of commercial, economic and business associations such as: FOMENT DEL TREBALL NACIONAL, FEDERATION OF SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (FEPIME), CEOE and others of lesser relevance.
The governing bodies of L’lnstitut Agrícola are:
The management structure of L’Institut Agrícola is based on the General Assembly, the supreme and sovereign body of the institution. All members are represented at the Assembly.
The ordinary governing body of the entity is the Board of Directors. Its members are appointed every four years through nominations from among the members.
The Executive Council discusses and decides on the ordinary affairs of the entity. It is formed by the members of the Board of Directors, among whom, at least, there is the President, the Vice-President, the Secretary and the Treasurer. It corresponds to the permanent collegiate body that carries out the direction, management and administration of the entity, by delegation of the Board of Directors.
The President is elected by the General Assembly, in the same candidacy as the Executive Committee, and for a four-year term. It represents the entity in all kinds of actions and chairs all the Government bodies.
This corporation was founded on 22 May 1851 in Barcelona. It is currently the oldest agricultural business association in Spain and, at the same time, one of the oldest in Europe.
