Our mission

Laimburg Research Centre is the research center for the South Tyrolean agricultural and food processing sectors. We are a legal entity, dependent on the Autonomous Province of Bozen / Bolzano.

Through scientifically sound experimentation and research, we develop know-how, solutions to problems, and future-oriented innovations for the South Tyrolean agricultural and food processing sectors. With the research and experimental activities and the laboratory analyses we offer, we are able to help secure the continued development of local agricultural holdings.

We transmit our knowledge directly to our target groups via extension services. Our target groups are South Tyrolean agricultural and food processing companies; research, training, and consulting organizations; agricultural and food industry associations; and the general public.

Our Programme of activities

We coordinate our program of activities in Advisory Board meetings with representatives from the South Tyrolean agricultural and food processing sectors on an annual basis. This ensures that our research and experimental program directly addresses the real needs of agriculture and food processing in South Tyrol.

Every year, our more than 200 employees work on approximately 350 research and experimental projects pertaining to all areas of South Tyrolean agriculture.

We focus on the following specific areas of cultivation: fruit and wine growing, vegetables, berries and stone fruits, herbs, arable crops, and grassland management. We develop sustainable management strategies to make more efficient use of natural resources, such as water, soil, biodiversity, and the climate. Based on our profound understanding of biological mechanisms, the proper use of plant protection products, the use of digital technologies, and by breeding and testing robust varieties and rootstocks, we promote sustainable and resilient cultivation systems.

Our goal is to cover the entire food production chain, from cultivation all the way up to the finished product. This enables us to develop innovative methods that companies can use to produce food products of guaranteed quality and origin. To make full use of the appeal of regional alpine products, we promote the diversity of high-quality products from South Tyrol‘s mountain regions and collaborate on the development of regional recycling systems.

In our specialized laboratories, we perform reliable analyses for research projects as well as services for private entities.

From research to practical applications

As an application-oriented research facility, we attach great importance to quickly and efficiently circulating our research findings to agricultural practices and local companies.

This is why we disseminate new research and scientific findings to our target groups through consulting organizations, schools, lectures, practical demonstrations, and workshops, as well as through publications and our own Open Access Online Journal www.laimburgjournal.it.

We inform our stakeholders and the general public in an application- and target group-oriented manner via print media, radio, online media, at events, and via our website www.laimburg.it.