DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL & VETERINARY SCIENCES

Department oriented towards the development of anticipation, resilience, and risk management strategies.

To contribute, from the Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences and in interdisciplinary coordination with the other areas of CITED, to the strengthening of prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery in the face of risks, catastrophes, and disruptive events, promoting the protection of people, animals, agricultural production systems, and the environment, under a One Health and Sustainable Development approach.

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The Department will initially focus on establishing its working team and will direct its first actions towards the prevention and preparedness stages, through the generation and transfer of scientific-technical knowledge, the strengthening of institutional and community capacities, and the development of tools that foster advanced preparedness for various risk scenarios.

OBJECTIVES

• To generate and disseminate applied knowledge for comprehensive risk management in agricultural and veterinary systems.

• To develop prevention, mitigation, and recovery strategies for production systems affected by natural, technological, or sanitary disasters.

• To strengthen institutional and community capacities for preparedness and response to emergencies involving animals (companion, production, or wildlife), agricultural production, and public health.

• To advise public, private, and civil society organizations on agricultural and veterinary risk management.

• To promote the incorporation of the One Health approach into emergency planning and management.

• To drive the creation and consolidation of formal, interdisciplinary, and cross-cutting research lines in Agricultural, Veterinary, and Environmental Sciences, oriented towards the prevention, preparedness, mitigation, and management of risks, catastrophes, and disruptive events, coordinating and enhancing existing research capacities and lines within the Faculty.