Centro de Estudios del Sistema Agroalimentario

What Centro de Estudios del Sistema Agroalimentario does

Centro de Estudios del Sistema Agroalimentario operates as the Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias of the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora (FCA-UNLZ), a public academic unit within Argentina's national university system. It delivers tuition-free undergraduate degrees (Ingeniería Agronómica, Ingeniería Zootecnista), complementary curricular cycles leading to licenses (such as Gestión de la Calidad e Inocuidad de los Alimentos and Enseñanza de las Ciencias Biológicas), technical programs, graduate offerings (including the Maestría en Floricultura), and an expanding portfolio of fee-based diplomaturas in areas such as precision agriculture, feedlot management, regenerative livestock, agri-food processing, and agricultural communication.

The faculty's operational backbone combines a Moodle-based virtual campus (Aula Virtual) hosting over 100 courses with on-campus infrastructure that includes newly inaugurated classrooms, an experimental field with production modules for poultry, goats, horticulture, and floriculture, Argentina's first university precision agriculture laboratory, and the Carro Almacén 'Don Nino' as a community-facing point of sale for experimental-field products. Research and extension assets include the unique-in-country Criolla Patagónica cattle genetic recovery program, a scientific journal (Revista Científica FCA-UNLZ), and the first Spanish-language environmental footprint measurement guide.

Economically, the entity is a government-funded public institution whose core 'revenue' is Argentine state appropriations supporting free degree programs; supplementary revenue is generated through fee-based diplomaturas, third-party technology transfer and laboratory services (Secretaría de Vinculación Tecnológica), and modest transactional revenue from experimental-farm product sales. Distribution is hybrid (on-campus, virtual, and partner-location delivery through the Programa Puentes framework), and the faculty sits within the AUDEAS national network of agricultural faculties, giving it structural positioning across academic, governmental, and industry channels in Argentina.

Name

Centro de Estudios del Sistema Agroalimentario

Legal name

Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias - Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora

Website

https://agrarias.unlz.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias of the Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora is a public Argentine university faculty offering tuition-free undergraduate and graduate degrees in agricultural sciences, an expanding portfolio of fee-based specialization diplomas, and applied research infrastructure including Argentina's first university precision agriculture laboratory and a unique Criolla Patagónica cattle genetic program.

Ownership category

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Product category

Agricultural Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities

Education/Higher Education (Colleges & Universities)/Technical & Polytechnic Universities

Keywords

• Agricultural sciences education
• University degree programs
• Professional diploma programs
• Agricultural technology services
• Research and extension services

Headquarters

HQ city

Llavallol, Buenos Aires

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public University Funding: As a public national university, the faculty receives government funding. Degree programs (Ingeniería Agronómica, Ingeniería Zootecnista) are tuition-free (no arancel), funded by the Argentine state.
2. Technology Transfer and Third-Party Services: The Secretaría de Vinculación Tecnológica provides paid laboratory, consulting, training, and advisory services to third parties including genotype trials, soil and water analysis, food quality testing, statistical analysis, and market studies.
3. Diplomatura and Extension Program Fees: Some diploma programs and specialization courses charge tuition fees. For example, the Diplomatura en Agricultura de Precisión is described as 'arancelada' (tuition-based), while the Diplomatura Feedlot offers a 20% discount to Cámara Argentina de Feedlot members.
4. Product Sales from Experimental Farm: Revenue generated from selling products cultivated in the faculty's experimental field, production modules, and the Carro Almacén 'Don Nino', including horticultural products, eggs, honey, firewood, and flower seedlings.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora provides undergraduate, technical, graduate, complementary curricular, and professional diploma education in agricultural and related sciences. It supports this education with experimental fields, production modules, laboratories, a Moodle virtual campus, research, extension, and technology-transfer services. It also generates limited revenue from some fee-based diplomas, third-party laboratory and advisory work, and products produced in its experimental spaces.

Product overview

Centro de Estudios del Sistema Agroalimentario (Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias de la UNLZ) operates as an educational institution offering a comprehensive portfolio of academic products. The core offerings consist of undergraduate degree programs (Ingeniería Agronómica, Ingeniería Zootecnista) and graduate programs, supplemented by technical programs and extensive diploma offerings (Diplomaturas). The institution supports its academic mission with a Moodle-based virtual campus (Campus Virtual FCA UNLZ), physical infrastructure including recently inaugurated classrooms, a scientific journal, technological services for third parties, an experimental field with a sales outlet (Carro Almacén Don Nino), and Argentina's first university precision agriculture laboratory. Programs range from agricultural engineering and zootechnics to specialized diplomas in precision agriculture, feedlot management, sheep production, agro-food processing, and agricultural communication, delivered through face-to-face, virtual, and hybrid modalities.

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Products and services

• Agronomic Engineering (Ingeniería Agronómica) Undergraduate degree program in agricultural sciences for students seeking professional preparation, with access to the faculty's experimental fields, production modules, laboratories, and research activities.
• Zootechnical Engineering (Ingeniería Zootecnista) Undergraduate degree program in animal production and zootechnical sciences, supported by the faculty's teaching, experimental, and research infrastructure.
• Agroecological Production Technical Degree (Técnico Universitario en Producción Agroecológica) University technical program providing applied training in agroecological production and an articulation pathway to undergraduate degree studies.
• Master's Degree in Floriculture (Maestría en Floricultura) Graduate-level program for professionals, researchers, and graduates seeking advanced study in floriculture.
• Food Quality and Safety Management Licensure (Licenciatura en Gestión de la Calidad e Inocuidad de los Alimentos) Complementary curricular program leading to a licentiate for holders of an enabling academic title who want to specialize in food quality and safety management.
• Biological Sciences Teaching Licensure (Enseñanza de las Ciencias Biológicas) Complementary curricular program leading to a licentiate for eligible graduates seeking advanced preparation in biological sciences education.
• Social Economy Licensure (Economía Social) Complementary curricular program leading to a licentiate for eligible graduates seeking advanced study in social economy.
• Agricultural Communication Diploma (Diplomatura Universitaria en Comunicación Agropecuaria) Specialized diploma for professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students seeking continuing education in communication applied to the agricultural sector.
• Spray Technologies Diploma (Diplomatura en Tecnologías de Pulverización) Specialized diploma in spray technologies for agricultural professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• Agri-food Processing Diploma (Diplomatura Universitaria en Procesamiento Agroalimentario) Specialized diploma in agrifood processing for professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students seeking continuing education.
• Precision Agriculture and New Technologies Diploma (Diplomatura en Agricultura de Precisión y Nuevas Tecnologías) Fee-based professional diploma in precision agriculture and new technologies, with program delivery through virtual, hybrid, and in-person formats.
• Feedlot Establishment Management Diploma (Diplomatura Universitaria en Gestión de Establecimientos de Engorde a Corral) Fee-based diploma for professionals, producers, technicians, and students seeking comprehensive management of feedlot operations; Cámara Argentina de Feedlot members receive a 20% tuition discount.
• Sheep Production Systems Diploma (Diplomatura Internacional en Manejo y Gestión Innovadora de los Sistemas de Producción Ovina) International professional diploma in innovative management of sheep production systems for agricultural professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• Integrated Fruit Production and Applied Technology Diploma (Diplomatura en Gestión Integral de la Producción y Tecnología en Frutales) Specialized diploma in integrated fruit production and applied technology for professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• Agricultural Machinery Operation and Management Diploma (Diplomatura en Manejo y Operación de Maquinarias Agrícolas) Specialized diploma in the management and operation of agricultural machinery for professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• Responsible Product Management in the Seed Industry Diploma (Diplomatura en Gestión Responsable del Producto en la Industria Semillera) Specialized diploma in responsible product management for the seed industry, offered to professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• Regenerative Livestock Diploma (Diplomatura en Ganadería Regenerativa) Professional diploma focused on regenerative livestock sustainability and efficient forage use for professionals, technicians, producers, consultants, and students.
• International Quality, Safety, and Agri-food Processes Diploma (Diplomatura Internacional en Calidad, Inocuidad y Procesos Agroalimentarios) International hybrid diploma for people connected to the agroindustrial and agrifood sector who need specialized education in quality, safety, and agrifood processes.
• English Phonetics and Phonology Diploma (Diplomatura en Fonética y Fonología de la Lengua Inglesa) Specialized diploma in English phonetics and phonology available through the faculty's diploma portfolio.
• Third-party Technology Transfer Services (Servicios Tecnológicos) Paid services for third parties covering genotype and product trials, laboratory determinations, seed quality, soil and water analysis, molecular markers, food analysis, statistical and market analysis, consulting, and training.
• Experimental-Field Produce and Products (Productos del Campo Experimental) Horticultural products, eggs, honey, firewood, flower seedlings, and other products produced in the faculty's experimental field and production modules and sold through the Carro Almacén Agrarias 'Don Nino' point of sale.

Quantifiable outcome

• 58 graduates in 2025, a record year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

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Ideal customer profiles5 records

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AUDEAS (Asociación Universitaria de Educación Agropecuaria Superior)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 August 2026AUDEAS is a national association of agricultural sciences faculties of Argentine public universities. The FCA-UNLZ hosted the II Reunión Nacional de AUDEAS 2026, addressing accreditation processes, AI in higher education, student mobility, and shared research initiatives.
• Dr. Víctor MiliciaminorOthers · 1 August 2026Donor of the antique fair cart that was converted into the 'Carro Almacén Don Nino' point of sale. The donor's family built the original cart, and its reuse connects the faculty's productive commercialization initiative with the donor's personal history with the institution.
• Ministerio de Desarrollo Agrario de la Provincia de Buenos AirescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 August 2026The ministry collaborates with the faculty on research and innovation projects. Minister Javier Rodríguez participated in the AUDEAS meeting and engaged with university authorities on cooperation lines between the ministry and agricultural faculties.
• Programa Puentes (Gobierno de la Provincia de Buenos Aires)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 April 2026The faculty delivers diploma programs in various municipalities across Buenos Aires Province through the Programa Puentes initiative. Municipal university centers serve as venues for agricultural training courses, strengthening ties between the university and local productive territories.
• Concesionario Semtraco (Monte Maíz, Córdoba) and Concesionario Chayé Hnos. (Balcarce, Buenos Aires)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Agricultural equipment dealerships serving as venue partners for the in-person components of the Diplomatura en Agricultura de Precisión y Nuevas Tecnologías, providing real-world technology demonstration environments.
• Centro Universitario de Navarro, Pcia de Buenos AiresminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Partner location for the Diplomatura Universitaria en Procesamiento Agroalimentario, bringing the faculty's programs to a regional university center in Navarro, Buenos Aires Province.
• Cámara Argentina de Feedlot (CAF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 February 2026Strategic articulation between Agrarias-UNLZ and the Cámara Argentina de Feedlot for the development of the only university diploma in feedlot management in the country. Includes 20% tuition discount for CAF members. The diploma combines academic expertise with industry experience through a joint curriculum developed with sector specialists.
• Municipio Almirante BrownminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Collaboration agreement for the 'Censo de Arbolado Urbano' (urban tree census) project, integrating the faculty's technical expertise with municipal needs for urban green space management.
• ACUMAR (Museo Casa de la Cultura)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2024Collaboration under the 'Sembrar Soberanía Alimentaria' project, focusing on food sovereignty initiatives in the territory under ACUMAR's jurisdiction.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Facultad de Agronomía - Universidad de Buenos Aires: Argentina's flagship agricultural faculty at UBA, also a public SUN institution offering Ingeniero Agrónomo and related degrees with research and extension mandates. Most direct comparable on program mix, public funding model, and AUDEAS membership.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias - Universidad Nacional de Rosario: Argentine agricultural faculty with agronomic engineering, animal production, and continuing education programs. Co-member of AUDEAS and operates a comparable public-university model with paid postgraduate diploma offerings.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias y Forestales - Universidad Nacional de La Plata: Public SUN agricultural faculty in Buenos Aires Province offering agronomic engineering and forestry programs with similar experimental field infrastructure. Comparable scale, regional overlap, and direct participation in AUDEAS activities alongside FCA-UNLZ.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias - Universidad Nacional de Córdoba: One of the oldest agricultural faculties in Argentina under UNC, a public SUN institution offering agricultural engineering, animal sciences, and extension programs with similar CONEAU-accredited structure.

Others

• Cámara Argentina de Feedlot (CAF): Industry chamber representing Argentine feedlot operators, partnered with FCA-UNLZ to develop the country's only university feedlot management diploma. Provides industry demand signal, member pipeline for paid diplomaturas, and joint curriculum co-design.
• Asociación Universitaria de Educación Agropecuaria Superior (AUDEAS): National association of agricultural faculties at Argentine public universities; FCA-UNLZ recently hosted its II Reunión Nacional 2026. Functions as coordinating ecosystem body for accreditation, joint research, and continuing education across peer faculties.

Broad incumbents

• University of California, Davis - College of Agriculture: U.S. land-grant College of Agriculture with precision agriculture initiatives, livestock breeding programs, and extension services analogous to FCA-UNLZ. Comparable educational breadth but with state funding model and significantly larger research output.
• Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA): Argentina's national agricultural research and extension institute operating experimental stations across the country. Functions as both a research counterpart and a major employer of FCA-UNLZ graduates (e.g., alumni leading INTA Rama Caída Experimental Station).
• Wageningen University & Research: World-leading agricultural and food sciences university in the Netherlands offering undergraduate and graduate programs in agronomy, animal sciences, and precision agriculture. Comparable academic scope and applied research orientation but at much greater scale and international reach.

Regional players

• Escuela Agrícola Panamericana Zamorano: Premier Latin American agricultural university (Honduras) offering four-year undergraduate programs in agronomy, animal science, and food technology. Comparable in mission to internationalize agrifood education, though based in Central America rather than the Southern Cone.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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