Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER

What Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER does

Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER is a public academic faculty of the National University of Entre Ríos, located in Oro Verde, Entre Ríos, Argentina. It delivers undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in agricultural sciences and serves as a regional hub for agronomic research and extension services in the Entre Ríos province. The faculty operates 195 hectares of experimental fields and dedicated laboratories covering soil, water, bromatology, and plant health analyses, which together form the empirical base for its teaching and research output.

Its core activities span three revenue-adjacent streams: tuition-supported degree programs (Ing. Agronómica and a doctoral program), fee-based laboratory and analytical services, and an extension/research portfolio delivered in collaboration with public and private partners. In 2024 it launched a Precision Agriculture Service with Agronorte S.A., applying data science methodologies to agronomic decision support, which represents its most direct move toward a commercial service model. The faculty is also active in professional training for municipal technicians.

The institution is funded principally through Argentine federal and provincial higher education appropriations, supplemented by research grants and service revenues. It is integrated into the national research and extension ecosystem through partnerships with COPAER, INTA, CONICET, AAPRESID, CREA, and the government of Entre Ríos, and is subject to CONEAU external evaluation for program accreditation. With 136 employees, it operates as a mid-sized regional faculty whose growth is bounded by public budget cycles and accreditation outcomes rather than market-driven scaling.

Name

Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER

Legal name

Universidad Nacional de Entre Ríos

Website

https://fca.uner.edu.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER is a public Argentine university faculty in Entre Ríos offering undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs in agricultural sciences, supported by 195 hectares of experimental fields and laboratories serving students, researchers, and regional agronomic clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oro Verde

HQ country

Argentina

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER is a public university faculty that delivers tuition-free undergraduate and graduate education in agricultural sciences, applied agricultural research on 195 hectares of experimental fields, and fee-based technical services including laboratory analyses (soil, water, seed, substrate, microbiology, animal nutrition) and a precision agriculture service. It also publishes the Revista Científica Agropecuaria and runs extension programs for municipalities and the regional productive sector.

Product overview

Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias UNER operates as an academic institution offering educational programs in agricultural sciences, supported by a portfolio of service products. The institution provides experimental fields (Campos Experimentales) spanning 195 hectares for research and practical training, laboratory testing services for soil, water, seeds, substrates, and animal nutrition, a precision agriculture service launched in 2024, and a scientific journal. These services are offered to external stakeholders including producers, advisors, and companies in the agricultural sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Experimental Fields (Campos Experimentales)

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agronorte S.A.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Agricultural company partner for the Precision Agriculture service. The partnership enables the faculty to provide specialized soil surveying and analysis services to producers using Agronorte's infrastructure and commercial network.
• COPAER (Consejo Profesional de Ingenieros Agrónomos de Entre Ríos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProfessional association of agricultural engineers in Entre Ríos. COPAER collaborates with the faculty on professional development, certification, and industry standards for the agricultural profession in the region.
• INTA (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Institute of Agricultural Technology - Argentina's main agricultural research institution. INTA works with the faculty on research projects, technology transfer, and extension activities.
• CONICET (Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational Scientific and Technical Research Council. CONICET supports research activities and researcher training, collaborating with faculty on scientific projects in agricultural sciences.
• Bolsa de Cereales de Entre RíosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGrain Exchange of Entre Ríos. Collaborates on market information, commodity analysis, and industry events related to agricultural production in the region.
• Cámara Arbitral de Cereales de Entre RíosminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArbitration Chamber for Cereals. Provides grain quality arbitration services and collaborates on quality standards and analysis methodologies.
• AAPRESID (Asociación Argentina de Productores en Siembra Directa)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine Association of No-Till Producers. Works on sustainable agriculture practices, no-till farming research, and conservation agriculture initiatives.
• CREAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerArgentine agricultural movement of rural groups. CREA groups collaborate on research, technology adoption, and sustainable production practices.
• VINTEC (Unidad de Vinculación Tecnológica UNER)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology Transfer Unit of UNER. Coordinates technology transfer agreements, intellectual property management, and collaborative research projects with external partners.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Wageningen University & Research: Globally leading agricultural and food sciences university with integrated research, education, and applied-science institutes. The international reference point for an agricultural faculty's potential research-and-service scope and a benchmark for combining academic and commercial activity.
• Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences: Large U.S. agricultural college with extensive research stations, extension service, and precision-agriculture programs. Comparable as a broad incumbent in teaching plus applied research with a regional extension mandate.
• University of California Davis — College of Agriculture: Top-ranked U.S. agricultural college combining teaching, research stations, and Cooperative Extension services. Comparable as a broad-incumbent reference for an integrated teaching + research + extension model, though at vastly larger scale.

Regional players

• Embrapa: Brazil's national agricultural research corporation, a regional leader in tropical and subtropical agricultural R&D. Comparable as a publicly funded applied-research organization in the same South American agricultural ecosystem, with a much larger scale and geographic footprint.

Direct peers

• Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional de La Pampa (UNLPam): Public Argentine agricultural faculty with undergraduate and graduate programs, experimental fields, and regional research focus. Comparable mission and structure, with a similar mix of teaching, research, and third-party technical services.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional del Nordeste (UNNE): Public Argentine agricultural faculty offering agronomy and forestry programs with research and extension functions. Comparable institutional structure and public-university service portfolio, though oriented to the NEA region rather than the Pampa Húmeda.
• Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad Nacional del Litoral (UNL): Public agricultural faculty based in Esperanza, Santa Fe, with undergraduate and graduate programs, experimental fields, and third-party laboratory services. Comparable in scale, mission, and service-line portfolio, and an immediate competitor for students and producers in the Litoral region.
• Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad Nacional de Rosario (UNR): Public Argentine agricultural faculty in Santa Fe province offering comparable undergraduate and graduate programs in agronomy with experimental fields and extension services. Closest geographic and structural peer to FCA UNER, with overlapping producer constituencies in the Pampa Húmeda.
• Facultad de Agronomía, Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA): Argentina's flagship agricultural faculty offering undergraduate and graduate programs in agronomic sciences with extensive experimental fields and research output. Directly comparable to FCA UNER in mission, scope, and structure; the primary national benchmark for academic quality and graduate employment.

Others

• INTA — Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria: Argentina's national agricultural research institute and a core strategic partner of FCA UNER. While not a teaching institution, INTA shares the applied-research, technology-transfer, and extension mandate and is the dominant public-sector agronomic research entity in the country.

Market position

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Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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