In the face of climate change and global population growth, ensuring access to food by improving productivity and efficiency is of vital importance. The Humid Pampa region—Argentina’s productive core—can rise to this challenge and become a leading territory for envisioning the sustainable development of agriculture in the region.

The Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Agriculture (CISA) is located in Mercedes, Buenos Aires Province, within a flat and extremely fertile landscape marked by a clearly defined horizon line. Conceived as a state-promoted technological hub for innovation, CISA acknowledges agriculture as one of the country’s main economic activities and aims to strengthen it through applied research.

The project spans 132 hectares and combines an ecological land-use strategy with cutting-edge technology, experimental fields, and scientific research areas. The Masterplan transforms a previously abandoned heritage property into a campus for technology and innovation, repurposing historical buildings and preserving existing vegetation to safeguard the site’s ecosystem services. Research through experimentation takes place in open fields and in a newly built laboratory constructed entirely using glued laminated timber technology. Additional infrastructure includes greenhouses and support facilities for agriculture.
This regional hub sets a precedent in applied research and agricultural transformation, offering a significant contribution to Argentina’s productive development in response to the challenges of climate change and the urgent need to ensure food security.