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Institute for Tropical Scientific Research (IICT) /
Portugal
Address
Rua da Junqueira 30
Town/City
Lisboa
POST/ZIP code
1349-007
Telephone No.
(+351) 1-3616340
Fax Number
(+351) 1-3631460
Web Address
www.iict.pt
Organisational Structure
IICT aims to promote and undertake scientific and technological research for tropical areas. It includes 23 specialised research centres, integrated in 6 scientific departments which embrace areas such as: Agrarian Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geographic Engineering, Biological Sciences, Historical, Economical and Sociological Sciences and Ethnological and Ethno-Museological Sciences. It also possesses a Documentation and Information Centre.
Research Programs
IICT is a scientific institution depending of the Ministry for Science and Technology. The aims of its activity are mainly concerned with the promotion and accomplishment of: scientific and technological research focussed on the tropical areas; co-operation with countries of those regions, specially the Portuguese-speaking countries in Africa; contributing to the solution of their scientific or technical problems and the training of scientific staff.
Institutes / Stations:
Research Centre for Agricultural Production and Technology (CEPTA)
Tropical Agricultural Museum-Garden (JMAT)
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