CIAD was created by a presidential Decree, published in the Official Registry of the Federation (Diario Oficial de la Federación) on Tuesday 22nd of September 1981.
On the 16th of March 1982, CIAD was set up as a public research institution. On the 31st of March 2000 the Board of Director CIAD was recognized under the Law for the promotion of Scientific and Technological Research.
We are an Institution dedicated to carry out scientific and technological research in food and development, to the formation of postgraduate human resources and to the diffusion of knowledge in our areas of expertise, therefore contributing to the economic and social welfare of the country.