The Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II (IAV) is a multidisciplinary Polytechnic Center for biological and earth sciences and technologies based on an integrated system for high education, training and scientific research to serve agricultural and rural development. IAV is one of the main components of the National Agricultural Research System. It has developed high agricultural research capacities covering agronomy, horticulture, veterinary medicine, food industry and nutrition, topography, rural equipment, and environmental research. It has built strong partnerships regionally and internationally.