UNIFI is a public higher education institution endowed with the autonomy recognized by the Italian Constitution. It is one of the largest organisations for research and higher education in Italy with about 55,000 students, and 1,700 teaching and research staff. Researchers at the University of Florence operate within 21 different departments and can benefit from approximately 40 research structures. The Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI) carries on the legacy of a century long tradition of Agricultural and Forestry studies at the UNIFI. DAGRI is the second-largest Department of the University of Florence and the only one in the Agricultural field.
