The Institute of Agriculture-Kyustendil is a structural link of the Agricultural Academy of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food and is a specialized departmental research institution for investigation of theoretical and practical problems in agriculture, introduction of Bulgarian and foreign achievements in this area, assistance to the growers for the development and prosperity of this branch. It is an assignee of the founded with Ordinance №2646/19.12.1929 of the Ministry of Agriculture and state properties, Fruit-growing Experimental Station, Kyustendil.
    After its foundation this scientific institution became not only the first practical, but also the first scientific fruit-growing center in our country. Here, down the ages prominent scientists worked at the domain of fruit-growing.
    Nowadays the researchers and specialists from the Institute of Agriculture aim to face all challenges set in front of the agricultural science and practice.