The Research Institute for Tropical Root and Tuber Crops (INIVIT)—one of the centers under the Ministry of Agriculture—possesses significant strengths, talent, expertise, and up-to-date scientific and technical information. It leverages this intellectual potential for the benefit of the agricultural sector, ensuring its application in practical production. Its mission is to provide the fundamental scientific and technical foundation that contributes to the sustainability and competitiveness of the production chain for roots, rhizomes, tubers, plantains, bananas, vegetables, and papayas.

Furthermore, the institute possesses a high level of scientific potential, contributing a wealth of current information. New findings are constantly being generated regarding crops of economic interest—crops that are particularly vital to the nation’s food security and to other institutions dedicated to agricultural development.

The institution has also been part of the transformations taking place across the country, specifically through the adoption of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the processing and dissemination of information. These changes have presented both a significant challenge and a new phase of development, focused on maximizing existing technological capabilities to offer high-value-added services and products with greater efficiency and quality. Leveraging these technologies, the electronic journal “Agricultura Tropical” was developed using the Open Journal Systems (OJS) platform, which facilitates the comprehensive management of the editorial process via the web.

“Agricultura Tropical” is INIVIT’s first electronic journal, available online at: http://ojs.inivit.cu or https://agriculturatropical.edicionescervantes.com.

It is an open-access, digital, serial publication of a scientific-technical nature, which forms part of the institution’s communication strategy; it publishes content in both Spanish and English.

Since its inception on October 20, 2015, it was published with a semi-annual frequency, producing one volume per year. As of 2025, it has moved away from issue-based publication, adopting a "continuous publication" model—without discrete issues—as its method of dissemination. Each article is published once its editorial process is complete. It was certified by CITMA (under code 2253119) in May 2019.