On 1962, Colombian agriculture and livestock Institute Corporation was created by Decree 1562 from june 15th, to coordinate and intensify agricultural sciences research, teaching and extension work for a better and more harmonious development of all sector activities and specially to facilitate social agricultural reform.

On 1963, by means of Decree 3116, the Institute was given public stablishment decentralize nature and its organization pfocess started, the structure desing, statute, budget, personal, and incorporation and management of all resources of the Department of Agrarian Research Department (DIA).

On 1963, ICA acquired from the Ministry five national centers of agricultural and livestock research and seven experimental research stations located in the main areas of agroecological potential for production based on the species considered priorities for that time. These centers were Tibaitatá in Cundinamarca; Palmira, in Valle del Cauca; Tulio Ospina, in Bello Antioquia; La Libertad in Meta; San Jorge in Cundinamarca and La Selva, in Antioquia.