The history of DCSATS goes back to 1967, when it was established as one of the three Departments of ITS (together with the Department of Animal Husbandry in the Tropics and Subtropics and with the Department of Technical and Economic Development of Rural Areas in the Tropics and Subtropics). The main research objective of DCSATS is to develop improved technologies in the production of new and alternative crops. Until 1989 only foreign students from the developing countries were admitted for studies of crop production in the tropics and subtropics. Czech students started this specialized studies in 1992.
