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Asie du Sud-Est insulaire
  • Southeast Asian islands

    Helping island societies and ecosystems adapt to climate change, ensuring food security, managing biodiversity and tree crops...

  • Continental Southeast Asia

    Supporting rubber growing, aquaculture and periurban agriculture, which provide many small-scale producers with an income, helping farmers adapt to markets and emerging animal diseases...

  • Other LAC regions

    Designing high-yielding, environmentally friendly farming and agroforestry systems, developing methods and tools suitable for small-scale producers, improving product quality and food safety...

  • Continental West Africa

    Food and energy security is a priority in this region, given the impact of climate change and population growth...

  • Coastal West Africa

    Using diversified agricultural development to guarantee food security for local populations, preserving natural resources against degradation...

  • East and southern Africa

    Supporting public policy for sustainable farming system management, fostering quality in animal production and animal health...

  • Central Africa

    Managing natural resources in dry grasslands and forest zones is a regional priority and a major issue for sustainable development...

  • Réunion and Mayotte

    CIRAD provides support in terms of managing territories with strong constraints, and emerging animal and plant diseases: risks, sanitary and environmental impact, multi-species cropping systems, genetic diversity...

  • Madagascar

    Managing the exceptional biodiversity found in Madagascar and developing upland rice growing systems suitable for the highlands...

  • Mediterranean

    Managing water requirements and controlling emerging diseases in a context of increasing pressure resulting from climate change and urbanization...

  • Languedoc-Roussillon

    In Montpellier, CIRAD has built a research centre with an international vocation: specialist laboratories and equipment and facilities for receiving, training and teaching students with a view to development in the South...

  • Île-de-France

    CIRAD’s head office is in Paris. The Jardin tropical campus is home to scientific and university teams and NGOs working on sustainable development, globalization and North-South relations...

  • Brazil

    Supporting low environmental impact farming practices in Amazonia, developing dynamic, reactive varietal creation operations, developing support policies for rural areas...

  • West Indies-French Guiana

    Biodiversity and the environment are major local issues, with research on “clean” bananas and multi-species cropping systems, a regional animal disease surveillance network, a natural forest observation system and biological resource centres...

CIRAD

A French research centre working with developing countries to tackle international agricultural and development issues

Working together for tomorrow's agriculture...

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  • New data on large-scale land deals

    Highlands of Madagascar. © CIRAD, M. Raunet

    02/05/2012 - Press release

    Today a new report and website provide important insight into the complex, global phenomenon of large-scale acquisition of land. They confirm this is a lasting trend and not a mere “bubble”. While the rush for land may have peaked in 2009, it continues. ...

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  • CIRAD is taking part in the first European Fascination of Plants Day

    Mangosteen flower. The mangosteen is a fruit that is very rich in natural antioxidants © CIRAD, F. Le Bellec

    02/05/2012 - Article

    On 14 May 2012, the scientific community in Languedoc-Roussillon will be participating in the ...

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  • Agreenium launches an on-line information and service platform

    Agreenium logo

    03/05/2012 - Press release

    "Agreenium Portal", the shop window for the Agreenium* members' research and training component, ...

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  • Price spikes and world food security - The need for change

    Price spikes and world food security - The need for change Benoît Daviron Perspective No. 15 April 2012  (page 1)

    03/05/2012 - Article

    This new issue of Perspective places food price spikes within the context of an upward trend ...

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  • CIRAD has been recognized for its excellent management standards

    Entrance to CIRAD's Lavalette campus in Montpellier © CIRAD, E. Bru

    19/04/2012 - Snippets

    The European Commission has awarded CIRAD a methodology certificate. This recognizes its ...

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  • Une compagnie pétrolière chinoise face à l’enjeu environnemental au Tchad

    Une compagnie pétrolière chinoise face à l’enjeu environnemental au Tchad Supervised by Geert van Vliet and Géraud Magrin Focales no. 9 AFD 2012 (cover)

    03/05/2012 - Article

    This book looks at the factors influencing environmental management by the China National ...

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  • Le temps de la Chine en Afrique. Enjeux et réalités au Sud du Sahara

    Le temps de la Chine en Afrique. Enjeux et réalités au Sud du Sahara Overseen by Jean-Jacques Gabas and Jean-Raphaël Chaponnière Karthala-Gemdev co-publication 2012 (cover)

    19/04/2012 - Article

    China has been in Africa for some time, but it has to be said that the figures for the past ...

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CIRAD and RIO+20


Our scientific priorities

  • Six lines of research
  • Research platforms in partnership worldwide

Our expertise in the fields of...

Sugarcane, cotton, banana, cocoa, rubber, forest resources, etc

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CIRAD is a founder member of Agreenium

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    Baobabs between sky and earth

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    Trailer for the film Baobab entre ciel et terre (English version) - Director: Stéphane Corduant - Scientific Advisor: Cyril Cornu and Pascal Danthu (CIRAD) - Executive Producer: Mada-Movie - Production: CIRAD - Editing: Philippe Causse
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