News
Science
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Greenhouse effect: pastures trap carbon
09/03/2010 - Article
Forests are not the only ecosystems capable of trapping carbon. Pasture could also be a good ...
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Citrus fruits have their climatic preferences!
25/02/2010 - Press release
CIRAD and Agro’Novae, an agrifood firm in the Alps of Haute Provence, have just launched a ...
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Two prizes for the Biotik software
11/03/2010 - Snippets
At the end of 2009, the software for the identification of tree species in the forests of the ...
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Decryption of the coffee genome has begun
11/01/2010 - Article
Boosting coffee production and quality is the main task set for the CIRAD and IRD teams working ...
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Questions for...
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Etienne Hainzelin: "Ecological intensification gives producers' engineering skills their rightful place"
24/02/2010 - Article
The topic of ecological intensification, chosen by CIRAD for its stand at this year's Paris ...
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Philippe Feldmann: "Biodiversity is a life insurance policy for humanity"
29/01/2010 - Article
In the face of global change, biodiversity is the keystone of development for current and future ...
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Institutional
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Food security and models of food consumption
05/03/2010 - Article
The first statement adopted by the INRA-CIRAD joint ethical advisory committee for agronomic ...
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CIRAD reaffirms its links with its Indonesian partners
10/03/2010 - Article
Three agreements have recently been signed by CIRAD and its Indonesian partners in the framework ...
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Coming up
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ICOPE 2010 or how to reconcile oil palm and the environment
12/02/2010 - Press release
The second International Conference on Oil Palm and Environment, ICOPE, organized by SMARTRI ...
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Just out
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CIRAD is twittering: follow us on Twitter!
08/03/2010 - Article
Find CIRAD’s news and diary on Twitter. ...
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Bois et forêts des tropiques No. 302
10/03/2010 - Article
Including a special report on dry forests ...
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Events
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From 05/03/2010 to 03/04/2010 - Languedoc-Roussillon, France
CinéSciences 2010
Fourth edition of the Languedoc-Roussillon scientific film festival, co-organized by CIRAD, which also has two films in the running: Yiriba, des sources de vie au Mali and Baobabs entre ciel et terre .
More info on the ConnaiSciences website -
From 24/03/2010 to 26/03/2010 - Montpellier, France
Taking stock of smallholder and community forestry: where do we go from here?
A seminar co-organized by CIFOR, CIRAD and the IRD as part of the Global Consultation on Agricultural Research for Development.
More information on the CIFOR website -
From 28/03/2010 to 31/03/2010 - Montpellier, France
Global conference on agricultural research for development (GCARD) / Conférence mondiale sur la recherche agricole pour le développement
An event organized by the Global Forum for Agricultural Research (GFAR). Local organizing committee: Agropolis International.
More information on the Agropolis International website -
From 26/04/2010 to 29/04/2010 - Montpellier, France
Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development - Highlights of Innovative Practices
A conference organized by the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD), Agropolis International, CIRAD, the IAMM, INRA and SupAgro Montpellier.
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On 04/05/2010 - Montpellier, France
"Cultivating Crisis" - Pesticides et « Suds » : des problématiques pour les sciences sociales
An international seminar on the social science aspects of pesticides and developing countries, co-organized by CIRAD and INRA.
Presentation and programme (PDF, 2.34 MB) (PDF - 2.34 Mo)
