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Brochure - Quality research on an international campus
Languedoc-Roussillon
The Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Office represents CIRAD General Management as regards the State authorities in the region and all the local authorities. It works closely with all the research and higher education establishments and with Agropolis International.
The researchers based in Montpellier have access to specialized installations and equipment, world-renowned reference laboratories, technical platforms, greenhouses, and so on, providing them with the best possible conditions in which to work for developing countries.
A few details and key figures
- A staff of 1100, including 600 researchers
- Two campuses: Lavalette and Baillarguet
- 800 researchers from partner organizations and countries received each year
- 30 000 days of missions per year, to a hundred or so countries
Access to advanced technologies
- Cellular imaging
- Plant genomics
- Animal genomics and pathology
- Remote sensing and geographical information
International reference laboratories
- Water, soil and plant analyses
- Food and material analyses: wood, rubber, fibres, etc
- Tropical plant and animal disease identification
- Quarantine service for high-risk plant and clone transfers
- Botanical and entomological collections
A reception, training and teaching facility
The Montpellier centre receives students and researchers from all over the world looking for initial or refresher courses or to familiarize themselves with the latest techniques.
Agropolis International, an exceptional scientific environment
By virtue of its location on a global agricultural research for development campus, the Montpellier centre benefits from an exceptional scientific environment. CIRAD is a member of Agropolis Fondation and Agropolis International, forums for exchange and debate in which scientists from France and abroad can share their knowledge and ideas.
A strong presence in the Languedoc-Roussillon region
The Montpellier centre also participates in the scientific, economic and cultural life of the region, in relation with the local authorities (the Languedoc-Roussillon Regional Council, the Hérault Departmental Council, the Montpellier Conurbation and the Montpellier City Council), associations, farmers and industrialists.