Contact
Gilles Mandret
Regional Director for Réunion and Mayotte
Saint-Denis, La Réunion
E-mail
Réunion-Mayotte
In Réunion and Mayotte, CIRAD has a five-year financial agreement with the State and the local authorities. With a view to regional cooperation in the heart of the Indian Ocean, CIRAD is involved in the international research debate on food security, sustainable development and how to adapt agriculture to climate change.
Research fields in Réunion
- Crop protection
- Environmental risks, agriculture and integrated resource management
- Agricultural and food product quality
A few details and key figures
In Réunion : a staff of 181, including 55 researchers, 20 PhD students and almost 100 other students per year. 14 000 m² of laboratories, greenhouses and offices on two main sites: Saint-Denis and Saint-Pierre (Plant Protection Platform). 35 hectares of field trials at four stations (Bassin Plat, La Mare, Ligne-Paradis, Colimaçons).
In Mayotte : a staff of 5, including 2 researchers.