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CIRAD

The French agricultural research and international cooperation organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and Mediterranean regions.

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• Central African forests are unequally vulnerable to global change

  

  21/04/2021 - Science

  An international study coordinated by researchers from IRD and CIRAD reveals the composition of the tropical forests of Central Africa and their vulnerability to the increased pressure from climate change and human activity expected in the coming decades. Thanks to an exceptional dataset - an ...

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• ‘Forgotten’ coffee species could help to futureproof the coffee industry under climate change

  

  19/04/2021 - Science

  Scientists reveal that Coffea stenophylla – a rare and threatened species from West Africa – has ...

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• Official launch of the BioStar project: bioenergy for SMEs in West Africa

  

  16/04/2021 - Event

  The BioStar project was officially launched on Thursday 15 April at Joseph Ki-Zerbo University ...

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• Industry and research partner towards reduced pesticide use in coffee farming

  

  31/03/2021 - Event

  An initiative bringing together major industrial groups and research organizations has been ...

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• Protecting and restoring tropical forests is now an environmental and societal imperative

  

  19/03/2021 - Event

  Videos. Tropical forests are an unbelievably precious source of biodiversity, and act to ...

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• COVID-19 | Scenarios for a “post-crisis world”: playing it safe

  

  22/03/2021 - Science

  In an article published in Futures & Foresight Science, scientists from CIRAD analyse 83 ...

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• International Horticultural Congress: tropical and Mediterranean countries will be more involved than ever

  

  25/03/2021 - Event

  France will be hosting the 31st International Horticultural Congress, in Angers, from 14 to 20 ...

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• Taking account of surface albedo to better mitigate climate change

  

  01/04/2021 - Science

  What do we know about the linkages between albedo, climate change and soil carbon storage? A ...

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• Prospects for quinoa adaptation and utilization in Eastern and Southern Africa | Technological, institutional and policy considerations

  

  08/04/2021 - Science

  FAO recently published one of the first books on quinoa in Africa, written by a group of authors ...

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