40 years of innovation, impact and partnerships

For 40 years, CIRAD has been conducting research in partnership to grow the world of tomorrow. To celebrate the impact of its activities and the wealth of its partnerships, the year will see a series of events, both in France and elsewhere, under the umbrella of our ten regional offices.

Through this anniversary, CIRAD is confirming its commitment to build a sustainable future, by contributing to change within societies in the tropics and addressing the global challenges linked to agriculture and the environment.

Join us to celebrate 40 years of innovative, useful inter- and transdisciplinary research geared towards change through action, anchored in territories in tropical and Mediterranean countries and conducted in partnership with a wide range of partners.

Save the date

A range of events across the year will serve to illustrate and pay testament to our activities and their impact. We hope to see you on:

In pictures

A photographic exhibition - "Preserving and feeding the planet: a large-format look at the living world" - will use photos by CIRAD staff members to allow visitors to discover the diversity and originality of its research, on different scales, in the zones where it and its partners work. From genes to farming systems, via the environment, and even up to the sustainable development of societies in the global South, visitors will discover the variety of the research being done by CIRAD and its partners. That research is aimed at preserving biodiversity and plant and animal health and building more sustainable, resilient food and farming systems! It will be on show at the Jardin des plantes in Montpellier from 25 June to 25 July, and subsequently in several countries where CIRAD works.

To immerse yourself fully, and for a better user experience, visit the exhibition website.

An illustrated document

An illustrated document - "40 years in an ever-changing world" - will look back at CIRAD's history, in three parts: results and impact, partnerships, and prospects for the future. It will be lavishly illustrated, and include contributions from many of our partners, in the form of original interviews. The brochure will be available in French as of 25 June, in English and in Spanish later in the year.

A bit of history

CIRAD is the fruit of the merger, in 1984, of nine French technical and research institutes centring on tropical value chains. Over the past century, it has gone from the agricultural trials framed by a colonial economy, through providing newly independent States with technical support, to research partnerships for development, against a backdrop of globalization and global change. That history gives CIRAD 80 years of experience of generating knowledge and technical solutions and supporting innovation in the fields of crops, livestock production and forestry in tropical countries.