News
Science
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Oil palm: few areas in Africa reconcile high yields and primate protection
14/08/2018 - Science
An international research team, including scientists from CIRAD and the European Commission ...
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There can be no sustainable development without profound changes in food systems
08/08/2018 - Science
Food systems are situated at the crossroads between the many issues and contradictions ...
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The bark side of the force
06/08/2018 - Science
What forces enable trees to stand upright? To grow straight, plants need a motor system that ...
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Peste des petits ruminants: a model for use in eradicating the disease
30/07/2018 - Science
After rinderpest, it is peste des petits ruminants that the OIE and FAO want to eradicate by ...
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The highly complex sugarcane genome has finally been sequenced
10/07/2018 - Science
Sugarcane was the last major cultivated plant to have its genome sequenced. This was because of ...
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Just out
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Innovation et développement dans les systèmes agricoles et alimentaires
28/06/2018 - Just out
A book looking at innovation within agricultural and food systems. It particularly highlights ...
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Strengthening health decision-making at the territorial level: operational support for spatial multi-criteria evaluation
21/06/2018 - Just out
It is now possible to map diseases in regions for which epidemiological data are scarce. Spatial ...
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Institutional
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Research assessment: CIRAD is banking on the quality of scientific content rather than on impact factor
25/07/2018 - Institutional
On 3 July 2018, CIRAD signed the San Francisco declaration on research assessment (DORA). The ...
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Event
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Food security and agriculture: women in Africa are making themselves heard
27/07/2018 - Event
In the light of galloping malnutrition despite increased food production, all eyes are now ...
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#EDD18 – Empowering women and fighting hidden hunger
17/05/2018 - Event
Making women more independent is a major possible lever for food and nutritional security in ...
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Global surveillance of human and animal health: three events to prevent health risks
07/05/2018 - Event
CIRAD, ENVT, INRA, ANSES and IRD are organising three events from 14 to 18 May at Montpellier ...
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ICOPE 2018: science-based solutions for sustainable palm oil production
19/04/2018 - Event
For the sixth time since 2007, CIRAD is working with the Indonesian Sinar Mas Group and WWF ...
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CIRAD is at the FAO Symposium on Agro-ecology
03/04/2018 - Event
CIRAD is in Rome from 3 to 5 April for the 2nd FAO International Symposium on Agro-ecology to ...
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The agro-ecological transition: under what conditions for farming systems in the global South?
14/03/2018 - Event
Agro-ecology encompasses a range of innovative, sustainable techniques that make use of know-how ...
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What does the future hold for agriculture in the Lao Uplands?
21/02/2018 - Event
The Lao Uplands conference on the future of this region will be held from 12 to 14 March in ...
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Living Territories 2018 Conference | Making local populations central to the development of their territory
20/02/2018 - Event
VIDEO. Organised at the initiative of CIRAD and its partners, the international conference ...
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SIA 2018 conference | Agro-ecology: a solution for the agricultural transition in the global South?
15/02/2018 - Event
Is agro-ecology a solution to help meet the challenges of ensuring food security, adapting ...
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CIRAD at the 2018 Paris International Agricultural Show
08/02/2018 - Event
CIRAD will have a joint stand with the AFD at the Paris International Agricultural Show from 24 ...
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Questions for...
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Sandrine Dury: "We need to recognize the huge role women play in food systems"
31/05/2018 - Questions for...
The 2018 edition of European Development Days is devoted to the importance of gender and women's ...
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Jacques Tassin: "First and foremost, it's our lifestyle that is eroding biodiversity"
22/05/2018 - Questions for...
To mark World Biodiversity day, Jacques Tassin comments on the IPBES report published in March, ...
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Coming up
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From 25/08/2018 to 29/08/2018 - Montpellier, France
Aqua2018 - World Aquaculture Conference
With the participation of CIRAD. Conference of the World Aquaculture Society.
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From 07/09/2018 to 21/09/2018 - Porto Alegre, Brazil
Agriculture and Food in an Urbanizing Society
With the participation of CIRAD.
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From 10/09/2018 to 14/09/2018 - Montpellier, France
Harlan International Symposium - Origins of Agriculture and the Domestication, Evolution and Utilization of Genetic Resources
Co-organized by CIRAD.
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From 17/09/2018 to 21/09/2018 - Montpellier, France
Managing Eucalyptus Plantations Under Global Changes | Eucalyptus 2018
International conference organized by IUFRO and CIRAD.
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From 17/10/2018 to 18/10/2018 - Toulouse, France
2e Rencontres francophones sur les légumineuses
2nd French-speaking meeting on legumes, co-organized by INRA, CIRAD, Terres Univia and Terres Inovia, in partnership with Toulouse Agricampus, Agropolis International, the Agri Sud-Ouest Innovation competitiveness cluster, the Occitania Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Enterprise Europe Network, CISALI, INP-Toulouse and Occitania/Pyrénées-Méditérranée Regional Council.
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From 05/02/2019 to 06/02/2019 - Montpellier, France
1res Assises territoriales de la transition agro-écologique et de l’alimentation durable
Co-organized by CIRAD.
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From 20/05/2019 to 22/05/2019 - Montpellier, France
Agroforestry 2019 - 4th World Congress on Agroforestry
Organized by CIRAD, the World Agroforestry Centre, Agropolis International, and Montpellier University of Excellence.
More info on the event website
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