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  • Why have payments for environmental services proved less effective than expected?

    On a mission in southern Madagascar, to assess the socioeconomic impacts of a PES scheme: a protected area funded with carbon credits © D. Ezzine de Blas, CIRAD

    10/04/2018 - Science

    Payments for environmental services have proved difficult to put into practice. To understand ...

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  • A participatory guarantee system for certifying agro-ecological farms in Morocco

    An agro-ecological producer involved in the participatory guarantee system © B. Zammoun

    04/04/2018 - Science

    Participatory certification of the products of agro-ecology, which is less costly than the ...

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  • Cocoa: in response to climate change, agro-ecology is coming to the rescue

    The cocoa agroforests of central Cameroon guarantee farmers stable long-term cocoa production, without using mineral fertilizers © P. Jagoret, CIRAD

    30/03/2018 - Science

    While agriculture needs new varieties if it is to cope with climate change, they will not be ...

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  • Irrigation | Involving informal agricultural supply chain stakeholders in groundwater management

    Packing onions grown in a system irrigated using groundwater - Saïss plain, Morocco © S. Courilleau

    21/03/2018 - Science

    A study analysed the role played by informal stakeholders in agricultural supply chains ...

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  • Emerging diseases | is MERS-CoV a threat for Africa?

    Genetic and phenotypic differences between coronaviruses could explain why there was an epidemic of Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS-CoV) in the Arabian Peninsula in 2012, but not in Africa © CIRAD, S. Cognet

    12/03/2018 - Science

    Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) is a lethal disease in humans, caused by a coronavirus ...

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Just out

  • Dimensions éthiques des grands accords internationaux Objectifs du développement durable et Climat

    Avis N°10 sur la dimension éthique des grands accords internationaux (objectifs de développement durable, climat) - Comité consultatif commun d’éthique Inra Cirad Ifremer - DR

    16/04/2018 - Just out

    Le comité d’éthique Inra-Cirad-Ifremer a rendu son 10e avis sur la dimension éthique des grands ...

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  • Regard éthique sur les nouvelles techniques d’amélioration des plantes

    Avis N°11 sur les nouvelles techniques d’amélioration génétique des plantes - Comité consultatif commun d’éthique Inra Cirad Ifremer - DR

    16/04/2018 - Just out

    A l’heure du grand chantier de révision de la loi sur la bioéthique, lancé par le gouvernement ...

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Institutional

  • CIRAD steps up its commitment to gender equality in the workplace

    CIRAD has just made a strong collective commitment to gender equality within the establishment. © CIRAD, P. Lajous Causse

    08/03/2018 - Institutional

    CIRAD has just made a strong collective commitment to gender equality within the establishment. ...

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Event

  • ICOPE 2018: science-based solutions for sustainable palm oil production

    Oil palm plantation in Southeast Asia © A. Rival, CIRAD

    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

    Agro-ecological crop plots in northern Laos © V. Bonneaud

    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?

    Eric Scopel, an agronomist with CIRAD, explains what agro-ecology has a give and the main lessons learnt in the global South, at the conference on "Agro-ecology: a solution for the agricultural transition in the global South?" on 26 February, during the Paris International Agricultural Show © V. Bonneaud, CIRAD

    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?

    Over the last few decades, the Lao Uplands economy, which is traditionally based on subsistence farming, has opened up to regional markets and is experiencing unprecedented growth © V. Bonneaud

    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

    Sara Scherr at the Living Territories 2018 conference © V. Bonneaud

    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?

    © CIRAD

    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

    CIRAD at the 2018 Paris International Agricultural Show,from 24 February to 4 March, in partnership with the Agence française du développement (AFD). Hall 4, aisle B, stand 082

    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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  • CIRAD, the expert in tropical fruit and vegetables, will be at the Fruit Logistica 2018 fair

    CIRAD, the expert in tropical fruit and vegetables, will be at the Fruit Logistica 2018 fair

    05/02/2018 - Event

    CIRAD will be at the Fruit Logistica fair in Berlin from 7 to 9 February 2018. It will be ...

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  • Living Territories 2018: using rural territories to change the world

    Participatory mapping uses local people’s knowledge of their territories to steer action. In this case, in Laos © J. Bourgoin, CIRAD

    08/01/2018 - Event

    A global economy, large-scale movements of people, goods and ideas, galloping urbanization, etc, ...

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  • Transition agro-écologique | Le partage d’expériences réussies s’intensifie en outre-mer

    Les participants d'AgroEcoDom dans une plantation en agro-foresterie à Mayotte. © P. Achard, FRCA

    21/12/2017 - Event

    Environ 150 personnes du monde agricole ultra-marin ont participé aux deuxièmes rencontres ...

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Questions for...

  • Sara Mercandalli: "Migration plays a key role in territorial reconfiguration in Africa"

    Sara Mercandalli, coordinator of the atlas "Rural Africa in motion " and development economist at CIRAD © O. Saint-Girons

    12/04/2018 - Questions for...

    While attention is focused on the refugee question, it is important to remember that African ...

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  • François Côte: “Agro-ecology is a key to meeting the challenges of agriculture in the global South”

    François Côte, Director of CIRAD’s Performance of Tropical Production and Processing Systems Department © S. Daux, CIRAD

    14/02/2018 - Questions for...

    In 2018, agro-ecology is high on CIRAD’s agenda, giving the organisation the opportunity to ...

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Coming up

  • From 25/04/2018 to 27/04/2018 - Bali, Indonesia

    Embracing Sustainable Palm Oil: Solutions for Local Production and Global Change (ICOPE 2018)

    International Conference on Oil Palm and the Environment (ICOPE 2018), organized by CIRAD, Smart Agribusiness and Food, and WWF Indonesia.

    More info on the event website
  • ISESSAH 2018 Logo

    From 14/05/2018 to 18/05/2018 - Montpellier, France

    International Society for Economics and Social Sciences of Animal Health (ISESSAH) 2018 Conference - InnovSur Forum

    Co-organized by CIRAD.

    More info on the event website
  • From 20/06/2018 to 21/06/2018 - Montpellier, France

    Politiques agricoles et alimentaires : trajectoires et réformes

    Symposium organized by the Société française d'économie rurale, with the support of CIRAD.

    Presentation and registration
  • © World Aquaculture Society

    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.
    2000 participants expected. On-line registration.

    More info on the event website
  • 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.

    More info on the event website
  • 2e Rencontres francophones sur les légumineuses

    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.

    Event website
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