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  • One Planet Summit: launch of PREZODE, a first-ever international initiative to prevent future pandemics

    Deforestation and biodiversity loss lead to an increase in human-animal contacts, and subsequently to new disease outbreaks © C. Bourgoin, CIRAD

    11/01/2021 - Science

    Under the aegis of France, and notably the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation ...

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  • Zoonotic disease emergence and deforestation: a vicious circle exacerbated by the effects of Covid-19

    The Covid-19 pandemic and its economic impact have accelerated deforestation in the tropics ©  C. Bourgoin, CIRAD

    05/01/2021 - Science

    The current pandemic and its economic impact may have accelerated deforestation in many tropical ...

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  • Working with others for resilient farming systems in a more sustainable, inclusive world in 2021

    Happy New Year 2021 © CIRAD

    04/01/2021 - Science

    CIRAD wishes you a Happy New Year! ...

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  • A look back at scientific news in 2020

    Aerial view of CIRAD's Paracou station in French Guiana © A. Dourdain, CIRAD

    22/12/2020 - Science

    A selection of scientific news from CIRAD and its partners in 2020, a far from ordinary year ...

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Just out

  • Pastoralism | An underestimated contribution to national economies

    A livestock farmer in the Sahel © S. Taugourdeau, CIRAD

    17/12/2020 - Just out

    Although some 200 million farmers and their families make their living from pastoralism ...

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  • Fruits tropicaux - Invitation au voyage

    Fruits tropicaux - Invitation au voyage V. et F. Le Bellec Ed. Quae, 2020 (couverture)

    15/12/2020 - Just out

    Un beau livre pour partir à la découverte de plus de 80 fruits tropicaux, leurs histoires, leurs ...

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  • Des recherches pilotées conjointement par INRAE et le Cirad apportent des résultats concrets pour la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle mondiale

    Le métaprogramme GloFoodS mobilise les forces scientifiques de l’Inra et du Cirad depuiS 2014 sur la sécurité alimentaire et nutritionnelle © C. Dangleant, Cirad

    11/12/2020 - Just out

    Pour mieux comprendre les divers mécanismes et leviers (biologiques, agronomiques, ...

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Institutional

  • Food security | A future international research consortium to boost the impact of projects, under the auspices of the European and African Unions

    Young girls in the fields, Senegal. Food and nutrition security and sustainable agriculture are priorities for the EU-Africa partnership © CIRAD, C. Dangléant

    14/12/2020 - Institutional

    There are fields, such as food security, where there is strength in numbers. This is the ...

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  • CIRAD joins forces with Enabel, the Belgian development agency

    The general cooperation signed on 8 December by CIRAD and the Belgian development agency Enabel paves the way for collaboration between the two organizations on the ground in Africa, on agricultural, forest and agrifood issues. Photo © C. Bessou, CIRAD

    10/12/2020 - Institutional

    On 8 December 2020, CIRAD President Managing Director Michel Eddi and Enabel Managing Director ...

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Event

  • Specialist tasters assess forgotten wild coffee species

    A world-first coffee tasting was held at CIRAD's sensory analysis laboratory in Montpellier on 10 December 2020 © C. Cornu, CIRAD

    16/12/2020 - Event

    Leading European coffee "noses" met on 10 December, in the CIRAD sensorial analysis laboratory ...

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  • Un colloque sur l’égalité femmes-hommes dans la recherche scientifique

    Le Cirad et l’ANR co-organisent un colloque scientifique sur le thème « Le genre en recherche », le mardi 15 décembre 2020 de 9h à 17h30. © Cirad

    23/11/2020 - Event

    Les questions d’égalité femmes-hommes se cachent dans tous les domaines de la société. La ...

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  • 4th International Conference on Global Food Security

    Making millet meal in Senegal © CIRAD, C. Dangléant

    19/11/2020 - Event

    For its fourth edition, the International Conference on Global Food Security, which was due to ...

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  • PACMAN project: developing sustainable management tools for zoonotic diseases in Zimbabwe

    Mathieu Bourgarel, CIRAD coordinator of the PACMAN project, signed the agreement in the presence of the French Ambassador and the Vice Chancellor of the University of Zimbabwe © Angela Jimu

    18/11/2020 - Event

    On 16 November, the French Development Agency (AFD) and the French Agricultural Research Centre ...

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  • Stakeholders in the highly competitive citrus market are pulling together at the international level to ensure the sustainability of the sector

    Faced with an ultra-competitive and saturating citrus market, stakeholders from 60 different countries met on November 5, 2020, for the first edition of the Global Citrus Congress. The event was organized by the WCO, in partnership with CIRAD. © G. Trébuil, Cirad

    12/11/2020 - Event

    The first edition of the Global Citrus Congress, co-organised by the World Citrus Organisation ...

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  • Gender and foodways under urban lifestyles

    Women are in the majority at the market in Siem Reap, Cambodia © C. Dangléant, CIRAD

    15/10/2020 - Event

    The latest "Eating in the Cities" symposium was held on 30 September and 1 October 2020. This ...

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Questions for...

  • Marisa Peyre: "We'll see another crisis in five to ten years' time unless we work to prevent emerging diseases"

    Marisa Peyre, an epidemiologist who is coordinating CIRAD's PREZODE activities © CIRAD, C. Dangléant

    12/01/2021 - Questions for...

    A new international initiative, PREZODE, to prevent emerging zoonotic risks and pandemics, aims ...

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Coming up

  • On 05/02/2021 - On line

    "BEING TOGETHER" - Food as a social bond

    Annual symposium of the UNESCO Chair in World Food Systems, co-led by CIRAD.

    More info on the Chair website
  • From 24/02/2021 to 25/02/2021 - On line

    Rencontres francophones sur les légumineuses

    Co-organized by CIRAD, INRAE, Terres Univia and Terres Inovia.

    More info on the event website
  • From 01/03/2021 to 02/03/2021 - On line

    Quelles coopérations face aux émergences épidémiques ? Un nécessaire dialogue Sciences-Sociétés

    Online workshop on working together to fight emerging disease epidemics, organized by Agropolis International and MUSE-Montpellier University of Excellence
    Free, registration compulsory

    More info on the Agropolis website
  • Worldwide Perspectives on Geographical Indications, an international conference organized by FAO and CIRAD

    From 06/07/2021 to 09/07/2021 - Rome, Italy

    Worldwide Perspectives on Geographical Indications

    An international conference jointly organized by FAO and CIRAD. For researchers, policymakers and practitioners to discuss the latest research and implementation of geographical indications (GIs) worldwide.

    More info on the event website
  • From 01/10/2021 to 11/10/2021 - Montpellier, France or on line

    Fête de la science

    With the participation of CIRAD.

    More info on the event website
  • From 03/05/2022 to 05/03/2022 - Copenhagen, Denmark

    4th International Conference on Animal Health Surveillance (ICAHS 4)

    Organized by the Danish Veterinary and Food Administration, the Danish Agriculture & Food Council and the Technical University of Denmark, with the participation of CIRAD.

    More info on the event website
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