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Citrus greening (HLB) symptoms on citrus leaves. HLB affects plantations in the Americas and the Caribbean, and is a threat to the entire Mediterranean. To address the risk, CIRAD recommends agronomic, biotechnological, social and communication action © B. Hufnagel, CIRAD

Science at work 15 October 2026

The road to sustainable fruit and vegetable growing: CIRAD presents its roadmap for the horticulture value chain

Horticulture

At the Widou nurseries in Ferlo, Senegal, young Fula men water the seedlings of future trees that will be used in the Great Green Wall crossing the African Sahel from East to West. As well as being a trans-national symbol of the fight against climate change, the project also aims to encourage loçal people to replant an environment that is now highly fragile, and more generally to step up rational ecosystem management. © V. Blanfort, CIRAD

Event 8 October 2026

Biodiversity COP and Climate COP: does agriculture cause or solve global issues?

Mapping pastoral mobility in Senegal © J-D. Cesaro, CIRAD

Just out 6 October 2026

Pastoral livestock farmers map their territories

Territories and collective action

Propagating in vitro plantlets in Vitropic's laboratories © S. Della Mussia, CIRAD

Event 2 October 2026

Vitropic, a CIRAD subsidiary, celebrates 40 years of crop innovation

Klue Tiparot, a banana variety originating from Laos/Burma, photographed during surveys for the study. The contribution of Musa balbisiana is marked, and clearly visible to an expert eye. That of M. acuminata comes mainly from the local sub-species M. burmannica, and it takes molecular analysis to see its involvement. © M. Chabannes, CIRAD

Results & impact 29 September 2026

Cultivated banana biodiversity: the key role of wild relations

Sonneratia sp. trees surrounded by upright breathing roots (pneumatophores). © RESCuE Project Team Thailand

Results & impact 21 September 2026

Nature Rebuilds Mangroves Beyond Protected Areas, Six-Decade Study Finds

Biodiversity