Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:24:37 +0100https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/meta-analysis-intercropping-for-food-securityA wide-ranging meta-analysis based on data from 60 countries, conducted by scientists from CIRAD and published in the journal Nature Sustainable Agriculture, demonstrates the untapped potential of intercropping. This cropping practice could well be a major lever for boosting food security worldwide, against a backdrop of growing land use and climate constraints.Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:24:37 +0100https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/pretag-pesticide-reductionIn 2022, CIRAD, with the support of Agropolis Fondation and the FARM Foundation, launched the PRETAG (Pesticide Reduction for Tropical Agricultures) initiative. The aim was to tackle the challenge of reducing synthetic pesticide use in tropical agriculture while ensuring that farms remained economically viable. The initiative’s results have been compiled in a thematic report in Cahiers Agriculture, which has just been released on line. They were also shared at a conference on crop protection in Paris, organised by FARM ahead of the One Health Summit in Lyon on 7 April.Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:14:48 +0100https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/progress-meeting-one-health-summitOn the occasion of World Health Day, France will host the One Health Summit on 7 April 2026 in Lyon. This Summit, the ninth in the series of One Planet Summits, will be preceded on 6 April by a high-level scientific conference that will present recommendations to policymakers. The goal of the summit is to accelerate the implementation of the One Health approach by placing it at the top of the international agenda. A progress meeting was held on 26 February at the International Agricultural Show at the stand shared by CIRAD and AFD.Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:43:02 +0100https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/global-report-shows-slow-progress-on-secure-land-tenureMost land has no documented ownership and uncertainties are rising, according to FAO, ILC and CIRAD. While progress has been achieved in land tenure and governance over the past 20 years, the ownership, tenure or use rights of only 35 percent of the world’s land is formally documented, according to the Status of Land Tenure and Governance, a new report released today.Thu, 26 Feb 2026 10:23:01 +0100https://www.cirad.fr/en/press-area/press-releases/2026/aseaca-launched-to-strengthen-zoonotic-disease-preventionThe PREACTS programme (PREzode in ACTion in the global South) represents France’s contribution to funding the PREZODE initiative (PREventing ZOonotic Disease Emergence). ASEACA is its third phase, following AfriCam and ASAMCO. ASEACA was signed on 23 February between the Agence Française de Développement and CIRAD.Mon, 23 Feb 2026 16:34:01 +0100