Who are we?

CIRAD is a French agricultural research organization working for development in the South and the French overseas regions. Its research work is generally conducted in partnership.

  • CIRAD in a nutshell

    CIRAD, the French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development, is an organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and Mediterranean regions.

  • CIRAD worldwide

    From its regional offices, CIRAD conducts joint operations with more than 90 countries. It also has scientific platforms with a regional vocation in the French overseas regions. In metropolitan France, it provides the national and global scientific communities with extensive research and training facilities.

  • Our organization

    CIRAD has a staff of 1800, including 800 researchers. It comprises three scientific departments and 33 research units.

  • Our strategy

    Societies in the global South are in the throes of demographic, socioeconomic, environmental, climate and sanitary changes, and need to address several major issues urgently and quickly if they are to steer their development along sustainable pathways.

  • Our partnerships

    Research in partnership is CIRAD's fundamental working principle and the keystone of its operations. The fact that it has researchers worldwide has shaped its identity and helped it to build specialized, dynamic skills centres .

  • Our values

    CIRAD's operations centre on a certain number of values, which determine its choices and guide its approach. These values enable it to produce, transmit and evolve while respecting past achievements, the value of experience and the steadfastness of expertise .