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A herd of Lacaune dairy sheep at INRA’S La Fage experimental farm. The farm is located along the Causse du Larzac plateau and is an experimental site for dairy sheep for INRA’s Animal Genetics division.. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

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23 Mar 2018

SMARTER H2020: breeding small ruminants to make raising livestock more sustainable

For the past two years, teams at INRA’s Occitanie-Toulouse centre have been working with stakeholders from around the world on the SMARTER project. Their proposal to study genetic selection to increase resilience and efficiency in small ruminants in their local environments has just been accepted for the European H2020 programme.

Franco-Indian Summit, 9 to 15 March 2018

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21 Mar 2018

Genomic selection, microbiota, development of methanisation, nutrition… INRA and India strengthen ties

From 9-15 March 2018, on the occasion of the French President’s visit to India, accompanied by the Minister of Research and Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, several draft agreements were signed with a view to strengthening cooperation with France’s Indian partners. Several new International Associated Laboratories were created in key fields: genomic selection in cattle; the microbiota and metagenome in liver disease; grey water treatment and methanisation; and the plant protein content of diets. Philippe Mauguin and Mr. G.G. Sohani, president of Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF), together hosted a roundtable discussion during the Franco-Indian summit.

On February 15 and 16, 2018, representatives from CIRAD, IRD, AGREENIUM, FAO and INRA met in Rome

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16 Feb 2018

CIRAD, IRD, AGREENIUM, FAO and INRA sign research agreement

On February 15 and 16, 2018, representatives from CIRAD, IRD, AGREENIUM, FAO and INRA met in Rome. The objective: joining research forces to meet UN sustainable development goals.

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22 Jan 2018

Climate, soils, forests, agroecology and emerging viral diseases: INRA and its Chinese partners announce partnerships for excellence

During a visit to China by the French President and the Ministers of Agriculture and Research, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, signed several agreements on 10 January 2018 in Beijing to strengthen partnerships for excellence with INRA’s Chinese partners.

The village of Débarcadère on the banks of the Aghien Lagoon (Côte d'Ivoire) © Jean-François Humbert

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08 Jan 2018

EpiCollect5, a citizen science app for the surveillance of aquatic environments

In the context of the WaSAf project on protecting surface water sources in Africa

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