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The citrus farming sector in Corsica: clementine orchard. © INRA, BELMIN Raphaël

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28 Aug 2018

Corsica: seeing the future in citrus

INRA-Corsica, with support from the DEPE(1), recently conducted a foresight study on the citrus fruit sector. Five scenarios served as the basis for different forward-looking perspectives and related risks and opportunities by the year 2040. Short, 2-minute films were made to provide stakeholders with a useful overview of hypotheses and possible choices for the future.

Vine treated with copper sulphate. © wikimedia, Pg1945

News

16 Jan 2018

Can organic farming manage without copper?

On 16 January 2018, INRA presented the findings of a collective scientific expert report (ESCo) on the levers available to reduce the use of copper to protect organic crops. This expert report had been commissioned by the French Institute for Organic Farming (ITAB) and an INRA federative research programme (the SMaCH metaprogramme*). The approach of the ESCo involved an examination of the literature, and the results obtained could potentially be applied to other types of agriculture seeking to limit or eliminate the consumption of certain inputs.