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Lucius Tamm (FiBL) and Christian Huyghe (INRA). © INRA

Press release

25 Apr 2017

European cooperation on organic farming research

INRA and the Swiss Research Institute of Organic Agriculture (FiBL) signed a partnership agreement on organic farming research on Tuesday 25 April 2017 at INRA’s Laqueuille centre in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The collaboration aims to support existing joint projects and develop new projects.

News

18 Apr 2017

Training on water and nitrogen management for crops in India

From 4 to 7 April 2017, four agricultural scientists from INRA’s Environment and Agronomy division trained 24 agricultural scientists in India on how to use the STICS modelling tool to better manage water and nitrogen use for crops. The focus was on how to apply necessary crop inputs without harming the environment or diverting water away from other uses.

News

26 Feb 2017

Discussions with our partners at the 2017 International Agricultural Show

INRA has a large number of partnerships in the framework of research projects, joint programming initiatives and for developing expertise in support of public decision-making. The International Agricultural Show is also the occasion to meet and discuss with some of these partners. A closer look at some of these discussions.

Agricultural landscape in Côte d'Or (Burgundy). © INRA, SLAGMULDER Christain

News

14 Feb 2017

Inno4Grass stimulates grassland innovation

The European Inno4Grass project brings together 20 partners from eight countries to give a boost to grassland innovation. Christian Huyghe, Scientific Director for Agriculture at INRA, is coordinating the participation of INRA teams for this project, including the head of the Regional Scientific and Technical Information team in Poitou-Charentes. The seminar to kick off the project was held in Berlin from 14 to 16 February 2017.

Alfalfa in bloom. © INRA, CAUVIN Brigitte

News

09 Feb 2017

A project coordinated in Lusignan aims to develop legume crops in Europe and China

The Eucleg project seeks to reduce Europe’s and China’s dependency on imported plant proteins by developing legume crops. It is coordinated by the Multidisciplinary Research Unit for Grasslands and Forage Crops (URP3F) and supported by the European Union.

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