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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.

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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

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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

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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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04 Oct 2016

The TomGEM project to breed tomato varieties adapted to climate change

Launched in March 2016, the TomGEM project (A holistic multi-actor approach towards the design of new tomato varieties and management practices to improve yield and quality in the face of climate change) aims to improve the yields and quality of tomato varieties in the context of climate change. Coordinated by the INRA-ENSAT Joint Research Unit for Fruit Genomics and Biotechnology in Toulouse, and supported by the TULIP LabEx, 18 partners (from Europe, Argentina and Taiwan) are involved in this international consortium.

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