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Overview

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© INRA 		 2  The world’s second
greatest producer of publications in the agricultural sciences 		. © INRA
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A community of 12 000 people including

  • 8 165 permanent staff,
  • 1 815 full-time researchers,
  • 2 616 interns,
  • and 522 PhD students with INRA grants

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© INRA

250 laboratories including 48 experimental units across

  • 13 scientific divisions and
  • 17 research centres
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© INRA

881,57m An annual budget of 881.57 million euros

  • 77% of funds coming from the Ministry of Research
  • and 20% from other publically-funded sources

(figures from 2015)

News
Countryside in the Dordogne. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

News

03 May 2018

New CAP: support for innovation should be reinforced

In a policy brief INRA and Wageningen University & Research state that the given CAP budget devoted to innovation is too limited and should be at least doubled in the next CAP period. To enhance innovation in agriculture the CAP itself should innovate too.

Science & Policy n°2: Improving the welfare of livestock. © INRA

Just published

09 Apr 2018

Improving the welfare of livestock

This 2nd issue in the Science & Policy series reviews INRA’s commitment to finding a better balance between livestock welfare, farming practices and societal concern over the treatment of animals.

The Research Support Award is presented to Françoise Macouin. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

News

19 Dec 2017

The 2017 INRA Awards honour creativity and innovation

The 2017 INRA Awards ceremony was held in the prestigious Salle Gaveau concert hall in Paris on 20 November and rewarded the exceptional careers of 5 researchers and the outstanding work of a research team. Hosted by Thomas Hugues, it took place in the presence of Frédérique Vidal, French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, and Stéphane Travert, Minister of Agriculture and Food.

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Magazines

23 Feb 2016

François Tanguy-Prigent, Minister of Agriculture who signed the law establishing the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) on 18 May 1946. © INRA

INRA: where it all began

Humans have farmed the land since time began, but agronomy is a relatively new science. Below are pivotal developments over two centuries which led to the creation in France in 1946 of the National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) (Law of 18 May, 1946).

17 Feb 2016

Charles Thibault at his desk (spring 2003). © INRA, DENIS Jean-Baptiste

Charles Thibault

"More failures than successes" was the philosophy of the man whose name would always be linked to the first in vitro fertilisation in a mammal.

16 Feb 2016

INRA, CIRAD, AgroParisTech, AgrocampusOuest, Montpellier SupAgro and ENV Toulouse were the six founding members of the research consortium AGREENIUM. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Marion Guillou: spokeswoman for global food security

As INRA’s first female president, Marion Guillou often underscored the importance of worldwide food security. She also reminded decision makers of the importance of the agricultural sciences and shifted the institute’s research towards the challenges of the future.

27 Nov 2015

4 per 1000 initiative: storing carbon in the soil for food security and climate. © INRA

Soils for food security and the climate

The "4 parts per 1000" initiative proposes to increase organic matter contents and encourage carbon sequestration in soils, through the application of appropriate farming and forestry practices.

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Reports
INRA research: a human endeavour. © INRA, GAVALDA Véronique

INRA research: a human endeavour

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