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2 The world’s second
greatest producer of publications in the agricultural sciences

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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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250 laboratories including 48 experimental units across

13 scientific divisions and
17 research centres

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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)}

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Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, hosted Hu Chunhua, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and his delegation on 11 July 2018 at INRA’s Versailles centre with the Chinese Ambassador to France, Zhai Jun. © Christophe Maitre

Press release

12 Jul 2018

INRA hosts the Chinese Vice Premier

Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, hosted Hu Chunhua, Vice Premier of the State Council of the People’s Republic of China, and his delegation on 11 July 2018 at INRA’s Versailles centre with the Chinese Ambassador to France, Zhai Jun.

2017 Annual Report. © INRA

Just published

29 Jun 2018

2017, an outstanding year for INRA

Scientific output, innovation, partnerships, support for public policy, 2017 was an outstanding year for INRA on all fronts. All of the women and men who make up INRA have worked hard throughout the year to achieve excellence in research and strive toward innovation and sustainable development in the agricultural and food sectors.

Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA and Maurício Antônio Lopes, President of EMBRAPA, the Brazilian Agricultural Resource Corporation at EMBRAPA in May 2018 © Sandrine Vinzant-Seban

Press release

17 May 2018

Climate change, forests and fruit production: INRA strengthens ties with Brazil and Argentina

In early May 2018, Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, visited South America to strengthen the Institute’s long-standing scientific commitments and develop new opportunities. Several agreements were signed during his trip.

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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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