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TETRAPARTITE 2008

French country report

Research towards sustainable agricultures

Marion Guillou

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French policy: towards strong autonomous universities Regulation, 18 April 2006

Clusters of excellence (PRES, RTRA) National agency for performance evaluation (AERES) Reinforces the national research agency (ANR)

Regulation 7 August 2006 Graduate schools, formalization by contract open to research institutes

Regulation 10 August 2007 Universities’ autonomy

“Campus’ initiative May 2008

Reshaping of research institutes On-going

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French policy: sustainable development as a priority Ministry of ecology, energy, sustainable development and area development

One minister, 4 secretariesTransportation Ecology Development of capital region Town and country planning

5 main missions : Areas and habitats; Energy and climate; Sustainable development; Risk prevention; Infrastructures (transportations & see)

Grenelle de l’environnement to shape the French environmental policy

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French policy: food before agriculture

Importance of the food chain

Reform of the administration

Impact of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy

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INRA Budget and activities

Total budget: 745.7 M€ for 2008 (+2.2 % vs. 2007)80% from the national research budget

1,800 scientists; 2,400 research assistants; 4,200 technicians1,700 PhD students1,000 scientists coming from partner organizationsmore than 1,200 international visiting fellows / year

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INRA in the new French research landscape

AERES Evaluation of the laboratories in 2008 Institute in 2009

Definition of performance criteria specific to targeted research

ANR Proposals for programs and foresights

Attractivity Larger dissemination of the positions Evolution of the recruitment procedures On-going mobility and career diversity On-going training and salary conditions of the managers

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How to improve partnership and social implication ?

Collective expertises

Partnership as a basis for orientation Partnership “mission” Evolution of the scientific council of the research centers

Foresight studies CAP 2013 « Agrimonde » Novel ruralities

New « rendez vous » Carrefours de l’Innovation agronomique every 6 months on a specific application

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How to reinforce our international anchoring Involvement in world agriculture research with CIRAD

Common organization: French Initiative for International Agriculture Research

Common scientific actions (animal health, forests, horticulture)

International symposium 3rd June, Paris

Development of founding partnership

Ways and means Cooperation

Packages: balanced contribution to launch calls

Permanent representations: India, Brazil, China Beyond bilateral projects: European projects (Era-net Arimnet; Metahit)

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Developments and issues

Reinforcement on specific issuesBiomass for bioenergy and green chemistryInnovative farming systemsHuman nutritionWater managementGlobal change

Grenelle de l’environnement “CAP environnement” initiative, application of the results

Presentations at the scientific councils of the departments, questionnaire => proposals

Adaptation to global change Infrastructures for observations and experimentation on continental ecosystems Integrated productions Trademarks for production systems Agriculture and biodiversity Plant biotechnologies

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Developments and issues

Internationalization

Attractiveness

Balance between capacity building and competitive projects

Towards a greater specialization of our regional research centers

Research and higher education: cross fertilization

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Marion Guillou, Chair and chief executive officer

Guy Riba, Deputy General Director

Xavier Leverve, Scientific Director for Human Nutrition and Food Safety

Michel Dodet, Vice President

Bernard Chapentier, Director of International Affairs

Muriel Mambrini, Adviser

Benoît Fauconneau, President of Bordeaux Research Centre

Laurence Garmendia, Vice head of Plant and plant productions department in charge of partnership

Wanda Fasoli, Foreign Visitors and Congress, International affairs

INRA Team

Delegation:

To welcome you:

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Thank you for your attention