INRA: for the Earth and for Man

1. INRA: for the Earth and for Man • INRA: for the Earth and for Man • Public mission oriented research • Sustainable agriculture • Nutrition and food safety • Environment and rural areas

2. INRA: for the Earth and for Man • A general presentation • Portrait • Scientific strategy • Resources and organisation • Updated

3. 1. Portrait

4. Set up in 1946 A public research organisation dedicated to: Agriculture Food, food safety and human nutrition Environment and rural development A research performing organisation 1800 researchers and 2360 engineers 8600 total Staff A budget of 700 M€ for 2007 / 85 % from the Ministry of Reseach A research funding organisation (ANR) Nearly 50 M€ in 2005 1. Portrait

5. 1946/1960 INRA was one of the principal actors in the modernisation of farming. 1960/1980 Through its research and innovation, INRA contributedto the development of the French agrifood sector. 1980/2000 The Institute integrated new and fundamental technologiesin the life sciences (biotechnologies, molecular biology,genetic engineering…) in response to new environmentaland consumer demands. 1. Portrait

6. Missions 1. To produce and disseminate scientific knowledge and innovations 2. To contribute to training in and through research, to the dissemination of scientific culture and to the science/society debate 3. Through its expertise, to participate in informing the decisions made by public and private sector actors 1. Portrait

7. 2. Scientific strategy

8. Context New scientific challenges High throughput approaches Modelling at different scales System biology New socio economic conditions CAP to 2013 ? and WTO Doha Round? Evolution of rural areas Questions from the society, new concerns, new risks/opportunities, Climate change, Energy… New research organisation, European Research Area 2. Scientific strategy

9. An enhanced partnership Building a more efficient relation with the stakeholders Strengthening the links with higher education and other research institutions Reshaping the relationship with rural development organisations Improving technology transfer and access to knowledge 2. Scientific strategy

10. European partnerships and international cooperation European commitment as the highest priority A special interest for long term cooperation with China, India, South America (Brazil, Mexico, Argentina..) and the Mediterranean basin A stronger cooperation with other scientific organisation 2. Scientific strategy

11. 3. Resources and organisation

12. A total budget of 700 M€ for 2007 85 % funded by the government 15 % on contracts 1800 scientists, 2270 research assistants and 4230 technical staff on permanent positions 1000 scientists coming from partner organisations 1200 scientists and research assistants on time limited contracts 1600 PhD students 1000 international visiting scientists on doctoral or post doctoral fellowships 3. Resources and organisation

13. 3. Resources and organisation • 21 regional centres • 260 research units (including 140 joint units with other research institutions) • 80 experimental units

14. 5 scientific directorates Animal and animal products Plant and plant products Human nutrition and food safety Environment, cultivated and natural ecosystems Social sciences 14 research departments 3. Resources and organisation

15. 3. Resources and organisation

16. 4. Updated informations

17. The New research Law April 18, 2006 To improve efficiency and visibility of French Research • ANR National Research Agency: New rules • a Bunch of New Tools: • Evaluation Agency:AERES • Network of Excellence : RTRA • Universities Clusters : PRES

18. ANR: INRA first results • 6 programs under INRA management in 2006: • Sustainable development & agriculture • Human nutrition & diet • GMO • Plant genomics • Animal genomics • Biodiversity • New coming Program • Large scale Microbes Genomic (2007) • The projects involving INRA teams: 14 M€ in 2006 (financial resource for INRA)

19. What’s new regarding INRA position inside the French Research System? • New contract 2006-2009 with the Government (Research and Agriculture) - October, 3, 2006. • French Initiative for International Agricultural Research (IFRAI), a new tool built with CIRAD (French Agricultural Research for developing countries), May 2007. • INRA is the Corner Stone for the Agricultural Research Foundation in Montpellier (RTRA with Cirad and SupAgro) and part of 3 other networks (Economics - Paris, Toulouse / Infectiology Lyon), 2007 • INRA contributes to 14 National Clusters for industry, with a key role in new Crops (Angers) and Non Food Ag (Lille-Reims).

20. INRA in the European Research Area • 144 projects • 40 projects coordinated • 3 Marie Curie training sites + 1 Initial Training Network In the fields ofFood quality & safety - Policy supports - Global change and ecosystem - life sciences Genomics and Biotechnology for health. • Coordinated projects • 3 Networks of Excellence • Eadgene European Animal Disease Genomics • Endure Reducing the use of plant protection products • Evoltree Genomics for terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem • 2 Integrated projects • Co-Extra GMO Traceability • BaSysBio Understanding the regulation of gene transcription

21. INRA in the European Research Area • Bilateral Aproches • Institutional cooperation BBSRC / WUR / INRA • - BBSRC Joint Programin Crop Sciences (effective since 2006 - 3 projects selected each side) • - WUR fellowships for PhD students on joint projects • SLU Swedish agricultural University Network, joint lab and joint call for proposals • Hungary and Poland in progress for joint support tools for projects and mobility Perspectives - European Research Council - Infrastructures - Platforms - ERAnet: Mediterranean basin

22. INRA pro active inside an international Network of Research bodies in the fields of Agriculture-Nutrition-Environment, to tackle the new & complex global Challenges Participating in Ag Research movement towards the Millenium Development Goals Enhancing « Mission oriented » approach, balancing academic criteria of excellence and stakeholders needs and demands Building and leading International projects (e.g. Gut microflora) Some International perspectives

23. INRA’s works • Science developments • Attractivity for young scientists • Priorities chosen with our stakeholders for Human Nutrition and Food Safety, for Environment and Rural Development, for competitive and sustainable Agriculture.

24. Some International perspectives New collaborative Projects • China: strengthening links - CAS and CAAS 3 mains programs / Stem Cells, Wheat Genomics, Nutrition - Metagenome • India: building up exchanges – ICAR and DBTWorkshops in progress (Plant biotechnoloy - Human Nutrition) • Brazil: organizing joint projects and partnership • Mediteranean Basin: Networking through key issues (water management - emerging disease - nutrition…) and with a proposal for an European network (ERA NET) • CGIAR: Contributing with the coming new Challenge Programs (especially Climate Change and Horticulture) Fundamental partnerships on living edge of  Science, • with ARS USDA, Land Grant Universities (Midwest UoI, ISU, MSU, U.Wisconsin…), • JSPS, U. Tsukuba…CSIRO, ANU….

25. 3 New Scientific Challenges • Human Nutrition: better understanding and improving - Metagenome • Innovative, sustainable and competitive Farming systems and Agricultural Practices • CARBIO: Bio Chimistry and Bio energy issues.

26. INRA: for the Earth and for Man Thank you for your attention WWW.inra.fr