Institut national de la recherche agronomique explained

Institut national de la recherche agronomique
Formation:1946
Location:Paris, France
Leader Name:Philippe Mauguin (July 2016[1])
Leader Title:President
Purpose:targeted research
Budget:€877.6 million[2]

The Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA, pronounced in French pronounced as /inʁa/; English: National Institute of Agricultural Research) was a French public research institute dedicated to agricultural science. It was founded in 1946 and is a Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment under the joint authority of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture. From 1 January 2020 the INRA merged with the IRSTEA (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture) to create the INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement).[3]

INRA led projects of targeted research for a sustainable agriculture, a safeguarded environment and a healthy and high quality food. Based on the number of publications in agricultural sciences/crops and animal sciences, INRA was the first institute for agricultural research in Europe, and the second in the world.[2] It belonged to the top 1% most cited research institutes.[2]

Missions

INRA main tasks were:

Staff and organization

INRA was a research institute with 1,840 researchers, 1,756 research engineers and 4,694 lab workers/field workers/administrative staff.In addition, 510 PhD students were trained, and 2,552 interns were employed every year.[2]

INRA was composed of 13 scientific departments:

Moreover, INRA provided tools and support to the scientific community: databases, environmental research observatories, genetic resources centers, experimental platforms, etc.

The past and current directors of INRA include:[4] [5]

Centers and partnerships

In 2014, INRA had 17 regional centres in France, including in the French overseas territories. Most laboratories and facilities located in Paris region are to be moved to the Paris-Saclay research-intensive cluster.[9]

INRA develops partnerships with:

Research on wine and grapes

INRA maintained a collection of vines at Domaine de Vassal, in Marseillan near Sète, a site where phylloxera cannot survive.[12] Gouais blanc can be found there.

Researches on vine cultivation are conducted in Pech Rouge estate, in Gruissan.[13] INRA also owns the Château Couhins wine-producing estate near Bordeaux. Many wine grapes have been created at INRA stations including Ederena.[14]

INRA was a member of the consortium for the genome sequencing of Vitis vinifera in 2007.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: INRA – Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA . 24 August 2016 . 7 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161107034556/http://institut.inra.fr/en/Overview/Highlights/Philippe-Mauguin-President-of-INRA . dead .
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 19 June 2015 . 19 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150619195142/https://inra-dam-front-resources-cdn.brainsonic.com/ressources/afile/251625-fb52e-resource-inra-plaquette-de-presentation-de-l-institut-en.html . dead .
  3. Web site: Inra will become Inrae after merging with Irstea. La dépêche vétérinaire. 2019-05-19. fr. 2020-03-22. 1 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201001233837/https://www2.depecheveterinaire.com/l-inra-deviendra-l-inrae-suite-a-sa-fusion-avec-l-irstea_67974A7AAF6CAD.html. dead.
  4. Denis . Gilles . 2014-12-15 . Une histoire institutionnelle de l’Institut national de la recherche agronomique (Inra) – Le premier Inra (1946-1980) . Histoire de la recherche contemporaine . Tome III - N°2 . 125–136 . 10.4000/hrc.802 . 2260-3875 . fr.
  5. Denis . Gilles . 2017-12-15 . Une histoire institutionnelle de l'Institut national de la recherche agronomique (Inra) – Mise en place du second Inra (1980-1996) . Histoire de la recherche contemporaine . Tome VI-N°2 . 109–127 . 10.4000/hrc.1481 . 2260-3875.
  6. Web site: Déclaration de M. Louis Le Pensec, ministre de l'agriculture et de la pêche, en hommage à la carrière de M. Jacques Poly, Paris le 17 décembre 1997. . 2024-06-23 . www.vie-publique.fr.
  7. Web site: Guy PAILLOTIN . 2024-06-23 . www.annales.org.
  8. Web site: François HOULLIER Académie d'Agriculture de France . 2024-06-23 . www.academie-agriculture.fr.
  9. Web site: A world class university – Paris Saclay . 2015-06-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924001532/http://www.epps.fr/en/a-global-cluster/a-world-class-university/ . 2015-09-24 . dead .
  10. Web site: French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), France | Institution outputs | Nature Index . 2015-06-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623003331/http://www.natureindex.com/institution-outputs/France/French%20National%20Institute%20for%20Agricultural%20Research%20(INRA)/Life%20Sciences/Science . 2015-06-23 . dead .
  11. Web site: French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE) . ResearchGate.
  12. Web site: Domaine de Vassal at www1.montpellier.inra.fr . 2013-12-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218231629/http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/vassal/unite/presentation.html . 2015-02-18 . dead .
  13. http://www1.montpellier.inra.fr/pechrouge/index.php/en/ Pech Rouge at www1.montpellier.inra.fr
  14. J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pg 322, Allen Lane 2012

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