CIRAD is a French agricultural research centre working for development in tropical and subtropical countries and the French overseas regions Most of CIRAD’s research is conducted in partnership

Developing countries: at the heart of global issues  Alleviating poverty 1.2 billion inhabitants live on less than 1 US dollar a day  Intensifying agriculture and biomass energy there will be another 2.5 billion people in developing countries in 2050, 60% of them in towns  Reducing the impact of human activity on climate change and the environment some 3 billion people are at risk of water shortages by 2025

The issues in the French overseas regions  Local development  agricultural commodity chain competitiveness  environmental issues  regional development  Transposable research  research with a regional, European and international scope  platforms in the tropics

The scientific challenges  Sustainable agriculture based on integrated biology  Optimizing rational ecosystem management  Modelling complexity  Improving methods and diagnoses  Supporting decision-making and governance

One objective: sustainable development…  …in tropical and subtropical zones  farming and agrifood systems, commodity chains  natural and manmade ecosystems  players and territories  …with an integrated, multidisciplinary approach  production, storage and processing  biodiversity, natural resource and environmental management  quality and risk management  organizations and societies

 Projects built and implemented jointly with research and development players  research centres and universities  professional organizations and the private sector  the authorities and funding agencies  local authorities  NGOs  In developing countries  With the support of laboratories in both industrialized and developing countries One main operating principle: partnerships

One condition: innovative, applied research  Research units with a scientific strategy and a four-yearly evaluation mechanism  In France. a policy of sites (Montpellier, Paris, French overseas regions) and joint research units. scientific partnerships with INRA, IRD, CEMAGREF, the universities, etc  Overseas, cooperative research units with scientific and technical platforms  Innovation, with the establishment of economic partnerships

Local operations for a global network 15 regional management structures 2 in metropolitan France, 5 in the French overseas regions Presence and regular missions 1 in Latin America, 5 in Africa, 2 in Asia

An operating budget of 170 million euros Contracts and projects Contracts and projects 30 % 30 % Resources French public funds French public funds70%

A staff of 1 850, including 750 researchers Metropolitan France: 430 researchers Outside metropolitan France: 320 researchers French overseas regions = 110 Overseas = 210, with 30 in the international system

A structure on three levels Departments objectives (multi-annual strategy plans) and resources (resource management and administration; staff assignment) Research units targeted scientific output; scientific strategy; programming, implementation, coordination, evaluation Various types of partnerships: joint units, poles, projects, etc General Management internal unity, long-term strategy, human resources, budget

Seven scientific and technical departments  Three commodity chain- oriented departments Annual crops, tree crops, fruit and horticultural crops: rice, cotton, coffee, banana, vegetables, periurban agriculture, etc  Four theme-oriented departments. Forestry: natural forests, plantations, wood products. Territories, environment and people: family agriculture, economics, resources. Animal production and veterinary medicine: production, health, natural ecosystems. Advanced methods for innovation in science: applied biology, complex systems

60 research and service units  36 internal units, 10 of them interdepartmental  18 joint research units  3 cooperative research units. 2 in Madagascar (forestry, rice). 1 in Senegal (pastoralism)  3 service units

Training and teaching  Training through research 240 doctoral students, 60% from developing countries  Diploma-oriented training 580 students, 40% from developing countries  Professional training 150 modules, 50% overseas  Distance learning (e-learning)