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e-roso, a digital tool for farming operations
25/04/2024
In Madagascar, the NGO Fert uses e-roso, developed by the Aïda unit, to support farm management. In its first year of use, this tool is used by just under a hundred advisors working with 700 farmers.
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Research partnerships in Zimbabwe and Mozambique
15/04/2024
A CIRAD delegation, comprising the heads of Bios and Persyst departments, the Regional Directorate for Southern Africa and Madagascar and the head of Aïda unit, went to meet CIRAD's partners in Zimbabwe and Mozambique from 25 to 29 March 2024.
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Signature of a framework agreement on cotton with our partners in Bremen
02/04/2024
On the occasion of the International Cotton Conference in Bremen (Germany), held from 20 to 24 March 2024, CIRAD, FIBRE (Faserinstitut Bremen e.V.) and BBB (Bremer Baumwollbörse) officially announced the signing of a scientific cooperation framework agreement for the period 2024-2028.
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How can soil fertility be managed to boost food sovereignty in Africa?
13/03/2024
This was the subject of the conference organised by CIRAD and AFD on 27 February as part of the 60th Paris International Agricultural Show, at which our colleague Gatien Falconnier spoke.
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Publication of the handbook of agro-ecological transition in the Benin cotton zone
01/03/2024
This second version of the handbook is enriched by new findings from research and development work carried out in the field and on station. Cotton growers who applied agro-ecological cotton production itineraries saw their yields double for all crops grown according to these technical recommendations.
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Louise Leroux wins IRD photo competition: The many facets of millet
20/02/2024
To mark the International Year of Millet, supported by the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations), Louise Leroux was awarded the Jury's Grand Prize in the photography competition launched by the IRD in 2013.
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Rencontres Francophones Légumineuses: innovating for plant proteins
09/02/2024
The fourth edition of these Meetings was organised for the first time on the African continent. It is a unique meeting place for all those involved in the development, production and research of legume crops.
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29/01/2024
François-Régis GOEBEL awarded at the 3rd International Conference & Exhibition.
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Promoting the sugarcane sector of the future: four CIRAD ambitions to frame operations
15/01/2024
Sugarcane is increasingly being grown worldwide. In addition to being used to make sugar, of which global consumption is rising, it has a growing range of uses, including for energy production. How can we tackle the many economic, social and environmental challenges posed by the expansion of sugarcane growing? CIRAD presents its vision for a future in which sugarcane will contribute to sustainable development.
