Our research

The research undertaken is backed up by thematic workshops that enable us to deploy the wide ranging multidisciplinarity from which the Unit benefits in terms of skills, and to bring out transversal research projects including, in addition to our teams, our different research and development partners in both Northern and Southern countries, upstream and downstream of our own field of operation. The results obtained are published.

  • Research teams

    Semis © T. Brevault
    The reason for structuring the Unit in teams was to promote interactions between disciplines and exchanges of methodologies between researchers working on different cropping systems, in different parts of the world.

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  • Transverse axes

    Use of digital tools in Senegal to monitor crop development. © L. Leroux, CIRAD
    It is a level of scientific animation that is targeted to be more effective. Two transversal axes are set up. They feed into one or more of the research challenges identified by the unit and are linked to a main research question.

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  • Interdisciplinary Soil-Crop-Tree Modelling Laboratory (LIMA)

    Crops and trees in Senegal. © T. Brévault, CIRAD
    The Interdisciplinary Soil-Crop-Tree Modelling Laboratory (LIMA) aims to consolidate existing skills in soil-crop-tree modelling within the AÏDA Research Unit and CIRAD's Performance of Tropical Production and Processing Systems Department (Persyst).

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  • Research projects and expertises

    Research projects and expertises of the AIDA research unit.

  • Scientific animation

    Rice trial in Madagascar © A. Ripoche, CIRAD
    The AÏDA RU regularly organises scientific exchange seminars (generally on Thursday at 11 am CET). These seminars are an opportunity to present research and expertise work, as well as to discuss calls for projects and working methods developed within the unit's teams. They are open to members of other CIRAD units, as well as to people from outside CIRAD by invitation.

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