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CIRAD's main task is to contribute to rural development in tropical and subtropical countries through research activities, experimentation, training (in France and overseas) and the dissemination of scientific and technical information. It works with more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia, the
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The institutes were primarily non-profit-making organizations, each working to promote a specific production chain. They joined forces in 1958 to form a liaison committee specializing in the French overseas regions, before merging in 1970 to form the
Groupement d'étude et de recherche pour le
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is a French agricultural research and international cooperation organization working for the sustainable development of tropical and
Mediterranean regions. It is a public industrial and commercial establishment (EPIC) founded in 1984, with its Head Office in Paris.
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It is split into 33 research units: nine internal research units (UPRs), 23 joint research units (UMRs) and a service unit (US).
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Expertise: project design and assessment, and national and international agricultural research policy support.
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Since 2006, its publishing operations have been under the banner of
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CIRAD was founded in 1984 from nine tropical research institutes, most dating back to the 1940s.
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Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
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Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement
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Training: the centre receives more than 800 researchers and technicians each year.
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développement de l'agronomie tropicale (GERDAT), the direct predecessor to CIRAD.
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Institut de recherches agronomiques tropicales et des cultures vivrières (IRAT);
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Centre d'études et d'expérimentation du machinisme agricole tropical (CEEMAT).
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Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
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Institut français du café, du cacao et autres plantes stimulantes (IFCC);
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Institut d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux (IEMVT);
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French
Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)
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Institut de recherches sur les fruits et agrumes (IRFA);
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