The second Research Into Use (RIU) call for proposals is for the African Innovation Challenge Fund

The University of Montpellier 2 (UM2) and Kasetsart University (KU) in Bangkok, in partnership with the Institut Pasteur and CIRAD, have launched a two-year binational Masters course in infectious, vector-borne and food-borne diseases: evolution, emergence, spread and control (called MIVA in France and "Bioveterinary Sciences" in Thailand). The course leads to a dual certificate: one French and one Thai. The last person to sign the relevant agreement was Gérard Matheron, CIRAD Director General, at a ceremony at Kasetsart University in Bangkok, on 26 May 2008.

Contrary to what one might think, cotton policy is not restricted to the subsidies issue, which usually dominates the debate, but encompasses a broad range of both problems and solutions. One aspect of that diversity was highlighted at an international conference organized at CIRAD in May 2008. Interview with Michel Fok, a cotton policy specialist with CIRAD.

As part of the QuaRES (Quality in Research and Higher Education) network, CIRAD and other public research organizations will be participating in the sixth Ecole qualité inter-organismes, from 15 to 17 September 2008, in La Grande-Motte (Hérault, France). The seminar is intended for anyone working in the research and higher education sectors who is interested in quality issues.

Le Cirad en 2007: returning agriculture to its rightful place in the fight against poverty and inequality

The International Society of Organic Argicultural Research organised in Modena, Italy, June 17 and 18, 2008.

The congres allowed researchers and other organic stakeholders to update their knowledge on specific areas of expertise and to identify bottlenecks and research needs.
Discussion on the importance of collective marketing actions in organic farmingIdentification of differences among

The ongoing food crisis presents an opportune moment for Southern Africa to review its policies and put in place long term strategies that will make the region food secure.
The Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Policy Analysis Network (FANRPAN) is convening a Board and Partners meeting to update its current and potential partners on its programmes. The one-day stakeholder meeting will be