CIRAD, the French government and the Réunion Regional Council signed a general partnership agreement on 24 April 2008, covering the period 2008-2013. The agreement sets out the lines of CIRAD's intervention in Réunion, notably four scientific priorities that will steer the research conducted under the partnership.

A large number of video and audio recordings are to be made available on line, subject to registration, to facilitate access to the symposium and reduce the carbon cost of air travel.

Contains a report on fire management.

Following the 2002 and 2006 symposiums in Montreal, Canada, a third Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) will be held in Montpellier from May 14 to 16, 2008.  The theme for the symposium will be ?New Dimensions in Fair Trade: Implications and Challenges?.

On-line news about the scientific cooperation foundation set up to promote the advanced thematic research network on agricultural research and sustainable development Montpellier Agronomie et Développement Durable.

Following the 2002 and 2006 symposiums in Montreal, Canada, a third Fair Trade International Symposium (FTIS) will be held in Montpellier from May 14 to 16, 2008.  The theme for the symposium will be ?New Dimensions in Fair Trade: Implications and Challenges?.

A fine book on the research and studies conducted at the site where the Lapérouse expedition was shipwrecked.

Wild cocoa trees in French Guiana have natural defences against the fungi and insects that attack cocoa pods. Researchers from CIRAD and its partners have set out to compile new data on this little-known resource, through the "Dicacao" research project.

2008/04 - ICT-KM Program

CIRAD will be hosting an international conference on cotton in Montpellier, from 13 to 17 May 2008. It is specifically devoted to an analysis of the rationales behind and changes in cotton policies in the main producing countries worldwide.