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Three INRA priorities for Horizon Europe

In 2021, the Horizon Europe programme will take over from the present research and innovation framework programme (Horizon 2020). This period represents therefore a key opportunity for INRA to present its scientific priorities in order to meet Sustainable Development Goals but also to make the Institute more attractive and to contribute to the development of major sites for agricultural research in France.

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Diet sustainability in Europe: achieving nutritional recommendations while reducing environmental impact

Achieving diet sustainability is a major challenge. Researchers at INRA, MS-Nutrition and Montpellier SupAgro studied the issue at a Europe scale. Nutritional recommendations call for reducing the intake of fats, sugars and alcohol, increasing the intake of fruit, vegetables and starchy foods, and decreasing the consumption of animal-based products in relation to plant-based ones. However, the particular changes to the animal product consumption will depend on a country’s dietary habits. The findings were published on 14 February 2018 in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition and PLos One.

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A clearer understanding of the impact of extreme climate events on wheat yields

France, the major bread-basket for Western Europe, experienced catastrophic yield losses in 2016. Scientists from INRA, CNRS and CEA¹ have shown that in 2016, and in other years, abnormally high temperatures in late autumn accentuated the negative effect on wheat production of excessive rainfall the next spring. These extreme climatic conditions – some of which are likely to recur in the future – raise questions regarding both agricultural production systems and the prediction of crop yields. These findings were published on 24 April 2018 in Nature Communications.

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22 Jun 2018

INRA is recruiting 41 experienced researchers in 2018

From 2 July to 3 September 2018, INRA is recruiting 41 experienced researchers who are proficient at designing and conducting research projects.

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Press release

12 Jun 2018

The rose genome deciphered: from the origin of modern roses to the characteristics of their blooms

The rose: an ornamental plant emblematic of the cultural and economic history of mankind. An international consortium¹ involving INRA, ENS de Lyon, CEA, CNRS and Claude Bernard Lyon 1 University, has deciphered the genome of the rose. This work has made it possible to trace the respective contributions of European and Chinese roses to the genome of modern roses, and to identify genes involved in the perfume and colour biosynthesis pathways.

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Press release

25 May 2018

Wafa gives her two-year-old daughter and husband some bread, olives and hummus that she bought using food stamps. © WFP/Rein Skullerud (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Targeting food aid for vulnerable populations more effectively

With uncertain future budgets for United Nations food aid, food security for refugee populations can only be achieved when aid is carefully targeted and effective. INRA researchers and their colleagues recommend taking simultaneous account of both individual and regional- and community-level data to effectively identify households facing food insecurity and/or economic vulnerability.

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In the centres

11 Jun 2018

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