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Drone. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Press release

27 Jun 2018

Digital technologies and plant production: predict and act

Connected hives, decision-support tools in viticulture, precision spraying, the use of drones, etc.; digital technologies now form part of the daily activities of farmers and presage a new vision for agriculture in the future. On 26 June 2018 in Montpellier, INRA, IRSTEA and the #DigitAg Institute for the Convergence of Digital Agriculture organised the Crossroads for Agricultural Innovation (CIAg) meeting on “Digital Technologies and Plant Production: Predict and Act”.

Cereal field in the Brittany countryside. © INRA, CAUVIN Brigitte

Press release

27 Feb 2017

Reducing pesticide use in agriculture without lowering productivity

As part of the DEPHY-Ferme network, a major component of the French government’s EcoPhyto plan to reduce and improve plant protection product use, researchers from INRA working with the company Agrosolutions examined the relationship between pesticide use and cropping system performances¹ in terms of productivity and profitability.

Nicolas Urruty, PhD student at INRA and University of Poitiers, wins third prize at the My Thesis in 180 Seconds international competition in Rabat on 29 September 2016. © INRA, CHERIGUENE Julie

Press release

30 Sep 2016

2016 “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” international competition: Nicolas Urruty wins third prize for his work on wheat

Nicolas Urruty presented his thesis on the impact of reduced pesticide use on wheat yields in just three minutes. The doctoral candidate in agronomy at INRA Paris won third prize in the 2016 “My Thesis in 180 Seconds” international competition, which was held in Rabat, Morocco, on 29 September 2016.