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Vache et son veau quelques heures après le vélage (Ferme expérimentale, Grignon).. © INRA, CAIN Anne-Hélène

News

13 Apr 2018

Preattachment embryos of domestic animals: insights into development and paracrine secretions

Animal biology

A review summarizes the signals exchanged between conceptus and endometrium tissues that govern the fertility of livestock mammals.

Changes in aboveground vegetation carbon stocks in sub-Saharan Africa over 2010–2016. Regions with significant negative (carbon source) or positive (carbon sink) carbon changes are shown, respectively, in red or green. © INRA, M. Brandt – Université de Copenhague

Press release

09 Apr 2018

A new tool to monitor the carbon budget of vegetation: first application to the African continent

Climate Change

How do the vegetation carbon stocks change at the continental scale? What are the drivers of these changes? These are central questions for the sciences of Climate and for the application of international agreements on climate. A study coordinated by the University of Copenhagen (1) has developed a new approach to investigate this issue. In collaboration with scientific teams (2) from CEA, CNES and CNRS, INRA has coordinated the development of the new data set derived from space-borne microwave observations which is used to quantify vegetation carbon stocks. The study demonstrates that over the African continent and during the 2010-2016 period, the net carbon balance is negative (corresponding to a decrease of the quantity of carbon stored in the vegetation biomass) and that most of the carbon losses occurred in dryland savannahs. These results were published on 9th April 2018 in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution.

A young herdsman tending his herd in a pasture in Nepal’s Manaslu region. © INRA, MEURET Michel

Press release

06 Apr 2018

Environment and economic growth: what’s become of Nepal’s forests?

Economics and social sciences

Nepal is a hilly and mountainous country where a quarter of the land is covered by forest, an essential source of energy for rural inhabitants. Researchers from INRA and their colleagues showed that firewood collection remained stable between 2003 and 2010 despite rural households’ rising living standards and energy needs. This paradox is explained by a decline in farm-based activities, which reduces pressure on forest resources.

Honeybee's foraging activity. © INRA, Yves Le Conte

News

23 Feb 2018

Stress decreases pollen foraging performance in honeybees

Animal biology

Stressed honeybees have lower pollen foraging performance. The resulting deficit in pollen could have consequences on the colony's nutritional balance and development. 

Curious cows. © INRA, MAITRE Christophe

Press release

19 Feb 2018

An integrated infrastructure in the European cattle sector is born!

Animal biology

INRA, the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, won the call for the European project INFRA-IA, for its proposal of integrating research infrastructures (RIs) for increased research capability and innovation in the European cattle sector: SmartCow. The kick off meeting of this infrastructure will take place in Clermont-Ferrand, from February 19 to 21 2018.