INRA CENTRE OF CLERMONT-FERRAND

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1 INRA CENTRE OF CLERMONT-FERRAND THEIX - LYON Who are we? What do we do? Why? How? With whom? JB Coulon

2 INRA?

3 An applied research institute 3 working areas Agriculture, Environment, Food 3 main missions i : towards a noble, useful and universal pursuit Produce and disseminate scientific knowledge and innovation Contribute to training and scientific culture and participate p in the science/society debate Through its expertise, to support decision-making by public and private sectors..03

4 A challenge World food security and global changes Integrating the economic, social and environmental performances of agriculture and forestry Towards healthy and sustainable food systems Mitigating global warming and adapting agriculture and forestry to climate change Valorising biomass for chemistry and energy Predictive approaches in biology Agroecology 4 priorities 2 emerging approachs

5 A matricial organisation 13 research divisions 17 centers Research Divisions Nutrition, Chemical Food Safety and Consumer Behaviour Plant Breeding and Biology Science and Process Engineering of Agricultural Products Forest, Grassland and Freshwater Ecology Environment and Agronomy Animal Genetics Applied Mathematics and Informatics Microbiology and the Food Chain Animal Physiology and Livestock Systems Animal Health Plant Health and Environnement Science for Action and Sustainable Development Social Sciences, Agriculture and Food, Rural Development and Environment 5

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7 Why carry out research in the area of food, agriculture and the environment?

8 New priorities and challenges for global agriculture Feed and preserve the planet In a new socio-economic context. Globalisation and volatile market prices Climate change Diverse use of agricultural commodities Food consumption patterns and the nutrient transition Preventative potential of nutrition Public perception of agriculture uncertain and changing conditions Understand the mechanisms Anticipate the changes.08

9 Strong pressure on agricultural production Increasing global demand for food products + 40% for maize between 2000 and 2030 Demand for milk and meat expected to double before 2050 Competition for the resources for human nutrition Reduction in the agricultural land surface available/ inhabitant 1/3 of cereal production is destined for animals The environment at the heart of these debates A growing concern, inescapable and well publicised, but a relatively recent issue for research Research faces an important responsability to meet these challenges JB Coulon

10 Who are we?

11 INRA Clermont-Theix: Key figures (2013) 900 employees (740 permanent staff) 300 scientists t and scientific engineers 48%, 52% ; average age :46 yrs 60 doctoral students Organised in 27 units (21 research units, 3 experimental units, 3 support units) 3 rd largest centre within INRA 8 % of the national research potential in INRA. Situated in 3 regions (Auvergne, Rhône-Alpes, Limousin) i 85 % of the workforce are in Auvergne JB Coulon

12 INRA Clermont-Theix: Key figures m² of buildings 1500 ha agricultural surfaces (crops and grassland) 1000 cattle, 900 sheep, 6000 rodents 71 M annual lbudget 1000 visitors it each year 380 scientific papers per year 36 patents and 29 active licences.012

13 INRA in Auvergne Clermont- Ferrand 19 people Les Monts d Auvergne 54 people Crouël 166 people Theix 371 people Aurillac 9 people JB Coulon

14 What do we do? 5 complementary scientific axes

15 Integrative biology of Cereal crops and trees Qualities i construction Tracers Cerealsgenetic identification ressources animal products quality Wheat yield and qualities Products Vulnerabilty and tree adaptation Biological resources Nutrition and muscle and bone losses Adaptation of animals and pastures adaptation of farms Conception and assessment of inovative systems Agro-ecology, Sustainable farming systems for herbivores Territories Man Interactions among wild faun, domestic faun and man Risks and dissemination of infectious diseases Nutrition, Metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases Bio tracers Predictive epidemiology

16 With whom do we work?

17 Rich and varied national and international collaborations : Publications ( ) 2011) coauthored with Universities : 40% Research establishments : 25% Agricultural/veterinary schools : 12% Scientists abroad (73 countries) : 40% No. of coauthored papers

18 How do we work?

19 Four broad career profiles scientists engineers and technicians : production and experimentation engineers and technicians : biology research support.019 JB Coulon

20 A wide variety of scientific disciplines 27 disciplines 75 %.020 JB Coulon

21 Funding : 60 M /year 5,7 2,4 1,9 Our contracts 6,2 43,8 Etat Europe coll terr privé salaries recurrent operating funds property and equipment sales research contracts 188 contracts involving 83 partners

22 Large science facilities Biological systems imagery platform RMN Genotying platform (IBISA) Sequencers, Robotics Metabolomics platform (IBISA) Mass spectrometry SOERE ACBB Long-term grassland observatory Centre of genetic resources for small-grain cereals Centre INRA Clermont-Ferrand - Theix A L I M E N T A T I O N A G R I C U L T U R E E N V I R O N N E M E N T.022

23 An important experimental facility UEMA, 1000 ha Dairy and suckling cows, suckling ewes UERT, 230 ha Dairy and suckling cows, suckling ewes IE Nutrition Rodents and mini-pigs PHACC, 110 ha céreals Centre INRA Clermont-Ferrand - Theix A L I M E N T A T I O N A G R I C U L T U R E E N V I R O N N E M E N T.023

24 Outputs and products

25 We produce milk (1,4 M L/yr), meat (150 T/yr), Scientific papers cereals (3200 qtx/yr) 320/yr Recognised Transfers and 2/3 in exceptional or innovation expertise excellent journals 600 communications/yr 23 theses/yr 18 patents and licences Software Plant varieties Start up Education and training 5000 hours/yr, y, 100 students /yr Apprenticeships (6/yr), Summer schools,. Books, Bar des sciences, Journées de l herbe PSDR symposium,.025

26 Conclusions

27 L INRA in Auvergne : Assets to meet the many new challenges of modern agriculture Integrated and multidisciplinary approach Active outreach towards: Academic partners Stakeholders The general public Centre INRA Clermont-Ferrand - Theix A G R I C U L T U R E A L I M E N T A T I O N JB Coulon 28 février 2013 E N V I R O N N E M E N T

28 JB Coulon Thank you for your attention ti