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Complex cropping systems based on vegetatively propagated crops in the humid tropics – Végé-Culture
In the humid tropics (rainfalls > 1800 mm/yr), agroforestry systems are combining arboriculture with vegeculture (based on vegetatively propagated crops). The plot is not ploughed and plants are manipulated individually to compose complex intra- and interspecific associations. These cropping systems
Ecosystem interactions and anthropogenic impacts on king scallop populations in the English Channel – COMANCHE
The king scallop Pecten maximus is currently the most important species in landings (as well in tons as in value) for the French inshore fleet of the English Channel. The main exploited layers, within the Bay of the Seine and the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, are scientifically assessed since several years;
Organic agriculture development for landscape greening – DynRurABio
This project aims at developing organic food and farming (OF&F), following the national and European goals. The French long-term development plan (PPDAB) «Agriculture et alimentation biologiques - Horizon 2012» aims in particular to triple the mean area devoted to organic agriculture within 5 years
Payments for Environmental Services : new panacea or useful auxiliaries for managing landscapes. ? – PESMIX
Programs of payments for environmental services (PES) have become quite popular today, recognized worldwide as a possible tool to maintain endangered ecosystems, especially in developing countries since PES are also portrayed as tools for poverty reduction. In their establishment process, PES scheme
Sustainability of urban agricultures in the Mediteranean area – DAUME
World urbanization is a global trend that transforms the place of agriculture in the contemporary societies. In the Mediterranean, the urban pressure on coastal plains threatens the most productive farmlands. The goal of the DAUME project is to characterize urban agriculture in the Mediterranean con
A Public Goods perspective to analyse CAP. Which issues for agricultural European models ? – BipPop
Since 1992, the CAP is progressing towards deregulation of agricultural markets and substitution of agricultural price support by direct payments. Criticized for its cost, for its negative environmental balance, for the concentration of supports toward a minority of farms characterised by higher in
Livestock and Local Development interactions and the ecological intensification – MOUVE
MOUVE is is a research consortium integrated by INRA, CIRAD and Cemagref researchers in partnership with universities and research centres in Developing Countries. The purpose of the project is to produce knowledge to understand, model and summarize the necessary implantation and development condit
Ecological intensification of plantation forest ecosystems. Biophysical modeling and socio-economical assessmentt of the use of associated nitrogen fixing species – Intens&Fix
A global increase in the demand for wood products has been observed worldwide during the last decades. This trend is expected to continue in the future as a consequence of population growth. Additionally, the need for wood is augmented by the increasing substitution of fossil energy by wood biomass-
Sustainable rules for managing virus and aphid evolution through host plant resistance – VirAphid
Genetic resistance to pests and pathogens in plants is an essential component of sustainable food production. Resistance genes constitute generally efficient methods to control plant bioaggressors and allow drastic reductions of pesticide use, thus satisfying the requests of the legal authorities, t
Ecosystem Services of Roots – Hydraulic Redistribution, Carbon Sequestration and Soil Fixation – ECOSFIX
In the current context of climate change and a staggering increase in the world’s population, urgent solutions are required to ensure both ecological integrity and optimal productivity of any agricultural/forested site. The FAO has estimated that more than 10 Mha of the world’s cultivated land suffe
Understanding of the evolution of cooperation behavior of plant symbionts in the aim of the ecological intensification of agriculture – ECS
‘Mutualisms’ – cooperative interactions between different species – are central to the survival and reproduction of most organisms on earth, providing essential ecosystem services and playing a fundamental role in the creation and maintenance of biological diversity. Mutualistic symbioses have drive