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Institut national de la recherche agronomique
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The Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA, pronounced [inʁa]; English: National Institute of Agricultural Research) was a French public research institute dedicated to agricultural science. It was founded in 1946 and is a Public Scientific and Technical Research Establishment under the joint authority of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture. From 1 January 2020 the INRA merged with the IRSTEA (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture) to create the INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement).[3]
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Formation | 1946 |
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Type | Governmental organisation |
Purpose | targeted research |
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President | Philippe Mauguin (July 2016[1]) |
Budget | €877.6 million[2] |
Staff | 8,290[2] |
Website | www |
INRA led projects of targeted research for a sustainable agriculture, a safeguarded environment and a healthy and high quality food. Based on the number of publications in agricultural sciences/crops and animal sciences, INRA was the first institute for agricultural research in Europe, and the second in the world.[2] It belonged to the top 1% most cited research institutes.[2]