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Supporting scientific excellence and international partnerships

Agropolis Fondation supports high-level scientific work and international partnerships centered on plants in order to explore solutions in addressing key and strategic research challenges in agriculture and sustainable development facing the temperate, Mediterranean and tropical regions.

Our Flagship Programmes

Agropolis Fondation supports two flagship programs for 3 million euros each:

  • Pl@ntNet: Computational plant identification & collaborative information system
CIRAD
  • ARCAD: Agropolis Resource Center for Crop Conservation, Adaptation and Diversity
CIRAD

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On-going and supported projects

Two years after its establishment in 2007, Agropolis Fondation has already been supporting 71 projects with a combined funding commitment of 11 million Euros. 

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Louis Malassis International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food

The Louis MALASSIS International Scientific Prize for Agriculture and Food aims to recognize individuals for their exemplary and promising contribution in promoting agricultural innovation in order to improve food and agricultural systems sustainability as well as contribute to addressing food security and poverty reduction through research, development and capacity building in the North, South or in the Mediterranean.

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On-going partnerships

Computational Plants and Eco-Systems: A partnership with INRIA

This partnership is aimed at building computer models that simulate plant development, lifecycles and environmental interactions, in order to compare the predictions made by modeling with in-field observations and help guide experiments.

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Our Fellows

The Agropolis Fondation Fellowship Programme is designed to promote the exchange of knowledge among scientists from around the world. 

To date, our roster of Fellows includes 60 international scientists from more than 20 countries.

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Agropolis Fellows: Jeff Bennetzen

Dr. Jeffrey Bennetzen, Agropolis Foundation Senior Visiting Fellow (June 2008-December 2008), is a Professor of Genetics at the University of Georgia (USA) and is a member of the US National Academy of Science.