CIRAD is a French public establishment specializing in tropical and Mediterranean agriculture, placed under the joint authority of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Its operations encompass the life and earth sciences, social sciences and engineering sciences, applied to agriculture, forestry, animal production, food, natural resources and rural territories. It has a staff of 1800, including 800 researchers. It works with more than 90 countries worldwide and has scientific platforms with a regional scope in the French overseas regions. It receives and trains almost 800 researchers and technicians each year. It has a budget of 203 million euros, with two thirds provided by the French government. More

Montpellier SupAgro , International Center for Higher Education in Agricultural Sciences, a leading institution in teaching and research, under the trusteeship of the ministry of agriculture and fisheries, widely open to the Mediterranean and Tropical Environment was created in January 2007 as a single unit combining the four former institutions,
- Montpellier National Superior School of Agronomy
- The National Center for tropic and sub-tropic environment
- The National Superior School of Agro Food Industry’s Division for tropical and subtropical regions
- Florac Pedagogical Teaching Experimental Center

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IRD is a French public research institute working for the development of Southern countries, reporting to the Ministries responsible for research and overseas development. IRD is managing for more than sixty years research, consultancy and capacity building activities in Africa, the Mediterranean basin, Asia, Latin America and French overseas territories. IRD researchers address major development challenges regarding environment, sustainable development of living resources, social studies and health. More

Ranked the number one agricultural institute in Europe and number two in the world, INRA carries out mission-oriented research for high-quality and healthy foods, competitive and sustainable agriculture and a preserved and valorised environment. More