The Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture (; "National Institute of Scientific and Technological Research for Environment and Agriculture"; IRSTEA), formerly known as Cemagref, was a public research institute in
France
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focusing on
land management
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issues, such as water resources and agricultural technology. From 1 January 2020 the IRSTEA merged with the INRA (
Institut national de la recherche agronomique
The Institut national de la recherche agronomique (; ; abbr. INRA ) 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 join ...
) to create the INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement).
Organization
IRSTEA/Cemagref had an annual operating budget of €81.6 Million in 2011, and employed nearly 1350 staff, including 950 permanent staff, others being graduate students, 200 doctoral candidates, interns and foreign researchers. About 250 master-degree trainees contributed also to some of its activities.
There were 9 research sites containing a total of 29 research units. In addition to published research, the institute collaborates with other research organizations and took in a portion of its income from contract work.
IRSTEA is a member of the
UniverSud Paris
UniverSud Paris was one of the PRES in France. It gathered 21 public universities, ''Grandes Écoles'' and National Research Center, covering nearly the whole spectrum of sciences (fundamental, engineering, business), until its dissolution in 201 ...
.
Partner organizations
Irstea collaborated in a number of other research networks, including European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations (EurAqua), the Partnership for European Environmental Research (PEER), European network for testing of agricultural machines (ENTAM), and the European Network of Engineering for Agriculture and Environment (ENGAGE).
Notes and references
External links
Official website
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Environmental research institutes
Agricultural research institutes in France