How do plants survive water stress?

The UMR Sustainability Working Group, with support from the audiovisual department, has produced a video project highlighting how IRD scientists are responding to the social and environmental emergency. Six scientists share their experiences, illustrating the diversity of their awareness and forms of engagement.

Thibaut Bontpart (MADE team) will coordinate the ANR JCJC proVISION project (2026–2030), which aims to identify the genetic determinants of carotene (provitamin A) content and composition in oil palm fruit. This multidisciplinary project involves partners from the DIADE and AGAP joint research units, as well as the National Institute of Agricultural Research of Benin (INRAB).

Several initiatives, including two petitions, have been launched to raise awareness about the possible merger of the French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD) with the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS).

The CERES team is coordinating a collaborative effort to characterize the diversity of Cambodian rice.

Researchers from DIADE participated in a mini-symposium aimed at highlighting sequencing technologies in support of the “One Health” approach.

Christine Tranchant-Dubreuil participated in a discussion on education, research, and the future of genomic sciences in West Africa.

Frédéric Georget, Sophie Léran, Axel Labeyrie, and Hervé Etienne participated in a workshop organized by Agromillora in Sitges, Spain, as part of the Horizon Europe BOLERO project (coordinated by S. Léran, CoffeeAdapt team). The workshop focused on the challenges of rootstock breeding to enhance the resilience of fruit trees in Europe and tropical regions.

On the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, researchers from the Dynadiv team met with students from a school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Thomas Couvreur, Yohan Pillon, Alexandra Boultif, and Théo Delaigue took part in the program “Silence, It’s Growing!” broadcast on France 5.

Fabienne Morcillo, Stéphane Dussert, and Thibaut Bontpart on a mission in Pobè, Benin, as part of the VitaSPEC project.