New President of INRA

since 27 July 2016. He takes over from François Houllier. He outlined five priorities for INRA in the coming years:

• human resource management to ensure essential cohesion in the community and maintain the attractiveness of INRA,
• scientific strategy to drive efforts in areas such as agroecology, digital sciences, economic and social sciences, the environment, and livestock sectors
• innovation with the elaboration of research programs constructed jointly with actors in the field and the development of living laboratories,
• policies on cooperation with higher education to clarify and intensify INRA’s role in higher education and research communities (communautés d’universités et établissements – COMUE),
• international strategy to develop a global network inspired by international associated laboratories and contribute to an action plan for European agriculture.