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Australia
On 7 June 2004, a cooperation framework agreement was signed by CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) and ANU (Australian National University), on the one hand, and the four following research organisations: CEMAGREF, CIRAD, CNRS, INRA and IRD, on the other hand. Research on drought tolerance, which is the primary focus of cooperation between INRA, CSIRO and ANU, should thus be facilitated. Joint research with Australian teams continues to develop in areas such as plant genomics (grapevines) and animal physiology.
Japan
INRA has several good reasons for developing exchanges with Japanese partners:
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the excellence of Japanese research, especially in various fields of the life sciences;
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certain aspects of the Japanese agricultural policy, particularly management of space and rural communities, which reflects certain principles of multifunctionality, and in the emphasis given to food safety.
In December 2006, a Memorandum of understanding was signed with the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (Nias), for a duration of 4 years. The topics selected are: genomics of lepidoptera, the animal genome and genomics and bioinformatics of cereals.
In 2008, Marion Guillou, President of INRA, attended the Science and Technology in Society (STS) forum in Kyoto, which primarily focused on biotechnologies.
On October 20, 2008, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between INRA and the University of Tsukuba to set up a joint laboratory bringing together INRA’s Joint Research Unit for Fruit Biology (Bordeaux) and the University of Tsukuba. The joint laboratory, called TIL for Tsukuba-INRA Lab, will develop and reinforce collaboration between researchers working in plant genomics applied to fruit biology in France and Japan.
> for more information about the INRA-University of Tsukuba joint laboratory
New Zealand
Together with the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Agriculture, INRA has been involved in establishing a system of bilateral collaboration. Extensive scientific exchange has developed between INRA and New Zealand, primarily in the areas of forestry, the environment and food microbiology. New Zealand’s increased openness towards Europe should lead to further research initiatives.
The Facilitating Research co-operation between Europe and New Zealand (FRENZ) platform is a joint initiative between the New Zealand Ministry of Research, Science and Technology (MoRST) and the EU Centres Network to enhance the engagement of the New Zealand research, science and technology community with the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development.
FRENZ is co-funded by MoRST and the European Commission, via the EU Centres Network project.
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