ECART - EEIG - European Consortium for Agricultural Research in the Tropics

Available Staff Resources in ARD

Institution	Total Staff	Professional Staff in ARD	Main Expertise
CIRAD	1800	900	Tree crop and annual crops research, management and development, forestry and livestock development, biotechnology, crop protection and NR management.
IAO	70	30	Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security, Geo-spatial information technologies, Natural Resources Management, Biodiversity Biotechnology and Biosafety.
IICT	237	162	Soil science, agronomy, forestry and veterinary science, post harvest technology, crop protection, natural resources management, agricultural economics, social and economic assessment.
INIA	837	158	generating and transferring livestock and agricultural science and technology at international levels. grapevine cultivation Fruit genomics Integrated production of fruit, vegetables and livestock Identification and formulation of enviro-friendly products Post-harvest technologies and processes for fruit and vegetables Use of precision agricultural systems for fruit trees Use of biotechnological methods to improve specific capacities for animal production management and production of botanical seeds and potato varieties Biotechnological use of plants as food for aquaculture Utilization of microorganisms as biocontrolling agents Utilization of native flora for phytoremediation Environmental science Biotechnology Animal health Forestry Fitogenetic resources Plant protection
IRD	2100	150	Terrestrial and marine ecosystems, climatology, geology and water resources, health and the environment, social economics.
NRI	110	80	Post harvest, pest management, trade development, social and economic assessment, natural resource management.
Wageningen UR	7000	350	Agro-technology and food sciences including food chains and food safety. Animal sciences including livestock, fish and companion animals, Environmental sciences including nature conservation, land and water use and management and geo-information, Plant sciences including agro-biodiversity, crop protection and agro-systems, Social sciences including agricultural economics, rural development and production and trade chains.
Totals	12154	1830