Franco-Indian Summit, 9 to 15 March 2018
From 9-15 March 2018, on the occasion of the French President's visit to India, accompanied by the Minister of Research and Philippe Mauguin, President of INRA, several draft agreements were signed with a view to strengthening cooperation with France's Indian partners. Several new International Associated Laboratories were created in key fields: genomic selection in cattle; the microbiota and metagenome in liver disease; grey water treatment and methanisation; and the plant protein content of diets. Philippe Mauguin and Mr. G.G. Sohani, president of Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF), together hosted a roundtable discussion during the Franco-Indian summit. This shone a light on the importance of agricultural research on climate change and nutrition, and resulted in a proposal for a new framework for Franco-Indian collaboration in these fields based on pilot territories. On the occasion of the presidential visit, INRA renewed or signed several draft agreements with partners in four key areas: - Genomic selection of cattle: renewal of the framework agreement with Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation (BAIF) and project for an International Associated Laboratory (LIA) with BAIF. For twenty years now, INRA has been working with the biggest Indian NGO in agriculture (which has the status of a research centre), the BAIF. The updated themes of this cooperation focus on the following: sustainable production systems and water management using an agro-ecological approach; the environment/climate change interface; global initiatives such as the 4 per 1000 initiative; and genetic/genomic animal selection.
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