Agriculture z Food z Biodiversity z Environment A gropolis It ti l I n t erna ti ona l World centre for agriculture, food and environmental sciences www.agropolis.org
Agropolis International Presentation 2012
Mar 10, 2016
The Association Agropolis International was founded in Montpellier in 1986 by the research and higher education institutes working in the field of agriculture, food, biodiversity and environment, with the support of government and local authorities.
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Agriculture Food Biodiversity Environment
Agropolis I t ti lInternationalWorld centre for agriculture, food and g ,environmental sciences
www.agropolis.org
A bit of history
12th
Montpellier:
12th
century
Montpellier: A long university and scientific traditionscientific tradition
1842
A bit of history
Progressive development of tools and infrastructureswithin the Agropolis sphere
Installationof agricultural
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Foundingof the
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Founding of Agropolis
d
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researchinstitutes in Montpellier
Agropolis-Museum(closed in 2010)
Productions(subsidiary of AgropolisInternational)
1970-85
Founding of the Agropolis
1986 1992
Lycée agricolerenamed Lycée
1994 1996
Founding of Agropolis
2007
Agropolisbecomest e g opo s
association
→ to facilitate interinstitutional relationsSet-up of the
e a ed ycéeAgropolis
g opo sFondation
beco esAgropolis International
→ to enhance the visibility of the scientificcommunitywith the support of the French government and regional authorities
pAgropolisScience Park
Agropolis International today: a springboard for interinstitutional exchange
28 higher educationd h• Montpellier 1,2 and 3,
Nîmes and Perpignan• Montpellier 1,2 and 3,
Nîmes and Perpignan5
universitiesand researchinstitutes are members of A li
• Montpellier SupAgro, • Montpellier SupAgro, 10
Agropolis International
Montpellier SupAgro, CIHEAM/IAM.M, AgroParisTech/ENGREF, ENSC.M, ESCAIA, ICRA, ISTOM, Sup de Co EMA CODIGE
Montpellier SupAgro, CIHEAM/IAM.M, AgroParisTech/ENGREF, ENSC.M, ESCAIA, ICRA, ISTOM, Sup de Co EMA CODIGE
10higher
educationalinstitutes Sup de Co, EMA, CODIGESup de Co, EMA, CODIGEinstitutes
• National: BRGM, CEA, Irstea• National: BRGM, CEA, IrsteaNational: BRGM, CEA, Irstea(ex CEMAGREF), CIRAD, CNRS, IFREMER, INRA, INSERM, IRD
• International: BioversityInternational CSIRO EMBRAPA
National: BRGM, CEA, Irstea(ex CEMAGREF), CIRAD, CNRS, IFREMER, INRA, INSERM, IRD
• International: BioversityInternational CSIRO EMBRAPA
13 researchinstitutes
International, CSIRO, EMBRAPA, USDAInternational, CSIRO, EMBRAPA, USDA
Agropolis International today: a platform of global scope with a window into Mediterranean and tropical regions
o French institutions specialised in international cooperation: CIRAD, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro/IRC
o International institutions: CIHEAM-IAM.M, ICRA, Bioversity International
o Foreign laboratories (Australia, Brazil, USA) and international programme representatives(Water and Food)(Water and Food)
o Network integration:CGIAR, AgriNATURA, CILBA…
o New headquarters of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)
Agropolis International today: a platform of global scope
o A network of 300 French scientists basedin 60 partner countries and especially in tropical and Mediterranean regions
o Many partnerships and agreements withforeign universities and institutions
o 1000 scientists hostedyearly in laboratories
o 15-20% foreign students
Agropolis International today: a scientific centre open to stakeholders
o Members of Agropolis International:
of economic and agricultural developmentg p
- Regional authorities: Région Languedoc-Roussillon, Montpellier Agglomération, Conseil général de l’Hérault, Ville de Montpellier, Grand Narbonne
T f d i t f b di T f t LR ACTA ACTIA- Transfer and interface bodies: Transferts LR, ACTA, ACTIA
- Company representatives: LRIA, CRCI, VERSeau Développement
- Consultancy and company offices: BRL, IBMA, ITK, Cade…
o Collaboration with several competitive clusters
o Integration of competitive clusters and technology parks in international networks
- International Association of Science Parks (IASP)- Europe INNOVA programme- Mediterranean agricultural technology clusters
Agriculture Food Biodiversity Environment
A liAgropolis InternationalScientific communityInternational
y
www.agropolis.org
An exceptionally large-scale platform
Highest concentrationin Europe
o 2300 researchers and teachers
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for research and training in:
Agricultureteachers
o 5000 students
Agriculture
Food
Biodiversity
→10000 people overall Environment
A broad scope of expertise
o Biodiversity and Land Ecosystems
o Biodiversity and aquatic ecosystems
o Genetic resources and integrative plant biologyo Genetic resources and integrative plant biology
o Host-vector-parasite interactions and infectious diseases
o Agronomy, cultivated plants and cropping systems
o Regional specific supply chain : Grapevine and Wine
o Animal production and health
F d t iti l d h lth o Food : nutritional and health concerns
o Economics, societies and sustainable development
o Modelling, spatial information, biostatistics g, p ,
o Water resources and management
o Environmental technologies
Organization based on pooled resources and expertise
8 campuses • Specialised8 campusesincluding
3agricultural centres
• Specialisedresearch hubs: remote sensing, water sciences, humansciencescentres,
and severalresearch sites
sciences
• Technologyplatforms: Ecotron, MEDIMEER, Station , Saquacole de Palavas, genotyping-sequencing-cloning, phenotyping,
Common high-performance 80 research
p yp g,bioinformatics, polyphenols, fractionation of plant material, performance
infrastructuresunits, mainlyinter-
organizational
,environmentaltechnology…
• Collections, d t bdatabases…
Comprehensive and diversified training opportunities
o 156 degree courses (professionaland academic) for 5000 students: technicians, engineers, BSc, MSc and PhD students
o 6 graduate schools grouped in a graduate schoolcentre – over 600 PhD students
o Continuing education packages: short- or long-term (standard or customised), with some involving e learningwith some involving e-learning
o Training course designstructuresstructures
Scientific and technical information resources and support
o 250 information and documentation professionals
o 40 documentation centres and publishing services
o 1.5 million documents
o a network and toolsavailable for students, teachers researchers teachers, researchers, PhD candidates from the regionaland international community
Technology and innovation transfer structures
o Organization developmentand innovation services
o Technology facilities (MEDIMEER, EcoTech LR…)
o LRI, regional incubator and incubation sites in research institutes and universities
o Transferts LR, a single structure providing a liaison between research institutes and companies
o European innovation centres and business incubators
Boosting civil society awareness
Scientific and technical awareness activitiesScientific and technical awareness activitiesfor youths and the general public:
o Exhibitso Conferenceso Special eventso Public awareness support
Agriculture Food Biodiversity Environment
AgropolisAgropolisInternationalat the service
ASSOCIATION
of the community and partners
www.agropolis.org
Roles, missions and ventures
Promotion of expertise worldwideo Promotion of expertise worldwide
o Coordination and organization of the regional scientific communitythe regional scientific community
o Global support for regionalinnovation stakeholdersinnovation stakeholders
o Management of partnerships and collective projects visibilityvisibility
forumfacilitation
added valuesubsidiarity
Promotion of expertise worldwide
Promotion of expertise worldwide
Participation o Participation in global networks
o Hostingo Hostingdelegations and visitors
o Hostingforeign scientists
Global supportfor regional innovation stakeholders
o Partnerships with technologyand competitive clusters in association with IASP, a Catalan agrifood cluster…
o Participation in European projectson technology and competitive cluster networksEurope INNOVA Régions de la ConnaissanceEurope INNOVA, Régions de la Connaissance…
o Global development of competitive cluster initiatives Qualiméditerranée, territory risk and vulnerability management
o Inclusion of agricultural development partnersin global projects and networks INTERREG/SUDOE d t li d ti INTERREG/SUDOE, decentralised cooperation…
Contribution to coordination and organizationof the scientific community
o Scientific and technical committee
C di ti f th ti /o Coordination of thematic groups/interinstitutional committees (CSFD, AGRUMES, Europe Committee…)
o Monitoring and targeted dissemination of informationo Monitoring and targeted dissemination of information
o Organization of scientific events and meetings
o Scientific and technical initiatives
Organization and management of partnerships and collective projects
o Support for original partnerships (EMBRAPA’sLABEX)
o Decentralised cooperation for regional authorities (Morocco, Ch l Ch )
Partnership scopingChile, China)
o European research and innovation dissemination
Partnership scoping
By mandate and for ourinnovation disseminationprojects
o Multi-stakeholder foresight
By mandate and for ourmembers
Multi-stakeholdero Multi stakeholder foresightanalysis project (ARP-PARME)
Multi stakeholdermobilisation interface
Multi-institutional projectp jengineering
Organization and operations
General Assembly of
Governanceand global policy
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47 membres, including:28 research institutions and
universities Assembly of Members
settinguniversities5 regional authorities
14 economic developmentstakeholders
Elects
Board of Directors
Technicaland budgetaryplanning
President + 28 members + invitedparties:
15 institutions5 regional authorities
Steering committee
4 economic development stakeholdershonourary presidents
President + 15 members + invited parties
Designates
ExecutiveBoard
Steering committeePresident + 15 members + invited parties
ExecutiveProgramme implementation
Runs
Scientific CommitteeSupports
SecretariatimplementationScientific Committee
28 peer-designated members
Operational resources
Humanresources
Headquarters
o Staff of 30 including8 posted members
resources
o 900 meetings/yearg /y
o 70 amphitheatre events/year
o 21 websites hosted
2012 budget: expenditure distribution(Total: €1,891 K excluding allocated resources)
2000
1400
1600
1800 684
800
1000
1200
1400377
400
600
800830
0
200
2012
Specific projects Agropolis operations Payroll
2012 budget: source of proceedsConsolidated budget: €2,552 K
Autonomous resources(contributions/subsidies)
Allocated resources
308 272
373
206
940 455
Regional authorities
Member organization contributions
F h i i i d bli i i i
LR Region building
Public service staff including Ministry of Agriculture and FisheriesFrench ministries and public institutions
Other resources
Agriculture and Fisheries
Agriculture Food Biodiversity Environment
promotion of expertiseglobal support
coordination
gatewayAgropolis g pInternationalcollective project management
multi-stakeholder facilitation area
headquarters
www.agropolis.org
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