Agropolis International

A MISSION WITH AN

INTERNATIONAL DIMENSION

Agropolis International is an association created in 1986 whose members include all higher education and research organizations as well as local authorities located in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. In its mission to strengthen the international status of the regional scientifi c community, it promotes the establishment and installation of foreign research institutes and organizations in Montpellier, including USDA and CSIRO. Agropolis International has been hosting the headquarters of the CGIAR Consortium since 2011, European LABEX of EMBRAPA (Brazil) since 2002 and, more recently, LABINTEX of INTA since 2012.

The goal is to promote collaboration with these institutions at regional and national levels and to set up and support a platform to serve as a portal for European research. This will foster involvement of the hosted institutes in European scientifi c and academic research networks within the European Research Area.

HOSTING LABINTEX

From this standpoint, the installation of INTA in Montpellier, and elsewhere in France and Europe, is particularly signifi cant. It refl ects the importance of agricultural research in France, while also highlighting INTA’s aim to become a key player in agricultural research worldwide.

Agropolis International, as part of its mission, is focused on promoting the successful development of these endeavours.

LABINTEX was formally launched in November 2012 at Agropolis International, Montpellier, in the presence of INTA authorities, representatives of the regional scientifi c community and the coordinator of Labex Europe EMBRAPA.

Agropolis International:

a collaborative and mutually benefi cial platform.

LABINTEXan innovative partnership

External laboratory without walls of INTA

National Institute of Agricultural Technology (Argentina)

INTA, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology of Argentina,

in association with Agropolis International, set up an external laboratory (LABINTEX)

in Montpellier (France) in November 2012.

INTA – National Institute of Agricultural Technology

INTA IN BRIEF

The National Institute of Agricultural Technology, INTA, is a decentralized state institute under the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of Argentina.

INTA is present throughout Argentina, with:

3 600 technicians and scientists

15 regional centers 6 research centers 50 research stations 21 institutes 350 technical support units 14 national programs 1 Foundation: ArgenINTA

LEARN MOREwww.inta.gob.ar

LABINTEX CONTACTS

Daniel Horacio Rearte, LABINTEX drearte@agropolis.fr Tel.: + 33 (0)4 67 04 75 52 Paula Dias, Agropolis International dias@agropolis.frTel.: + 33 (0)4 67 04 75 13

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ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATIONS

Roberto Arnaldo Cittadini

RESEARCH UNIT

UMR Innovation (INRA, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro). Director: Christophe-Toussaint Soulard

RESEARCH PROJECT

“Territorial Dynamics Observatory”

The project will gain from INTA’s extensive experience in research and territorial development via the participation of a LABINTEX researcher.

CONTACT

Tel.: +33 (0)4 99 61 23 57rcittadini@correo.inta.gov.ar

TECHNOLOGIES

FOR CONSERVATION AND

SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT

OF THE ENVIRONMENT

Daniel Horacio RearteLABINTEX Coordinator and researcher

RESEARCH UNIT

UMR Herbivores (INRA - VetAgro Sup). Director: Isabelle Veissier

RESEARCH PROJECT

“Environmental sustainability of

intensifi ed grazing systems”

The project will benefi t from Argentina’s experience in the management of intensifi ed pastoral systems and national initiatives to quantitatively reduce global gas emissions, while taking its herds of 51 million cattle into account, by INTA’s participation in the project through a LABINTEX researcher.

CONTACT

Tel.: +33 (0)4 67 04 75 52drearte@agropolis.fr

EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

Cecilia Vazquez Rovere

RESEARCH UNIT

LEPSE Laboratory (Laboratory of Ecophysiology of Plants under Environmental Stress) of INRA - Montpellier SupAgro.Director: Bertrand Muller

RESEARCH PROJECT

“The plasticity of development in

response to environmental stress:

what is the role of the Snakin/GASA

gene family?”

This team will gain from INTA’s experience in this area, via integration of a LABINTEX researcher in this team, especially on the functional analysis of genes involved in abiotic and biotic stress resistance mechanisms, using molecular biology and genetic engineering.

CONTACT

Tel: +33 (0)4 99 61 26 17vazquezrovere@hotmail.com

AGRIFOOD AND AGROINDUSTRIAL

TECHNOLOGIES

Adriana Maria Descalzo

RESEARCH UNIT

UMR QUALISUD (Integrated Approach to Food Quality - CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, UM1, UM2). Director: Dominique Pallet

RESEARCH TOPIC

“Tools for the design of novel

foods containing natural functional

ingredients”

The project will benefi t from INTA’s experience, through integration of a LABINTEX researcher, on issues concerning the identifi cation of phytosterol and tocopherol isomers in foods containing hydro- and fat-soluble phases. The researcher will also contribute to the development of a rapid method for oxidation detection in foods.

CONTACT

Tel: +33 (0)4 67 61 55 19adescalzo.inta@yahoo.com

OBJECTIVES OF LABINTEX

The establishment of LABINTEX, fi nancially supported by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), aims to:

Conduct advanced research to create innovations;

Identify and develop scientifi c cooperation through innovation networks by linking agencies in Argentina, France and other European countries;

Increase the competitiveness and sustainability of Argentina’s agricultural production.

THEMATIC AREAS OF LABINTEX

Priority thematic areas of cooperation are:

Emerging technologies (biotechnology, nanotechnology, ICT, etc.);

Agrifood and agroindustrial technologies;

Conservation and sustainable management of environmental technologies;

Organizational innovation (rural development, family farming, extension).

LABINTEX – External laboratory without walls of INTA

History

of the

LABINTEX

partnership

LABINTEX – the fusion of INTA expertise with French excellence for mutual benefi t in research

The presence of LABINTEX of INTA in France is strategic

since it positions Argentinian research at the forefront of

knowledge in cooperation with the European scientifi c

community.

Carlos Casamiquela, President of INTA

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FIRST VISIT of INTA delegation to Agropolis International (Montpellier, France)

FURTHER VISIT of INTA delegation to France (Paris and Montpellier) to contact research institutions of Agropolis International (CIRAD, IRD, INRA, SupAgro, LABEX, etc.)

SIGNING at Buenos Aires of a collaboration agreement between Agropolis International and INTA for the setting up of LABINTEX in Montpellier

OFFICIAL INAUGURATION of LABINTEX at Agropolis International

TAKING OFFICE of Daniel Horacio Rearte, the fi rst LABINTEX Coordinator, in Montpellier

ASSIGNMENT OF 3 LABINTEX RESEARCHERS OF INTA (Roberto Cittadini, Adriana Descalzo and Cecilia Vazquez) at their respective research units in Montpellier

SEPTEMBER 2006

OCTOBER 2011

MARCH 2012 OCTOBER 2012

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