Expertise
19 Technical Agricultural Institutes across France, specialised in plant and animal sectors, as well as forestry
- Other expertise
Author
Acta - Les Instituts techniques agricoles
About
Acta is the network leader for France's 19 agricultural technical institutes, which carry out R&D for all agricultural animal and plant production (field crops, livestock, fruit and vegetables, vine and wine, specialised crops, organic farming, crops and livestock in overseas France). With its 2,400 employees, this network is a professional tool for applied research and technology transfer for farmers and the agricultural, agro-industrial and forestry sectors.
Acta and the agricultural technical institutes are partners in more than 80 European projects
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Acta est la tête de réseau des 19 instituts techniques agricoles français, qui mènent des actions de R&D pour l'ensemble des productions agricoles animales et végétales (grande culture, élevage, fruits et légumes, vigne-vin, cultures spécialisées, agriculture biologique, cultures et élevages d’Outre-mer). Forts de 2400 collaborateurs, ce réseau est l’outil professionnel de recherche appliquée et de transfert technologique vers les agriculteurs et les filières agricoles, agro-industrielles et forestière.
L'Acta et les instituts techniques agricoles sont partenaires de +80 projets européens.
CIRCULAR ECONOMY & BIOECONOMY
1 - Circular companies5 - food consumption habits and circular economy8 - Demo and tools for circular cities & regions10 - Digital technology & AI impact on land-based bio-based productions.16 - Forestry and sylviculture
FROM CULTURE TO FOOD, FOOD SYSTEMS & NUTRITION
1 - Agricultural systems transition2 - Livestocks health3 - Sustainable water management in agricultural systems4 - Plant protein improvement to assure feed nutrition5 - Plant disease risks and prevention6 - Plant protection risk management7 - Pasture management8 - Supporting livestock breeding and reproductive genetics in the face of future environmental change9 - Innovative solutions for valorising crops in food/non-food production on-farm10 - Help to farmers to manage sustainable and efficient farming systems11 - Broadening fish farming production12 - Efficient fisheries systems and follow-up13 - Food and mental disorders
COMMUNITY & GOVERNANCE
2 - Environmental services delivering3 - Enhancing the value of agriculture, the link with the rural community and community12 - Boosting the passage of knowledges to practice in farming systems13 - Increasing expertise and skills of specialists through an EU pool of experts specialised in green and adaptable agriculture14 - Give farmers world the right skills and information to prepare them for the agriculture and livestock farming of the future
LAND, OCEANS & WATER
3 - Monitoring market trends, opportunities and bottlenecks for agriculture4 - Monitoring/follow-up of air quality and GHGs outside CO2 and airborne contaminants from agriculture5 - Water systems and activities adaptation6 - EU Partnership Water
VALUE CHAIN
Design / R&D / EngineeringTesting & AnalysisProduction
AREAS OF ACTIVITIES
Biodiversity, natural ressourcesWater (oceans, inland water and water)SolsAgriculture, forestry and rural areas, Farming systemsFood systems, food and Nutrition
ENVIRONMENT & ZERO POLLUTION
3 - New pollutants issued from biomanufacturing industries7 - Digital applications dedicated to farming enterprises to manage feedstocks
HEALTHY, GREEN RURAL, COASTAL AND CITIES
4 - Urban co-design facilities for the transition of food systems
BIODIVERSITY & CLIMATE
11 - Help and rehabilitation of nature to preserve agricultural systems12 - Improve stress resistance in cultivation for livestock farming