Projects funded in 2023 : 

 
  • AXIS 1: Adaptive capacity of animals and plants.

Applications closed on 31/03/2023, six projects were submitted (GEOLAB, 2 x PIAF, 3 x GDEC), two were selected:

⇒ Genetic and molecular mechanisms of tolerance to global warming in interaction with sulphur nutrition in wheat.

This project will be led by Julie Boudet (UMR GDEC) and Jacques Le-Gouis (UMR GDEC). It involves the UMR GDEC and Limagrain. This project will fund a full 3-year thesis and a budget of €45,000, including operating costs, missions and the purchase of research equipment.

⇒ Genetic and epigenetic determinants of stomatal density in bread wheat

This project will be led by Peter Civan (UMR GDEC). It brings together the UMR GDEC, the UCA, the University of Bologna (Italy) and CREA (Consiglio per la Ricerca in agricoltura e l'analisi dell'Economia Agraria). The project will provide funding for a two-year post-doctoral position and €45,000 to cover running costs, missions and the purchase of research equipment.

⇒ Arbo-rate: Determining the resilience of tree species in a forest arboretum to climate change

The research part of this project is led by Hervé Cochard and the educational part by Catherine Lenne. Several partners are involved in this project: PIAF, TSCF and the University of Florida. This major project is financed by several players: CAP ART (research project), IRC-SAE (research and training project), Puy-en-Velay Urban Community Committee (research and training project) and DSDEN 43 (training project).

The IRC-SAE has a budget of €70,000 for scientific equipment and mission costs for the research project. And a budget of €8,200 for classroom equipment, training and mission expenses for the education project.


 

  •     AXIS 2: A systems approach to the transformation of agro-ecosystems.

Three projects have been selected:

⇒ AGROPRAIRIES: evaluation of two new types of plant cover to contribute to the ecological transition of crops and the food autonomy of livestock.

This project is led by Gaël Alvarez (UREP) and involves several research units: the UREP (Prairie Ecosystem Research Unit), the GDEC (Cereal Genetic Diversity and Ecophysiology Joint Research Unit) and the PHACC (Cereal Field Phenotyping Experimental Unit). Axis 2 of the IRC-SAE will fund analyses of production, biogeochemical cycles and related services, as well as participation in a conference. The allocated budget is €58,379.

⇒ Effects of intra-herd diversity on the resilience of dairy herds.

This project will be led by Fabienne Blanc (UMR Herbivore). The support from Axis 2 mainly concerns the survey work: extraction of milk recording data, recruitment of a 6-month research technician to support the PhD student in the survey work, travel costs associated with the surveys and a contribution to publication costs. The Axis 2 budget allocated to this project is €29,956.

⇒ Modelling the effects of the spatial structure of tree cover on the partitioning of light, water and nitrogen resources and on the microclimate.

Project led by Philippe Malagoli (UMR PIAF) and Philippe Balandier (UMR PIAF). The budget allocated to this project is €154,000, which will initially be used to finance a 3-year thesis. The rest of the budget includes: basic analyses, running costs, conference registration, IT equipment, travel and publication costs.



 

  • Axis 3: Interactions between agricultural systems and their environment.

 'IMPULSION' call for projects under Axis 3. Four projects were submitted and two were selected.

⇒ MMM

MinION- and model-based assessment of meta-ecosystem fluxes (MMM), led by Franck Jabot (UREP). This project brings together UREP, LMGE, the Gentyane platform (UMR GDEC), the PHACC EU and IEES (CNRS-Sorbonne Univ.). It will be financed over 2 years with a total budget of 50,000 €.

⇒ CEREALS

CyclE du phosphoRE dans les Agro-écosystèmes: étude des gènes fonctionnels impliqués dans le reLargage et l'abSorption (CEREALS), led by Joan Artigas (LMGE). This project involves three complementary partner laboratories: LMGE, INRAE and the University of Girona (AM ROMANI). It will be funded for 2 years with a total of 50,000 euros.


 

  • AXIS 4: Integration of agricultural systems in the regions.

Three projects were submitted and only one was selected. It follows on from the SAATDR consortium, which was selected during last year's AAP.

⇒ Multi-agent (hybrid) modelling of the transition of a territorial SA towards greater circularity

This project is led by Jean-Denis Mathias (LISC), Sylvie Huet (LISC) and Virginie Noireaux (ClerMa). The thesis will be supervised through a partnership between ClerMa (UCA) and LISC (INRAE). An interdisciplinary committee will supervise the thesis. It will be composed of some of the participants of the SAATDR project funded by the AAP I-site CIR 1 AXE 4 in 2022. This project will provide funding for a thesis and €25,000 for running costs.



 

  • COPIL

Call for international co-supervision projects supported by the COPIL: International Research Centre on Sustainable Agroecosystems (IRC-SAE).

Five projects were submitted (2 x GDEC, ICCF, UMR Territoires, UMR Herbivores) and three were selected. The IRC-SAE will fund 3 PhD fellowships over 3 years for the following projects:

⇒ The role of receptor-like protein kinases in the resistance of wheat to Septoria tritici blotch. This project will be led by Cyrille Saintenac (UMR GDEC) and Kostya Kanyuka (NIAB, UK). It involves UMR GDEC and NIAB (UK). The COPIL of the IRC-SAE will finance this project for a full 3 years.

⇒ Farmer transfer and installation markets: a comparative analysis between France and Quebec of their diversity, their ecosystem and their effectiveness. This project is led by Philippe Jeanneaux (UMR Territoire) and Fanny Lepage (Laval University, Quebec). It therefore brings together these two units. The COPIL of the IRC-SAE is therefore funding a full 3-year thesis.

⇒ Adapting agro-pastoral livestock systems to manage multiple risks: which multi-stakeholder strategies in relation to predation, biodiversity conservation, climate change and social expectations? This project is led by Gilles Brunschwig (UMR Herbivores) and Enrico Sturaro (UNIPD, Padova). A 3-year PhD is funded for this project and the PhD student recruited is Morgane Virapin.