Agropolis International is a scientific community and association located in Montpellier, France that brings together over 2300 researchers, 5000 students, and 100 research units from 25 higher education and research institutes specializing in agriculture, food, biodiversity, and environmental sciences. It acts as a facilitator and coordinator for the scientific community and supports regional innovation stakeholders through partnerships, collective projects, and promotion of expertise worldwide.

1. Agriculture  Food  Biodiversity  Environment
Agropolis
International
World centre
for agriculture,
food and
environmental sciences
www.agropolis.org

2. A bit of history
12th
century
Montpellier:
A long university and
scientific tradition
1842

3. A bit of history
Progressive development of tools and infrastructures within
the Agropolis sphere
Installation Founding Founding of
of agricultural of the Agropolis
research Agropolis- Productions
institutes in Museum (subsidiary of
(closed in 2010) Agropolis
Montpellier International)
1970-85 1986 1992 1994 1996 2007
Founding of Lycée agricole Founding of
the Agropolis renamed Lycée Agropolis
association Agropolis Fondation
Set-up of the → to facilitate interinstitutional relations
Agropolis → to enhance the visibility of the scientific community
with the support of the French government and regional
Science Park authorities

4. Agropolis International today:
a springboard for interinstitutional exchange
25 higher education and
5 • Montpellier 1,2 and 3, research institutes are
universities Nîmes and Perpignan members of Agropolis
International
7 • Montpellier
higher SupAgro, CIHEAM/IAM.M, AgroPa
educational risTech/ENGREF, ESCAIA, ICRA,
institutes ISTOM, Sup de Co
• National:
BRGM, CEA, CEMAGREF, CIRAD
, CNRS, IFREMER, INRA, INSER
13 research M, IRD
institutes • International: Bioversity
International, CSIRO, EMBRAPA,
USDA

5. 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, Generation)
o Network integration:
CGIAR, AgriNATURA, CILBA…
o New headquarters of the Consultative Group on
International Agricultural Research (CGIAR)

6. Agropolis International today:
a platform of global scope
o A network of 300 French scientists based in 60
partner countries and especially in tropical and
Mediterranean regions
o Many partnerships and agreements with
foreign universities and institutions
o 1000 scientists hosted
yearly in laboratories
o 15-20% foreign students

7. Agropolis International today:
a scientific centre open to stakeholders
of economic and agricultural development
o Members of Agropolis International:
- Regional authorities: Région Languedoc-Roussillon,
Montpellier Agglomération, Conseil général de l’Hérault, Ville de Montpellier
- 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

8. Agriculture  Food  Biodiversity  Environment
Agropolis
International
Scientific community
www.agropolis.org

9. An exceptionally large-scale platform
Highest concentration
in Europe
o 2300 researchers and teachers research and training in:
for
Agriculture
o 5000 students and trainees Food
Biodiversity
→10000 people overall
Environment

10. A broad scope of expertise
o Integrative Biology
o Biodiversity and Environment
o Natural and Cultivated Ecosystem
Functioning and Engineering
o Aquatic Ecosystems
o Water and Environment
o Sustainable Development and Societies
o Food-Nutrition-Health
o Information Science and Technology
o Vineyards and Wine
o Environmental Technology
o Animal Production and Health
o Territory Risk and Vulnerability

11. Organization based on
pooled resources and expertise
3 agricultural • Specialised
research hubs:
centres, remote sensing, water
5 university sciences, human
campuses and 3 sciences
research sites • Technology
platforms: Ecotron,
MEDIMEER, Station
aquacole de Palavas,
genotyping-sequencing-
cloning, phenotyping,
bioinformatics,
polyphenols,
Common high- fractionation of plant
material,
100 research performance environmental
units, mainly inter- infrastructures technology…
organizational • Collections,
databases…

13. Comprehensive and diversified training opportunities
o 80 degree courses (professional
and academic): for technicians, engineers,
BSc, MSc and PhD students
o 6 graduate schools grouped in a graduate school centre
– over 600 PhD students
o Continuing education packages:
short- or long-term (standard or customised),
with some involving e-learning
o Training course design
structures

14. 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 tools
available for students,
teachers, researchers,
PhD candidates from the regional
and international community

15. Technology and innovation transfer structures
o Organization development
and 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

16. Boosting civil society awareness
Scientific and technical awareness activities for
youths and the general public:
o Exhibits
o Conferences
o Special events
o Public awareness support

17. Agriculture  Food  Biodiversity  Environment
Agropolis
International
ASSOCIATION
at the service
of the community and partners
www.agropolis.org

18. Roles, missions and ventures
o Promotion of expertise worldwide
o Coordination and organization of the
regional scientific community
o Global support for regional innovation
stakeholders
o Management of partnerships and
collective projects
visibility
forum
facilitation
added value
subsidiarity

19. Promotion of expertise worldwide

20. Promotion of expertise worldwide
o Participation
in global networks
o Hosting
delegations and visitors
o Hosting
foreign scientists

21. Global support
for regional innovation stakeholders
o Partnerships with technology
and competitive clusters
in association with IASP, a Catalan agrifood cluster…
o Participation in European projects
on technology and competitive cluster networks
Europe INNOVA, Régions de la Connaissance…
o Global development of competitive cluster initiatives
Qualiméditerranée, territory risk and vulnerability management
o Inclusion of agricultural development partners
in global projects and networks
INTERREG/SUDOE, decentralised cooperation…

22. Contribution to coordination and organization
of the scientific community
o Scientific and technical committee
o Coordination of thematic groups/
interinstitutional committees (CSFD, AGRUMES, Europe Committee…)
o Monitoring and targeted dissemination of information
o Organization of scientific events and meetings
o Scientific and technical initiatives

23. Organization and management of partnerships and
collective projects
o Support for original partnerships
(EMBRAPA’s LABEX)
o Decentralised cooperation for
regional authorities
(Morocco, Chile, China) Partnership scoping
o European research and innovation
dissemination projects
By mandate and for our
o Multi-stakeholder foresight members
analysis project (ARP-PARME)
Multi-stakeholder mobilisation
interface
Multi-institutional project
engineering

24. Organization and operations
45 membres, including: Governance
25 research institutions and General and global policy
universities Assembly of setting
4 regional authorities
16 economic development
Members
stakeholders
Elects
President + 27 members + invited Technical
parties: Board of and budgetary
15 institutions
4 regional authorities Directors planning
4 economic development stakeholders
honourary presidents
Designates
President + 15 members + invited parties Steering committee
Executive
Board
Runs
Supports Executive Programme
Scientific Committee Secretariat implementation
(operations team)
27 peer-designated members

25. Operational resources
Human resources Headquarters
o Staff of 30 including
10 posted members o 900 meetings/year
o 70 amphitheatre events/year
o 21 websites hosted

26. 2010 budget: expenditure distribution
(Total: €2,633 K excluding allocated resources)
3000
2500 858
2000 414
1500
1000 1361
500
0
2010
Specific projects Agropolis operations Payroll

27. 2010 budget: source of proceeds
Consolidated budget: €3,400 K
Autonomous resources Allocated resources
(contributions/subsidies)
587 292 206
295
663
265
1092
Regional authorities LR Region building
Member organization contributions Public service staff
French ministries Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries
Other resources

28. Agriculture  Food  Biodiversity  Environment
promotion of expertise
global support
coordination
Agropolis gateway
International
multi-stakeholder facilitation area
collective project management
headquarters
www.agropolis.org