CIRAD

The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement, or CIRAD) is involved in international cooperation to promote sustainable development in tropical and Mediterranean regions. It is a major research institute dedicated to rural development and works with a number of large networks specialising in rural development. CIRAD works with us and our partners to help design and distribute tools for advocacy and training, particularly with regard to issues concerning livestock-farming systems in the Sahel.