Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique

For other uses, see INRA (disambiguation).

The Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA, pronounced [inʁa]) is a French public research institute dedicated to scientific studies surrounding the problems of agriculture. It was founded in 1946, and is a public scientific and technological establishment (EPST) under the joint authority of the Ministries of Research and Agriculture.

Member of the UniverSud Paris.

INRA maintains a collection of vines at Domaine de Vassal, Montpellier, a site where phylloxera cannot survive. Gouais blanc can be found there. INRA also owns the Château Couhins wine-producing estate.

See also

• Animal (journal)

External links

• Official site
• INRA Division: Animal Physiology & Livestock Systems
• Editions Quae
• Research and Development projects co-funded by the EU at INRA