Infrastructure de recherche RARe

At the heart of the major research challenges of the future

The challenge is to enable agriculture and livestock farming to adapt to future conditions, and to meet new challenges for future generations. BRCs are at the heart of numerous research programs designed to explore living organisms and ecosystems, and to enhance biodiversity for agriculture and industry, food, the environment and health.

Enjeux scientifiques  

Valoriser la dimension multidomaines de RARe pour trois grands objectifs : 

  • mobiliser la diversité du vivant pour les transitions alimentaires, agroécologiques, et pour la préservation de la biodiversité  
  • favoriser une approche globale de la santé : connecter santé humaine, animale, végétale et environnementale  
  • contribuer à évaluer les risques naturels et climatiques et soutenir la recherche de solutions d’atténuation ou d’adaptation  

Scientific challenges

Leverage the multi-domain dimension of RARe for three main objectives:

  • mobilise the diversity of living organisms for food and agroecological transitions and for the preservation of biodiversity
  • promote a holistic approach to health: connect human, animal, plant and environmental health
  • contribute to assessing natural and climate risks and support research into mitigation or adaptation solutions

Technological challenges

  • Improving the security of collections in the face of climate change (plants)
  • Develop new cryopreservation methods
  • Propose cell models
  • Develop culturomics
  • Propose indicators of biological and chemical soil quality
  • Develop biological alternatives to the use of chemicals (biocontrol, biostimulation and biofertilisation)

Organisational challenges

  • Expand the skills of CRBs
  • Adopt new digital tools
  • Improve recognition of CRBs as research partners
  • Increase the visibility of RARe in Europe
  • Contribute to MASAF's strategic plans on genetic resources

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