INRA to Boost Tunisian Agricultural Research
June 5, 2008| |
An agreement to boost agricultural research in Tunisia was recently signed between Marion Guillou, the President of the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), and Mr Abdelaziz Mougou, President of the Institution of Agricultural Research and Higher Education (IRESA). The agreement aims at reinforcing scientific exchanges, researcher mobility and joint projects including biotechnology. The program will soon call for proposals for joint research projects between the two establishments.
For details, see press release at:http://www.international.inra.fr/partnerships/inra_iresa_agreement
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