The "Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement"(INRAE) is the French national research institute for agriculture, food and the environment. It was founded on 1 January 2020 through the merger of the INRA (Institut national de la recherche agronomique) with the environmental research institute IRSTEA (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture).

Like its sister institutions CNRS (Centre national de la recherche scientifique), INSERM (Institut national de la santé et de la recherche médicale), INRIA (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies du numérique) and CEA (Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives), it is under the joint supervision of the French Ministries of Research and Agriculture. INRAE is a public institution specialising in biological, agronomic and ecological research with a particular focus on sustainable agriculture.
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