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The Agroecology and Digital technology research program supports innovative research infrastructures and projects with transformative potential for agroecology, based on multidisciplinary approaches and digital technologies.

The funded projects align with the four scientific axes that structure the Agroecology and Digital Program. The projects have been positioned within the axis to which they contribute the most. Many connections already exist between the projects and the scientific activities of the Agroecology and Digital Program, and the program aims to foster and develop these interactions further.

Axe 1 : Shaping a socio-ecosystem conducive to responsible research and innovation

• Targeted research projects at the start of the program:
  • CoEDiTAg, Co-evolution of equipment, digital technologies, and agroecological models
  • COBREEDING, Co-design of animal and plant breeding schemes to enhance multiperformance (economic, social, and environmental) and develop agroecological productions
  • LINDDA, Designing a living infrastructure for responsible digital technology in support of agroecological transition
• Thesis and postdoctoral research project awarded in 2023:
  • "Development of a decision support tool for optimizing spontaneous vegetation grazing based on a functional classification of pastoral resources" thesis

Axe 2 : Characterizing genetic resources to assess their potential for agroecology

• Targeted research projects at the start of the program:
  • AgroDiv, Genomic and functional characterization of the diversity of domestic plants and animals as a cornerstone of agroecology: from genome to phenotype
  • HOLOBIONTS, Animal holobionts: a new biological scale to explore genetic diversity and refine selection strategies in agroecology
• Infrastructure projects:
  • PATASEL, Animal phenotyping for agroecological transition in livestock systems
  • AgroEcoPhen, High-throughput plant phenotyping for agroecology
• Thesis and postdoctoral research projects awarded in 2023:
  • "EAGLE - Artificial Intelligence for Translational Genetics in Agronomy" thesis
  • "Construction of a bioinformatic pipeline to predict the genomic shift of cultivated and wild fruit trees in response to climate change" thesis

Axe 3 : Designing new generations of agricultural equipment

• Targeted research projects at the start of the program:
  • NINSAR, Innovative agroecological itineraries exploiting collaborative robotics
  • WAIT4, Animal welfare: AI and technologies to assess relevant traits for animals facing the challenges of agroecological transition

Axe 4 : Developing digital tools and methods for data processing and modeling in agriculture, for agroequipment, and for decision support

• Targeted research projects at the start of the program:
  • Pl@ntAgroEco, New perspectives on plant disease characterization and species associations based on Deep Learning and citizen science
  • MELICERTES, Modeling the states and dynamics of ecosystems - applications to carbon fluxes and stocks in ecosystems modified by agricultural activities
  • MISTIC, Microbiomes of cultivated plants and ICT
• Infrastructure projects:
  • BReIF, An infrastructure to accelerate the use of diverse biological resources
• Thesis and postdoctoral research projects awarded in 2023:
  • "Use of multiple object tracking and subject re-identification to elucidate group dynamics and interactions among insects" thesis
  • "Modeling the dynamics of the potato cyst nematode to optimize the use of trap plants" postdoctoral position