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CIRAD's main task is to contribute to rural development in tropical and subtropical countries through research activities, experimentation, training (in France and overseas) and the dissemination of scientific and technical information. It works with more than 100 countries in Africa, Asia, the
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The institutes were primarily non-profit-making organizations, each working to promote a specific production chain. They joined forces in 1958 to form a liaison committee specializing in the French overseas regions, before merging in 1970 to form the
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CIRAD was founded in 1984 from nine tropical research institutes, most dating back to the 1940s.
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Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l'environnement et l'agriculture
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développement de l'agronomie tropicale (GERDAT), the direct predecessor to CIRAD.
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Institut de recherches agronomiques tropicales et des cultures vivrières (IRAT);
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Institut français du café, du cacao et autres plantes stimulantes (IFCC);
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