Increasing research impacts and accelerating innovation processes
INRAE 2030 places science, innovation, and expertise at the heart of our relationships with society to strengthen our ambition to achieve economic, environmental, and social impact. It is based on a partnership-driven strategy, the mobilization of scientific expertise and research results to support public policy, and a policy of open science.
- Strengthen collaborative research with socioeconomic stakeholders, technology transfer,
and business creation - Inform and support public policy through scientific expertise
- Make science more accessible and share knowledge
- Support multi-stakeholder initiatives within regions
Focus
- Accelerate transfer through regional agricultural and food transition demonstration projects
As part of the government’s France 2030 investment plan, regional demonstration projects for agricultural and food transitions are large-scale initiatives that illustrate the diversity of sustainable development challenges facing regions. They aim to ensure France’s food sovereignty while supporting farmers and meeting the growing expectations of consumers. Led by local governments, chambers of agriculture, associations, research institutes, and agricultural cooperatives, these projects demonstrate the ability of regions to turn experimentation into concrete results.
Between 2022 and 2024, 29 projects were selected. By the end of 2025, 26 demonstration projects were underway, including 12 in which INRAE and its teams are involved.
Inform and support economic and societal stakeholders and public policy makers
Committed to addressing major and complex societal challenges, INRAE is stepping up its collaborations with socioeconomic stakeholders to stimulate innovation, build partnerships, and accelerate the transfer of research results to businesses—from startups to cooperatives. The goal is to strengthen interactions at the local level, facilitate access to experimental facilities, and disseminate solutions more quickly.
In its areas of expertise—agriculture, food, and the environment—INRAE also helps inform public policy by contributing its expertise to regional, national, and European policies. It develops operational tools to support transitions, particularly in the areas of ecological planning and climate change adaptation, and actively participates in collective expert assessments and international institutions.
INRAE is committed to open science and knowledge sharing. It works to make publications, data, and code accessible, supports dedicated digital infrastructure, and guides teams toward responsible practices. The institute also strengthens its dialogue with society through science outreach activities, participatory science, and new partnerships with civil society.
Priority actions will make it possible to implement each of the short-, medium-, and long-term policy directions in a concrete way.
• Accelerate technology transfer to development partners and agricultural stakeholders
• Use industrial biotechnology catalysts to address technological challenges
• Open our experimental facilities to startups, SMEs, and very small businesses
• Contribute to environmental planning at the regional level
• Oversee the national research data platform
