INRAE-SRI WHY ?

The website is a tool for INRAE to communicate about the INRAE swine research infrastructure available in the framework of the PIGWEB project. In the framework of the PIGWEB project, the three installations are considered as a single infrastructure INRAE-SRI because strategic decisions concerning the installations (e.g., scientific orientations, investments) are made at the level of the lead beneficiary

What is INRAE ?

INRAE, the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment, created on 1st of January 2020, is a major player in research and innovation.
INRAE is a targeted research institute resulting from the merger of INRA and IRSTEA. It is a community of 12,000 people with over 200 research units and 42 experimental units located throughout France. The institute is among the world leaders in agricultural and food sciences, in plant and animal sciences, and is 11th in the world in ecology and environment.
INRAE’s main goal is to be a key player in the transitions necessary to address major global challenges. In the face of the increase in population, climate change, scarcity of resources and decline in biodiversity, the institute develops solutions for multiperformance agriculture, high quality food and sustainable management of resources and ecosystems.

What is a research infrastructure?

A research infrastructure is facilities, resources and related services that are used by the scientific community to conduct top-level research:

• major scientific equipment or set of instruments
• knowledge based-resources such as collections
• archives or structured scientific information
• computing, software and communications
• any other entity of a unique nature essential to achieve excellence in research