Poles of competitiveness

• Pole of competitiveness of meats and meat-based products: "InnoViandes"

In Auvergne, there is a research-training-development plan for the slaughter, cut and transformation of meats and meat-based products. INRA has an important role in the research aspect of this programme, via the Meat Pole. The aim of "InnoViandes" is to make the meat industry more competitive.

The units of the Clermont-Fd - Theix Centre involved in this pole are the following: Animal Product Quality, Herbivores, Human Nutrition, Microbiology, Animal Molecular Genetics, Breeding Economy.

• Pole of competitiveness: "Innovation in Cereals"

Since the 1960s, INRA and Limagrain have collaborated in the development of cereals. Around this partnership, there are also public and private laboratories, companies and training centres. The "Innovation in Cereals" pole is part of this current trend. It involves cereal development in terms of genomics, seed selection and agro-industry.

For more information, visit Céréales Vallée website, which is the association managing this pole: http://www.cereales-vallee.org/

The Clermont-Fd - Theix units involved in this pole are: Plant Breeding and Health, Agronomy, Human Nutrition.