The Tunsian agricultural The Tunsian agricultural research system research system

The agricultural research system has the main objetives :

Elaborating natioanal reserach programmmes and the corresponding financial budgets

Follow up and assessment of research programs

Coordination and complementarity between eduaction and research institutions in the agricultural field. Act so as the higher education and research institutions work is orinted to farmers

In the framework of the project supported by the World Bank (agricultural support services project) several research projects were proposed by the Interporgessionnal Groups (Groupements interprofessionels ‘GIP’) related to quality aspects in the agriculture and fishery sector.

Framework agreements in research and development

between IRESA and Interprofessionnal Groups (GIP, such as GIVLAIT, GIFRUITS, OEGP, GIPP, and GIPAC)

15 projects chains were elaborated and adopted (Meat sector, Milk, Fishery, Poultry, Vegetabkes, Fruits, etc. )

Researche and development

Programming Ten Commissions of programming and evaluating agricultural research cover10 priority domians and include 40 federator proejcts

Commissions principal roleEstablishing priorities Evaluation of research actions Assessing coherence between researchacions

Budgeting through objectioves Elaboration of reaerch budgets for a 4 to 5 years durationUpdating budgets for federator projects ad rearch actions acoording to progress

status Follow up and assessment

Annual follow of progress reports of the research actions Quarterly follow of financial resources use in resarch actions. Assessment of the results obtained through the research projects in workshops

to     - identify applied results for extension

    - settle future programmes

Commissions of Programming and Evaluating Agricultural Research (CPERA)

Federator projects fieldsFederator projects fields

Agricultural research Institutesand Agricultural research Institutesand and centersand centers

Agricultural research institutes1. National Agricultural research institute of Tunisia ( INRAT) 2. National Research Institue for rural Engineering, Water and Forestry

INRGREF) 3. Olive Tree Institute (IO Sfax) 4. Veterinary Research Institute of tunisia (IRVT)5. Arid Regions Institute (IRA) 6. National Institute of Sea Sciences and Technologie de lar(INSTM)

Research Centers1. Regional Research Center of Oasian Agriculture in Degueche at

Tozeur (CRRAO) 2. Regional Research Center for Horticulture and Organic Agriculture

in Chott Mariem at Sousse(CRRHAB) 3. Regional Agricultural Research Center of Sidi Bouzid(CRRA)  4. Regional Research Center of Field Crops of Béja.

INAT, a centenary instituteINAT, a centenary institute

INAT is located in Tunis, capital of Tunisia

National Institute of Agronomy of TunisiaNational Institute of Agronomy of Tunisia

founded in 1898

Agronomic Higher Education School under the double supervision of the Ministry for Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and Fishery and the Ministry for Higher Education and Scientific Research

Statistics of registered studentsStatistics of registered students 1. Engineer: 600 students 2. Master: 600 students 3. PhD in Agronomic Sciences: 200 students 4. Continuing education: 100 students

Education Chart at INATEducation Chart at INAT

Baccalauréat Mathematics or Experimental Sciences

National entrance exam at the Schools of Engineers

Engineer Cycle (3 years)

National diploma of Agronomic engineer

Preparatory cycle Biology Geology (2 years)

phD (3 years)

Bachelor degree

Technician Specific entrance

qualification

Veterinary entrance exam

Research Master (18 months)

Professional Master

(12 months)

7 Specialties in INAT7 Specialties in INAT

Plant production

Animal production

Rural engineering, water and forestry

Food industries

Agric. economics

Phytopathology

Fishery

ChallengesChallenges

To improve the performances of the agricultural sector in order:

– To produce more: to better contribute to food safety;– To better produce: quality of the products;– To produce in a competitive way: to face liberalization;– To produce rationally and properly: to preserve the

resources and to ensure a sustainable development => To improve the income of the farmers…

Research activitiesResearch activitiesrelated to the education (supervising)within the framework of the national priorities At the international levelat the regional levelat the bilateral level

National ResearchNational ResearchFederator projects financed by the Ministry of

Agriculture, Hydraulic Resources and FisheryLaboratories and Research units financed by the

Ministry of Higher Education (INAT: 4 LR and 4 UR)

– Contribute to mobilize the potential of agricultural and national research ;

– Bring financial means ;– Lead to make multidisciplinary/multi-institutional

teams.

Bilateral ResearchBilateral Research

Established within the framework of agreements;Research projects (Europe, Japan, US,…);

– Exchange of teachers, researchers and students– Exchange of scientific material, plant material etc…– Advanced training courses in the methods and

techniques of research

Extension Services by INATExtension Services by INAT

Several experiments:– Services/Extension– Media (Radio, TV, booklets, etc)– Field demonstration. Training & on site

visit– Interprofessional associations– Progressive transfer of extension – Agricultural advisers

Thank you!