CIRAD is a French public establishment specializing in tropical and Mediterranean agriculture, placed under the joint authority of the Ministry of Higher Education and Research and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs. Its operations encompass the life and earth sciences, social sciences and engineering sciences, applied to agriculture, forestry, animal production, food, natural resources and rural territories. It has a staff of 1800, including 800 researchers. It works with more than 90 countries worldwide and has scientific platforms with a regional scope in the French overseas regions. It receives and trains almost 800 researchers and technicians each year. It has a budget of 203 million euros, with two thirds provided by the French government. Official website