Girard Jean-François
l'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement. 213, rue La Fayette, 75480 Paris cedex 10.
Bull Acad Natl Med. 2008 Feb;192(2):275-8; discussion 278-80.
IRD is a French public scientific and technological institution, jointly overseen by the Ministries of Research and Overseas Cooperation. It has three main vocations: research, evaluation and training It meets these objectives by conducting scientific programs, centered around the relationship between humans and their environment in poor countries, in order to contribute to sustainable development. IRD has a budget of 218,9 millions euros. It employs 2 235 staff including 830 researchers, 1 021 engineers and technicians, and local personnel. Forty-two percent of IRD staff are employed overseas, many technicians originate from poor countries, and IRD research programs involve researchers from many countries. IRD is engaged in several European and international scientific programs, and plays a coordinating role for research institutions and universities working towards third-world development.
法国国家农业研究与发展国际合作中心是一家法国公共科技机构，由研究部和海外合作部共同监管。它有三个主要使命：研究、评估和培训。该中心通过开展围绕贫困国家人类与环境关系的科学项目来实现这些目标，以促进可持续发展。法国国家农业研究与发展国际合作中心的预算为2.189亿欧元。它拥有2235名员工，其中包括830名研究人员、1021名工程师和技术人员以及当地人员。该中心42%的员工在海外工作，许多技术人员来自贫困国家，其研究项目也涉及许多国家的研究人员。法国国家农业研究与发展国际合作中心参与了多个欧洲和国际科学项目，并为致力于第三世界发展的研究机构和大学发挥协调作用。
