Terres Inovia out in force at the international rapeseed congress in Sydney

20 Sep 2023

From 24 to 27 September, the 16th International Oilseed Rape Congress will bring together the global scientific community working to make this crop more competitive. Terres Inovia, which runs the GCIRC, the co-organising association, will of course be present to present its extensive work.

In a few days' time, under the Australian sun in Sydney, 500 researchers, teachers and scientists from around the world will meet for four days at the IRC 2023, the 16th international rapeseed congress. The aim? "To share advances in oilseed rape research every four years," explains Etienne Pilorgé, Terres Inovia's Head of Institutional and International Partnerships, who is also the Secretary General and Treasurer of the International Oilseed Rape Congress.

This global event is organised by the GCIRC, an international association under French law run by Terres Inovia. "Every four years, the GCIRC entrusts the organisation of the congress to a different country. The last edition took place in Berlin and the next one will be in France, in 2027".

What is the GCIRC?

The Global Council for Innovation in Rapeseed and Canola (GCIRC) is an international association that brings together researchers to develop scientific and technical research, as well as studies and experiments to improve rapeseed and its processed products from an agronomic, technological and food point of view.

The association maintains close links with researchers, and has three main missions:
- To coordinate the technical studies carried out in the various countries;
- Organising the dates and venues of international conferences every four years;
- Bringing scientists together on a regular basis at plenary sessions or committee meetings.

The GCIRC currently has around 120 members from 20 different countries. Terres Inovia is responsible for the technical coordination of the group.

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Visits to research centres and overview of scientific advances

The conference will be preceded by a Field Tour to Wagga-Wagga and then Cambera to visit research centres. This will be an opportunity to meet Australian farmers and technicians.

Then, for four days, the 500 conference participants will be able to listen to researchers present advances in research into rapeseed genetics, agronomy, physiology, plant protection and economics and markets on a global scale.

Terres Inovia's experts will be out in force to present the institute's projects and work aimed at improving the competitiveness of rapeseed:

- Current situation and outlook for oilseed rape worldwide by Etienne Pilorgé;

- Presentation of Adaptacol 2 by Céline Robert, in charge of crop pests and auxiliary fauna. Carried out as part of the Phosmet Exit Action Plan, this project aims to provide farmers and agricultural technicians with integrated protection strategies that will enable them to limit the attacks and harmfulness of winter flea beetles and terminal bud weevils on oilseed rape.

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- Presentation of R2D2 by Nicolas Cerruti, functional biodiversity researcher: the aim of this project, led by Terres Inovia, is to help farmers on the Burgundy plateaux to implement agro-ecological levers to restore high and stable levels of production and profitability, in order to overcome the technical impasses they are facing.

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- Presentation of Procalib, by Vincent Jauvion, head of the Department of Seed Processing and Valorisation (DTVG): the institute will be presenting the results of analysis models designed to promote the food outlet for oilcake, the main by-product of oil extraction.

- Presentation of the modelling of the compressive strength of intact hulled rapeseed under unidirectional pressure, by Sylvie Dauguet, head of studies on the development of oilseeds, protein crops and health safety.

- Presentation of the situation in France regarding Mycosphaerella infestations in oilseed rape, by Gwénola Riquet, in charge of integrated crop protection, input and biocontrol.
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