Press releasesMon, 28 Jul 2025 10:32:57 +0200911 presents its roadmap for sustainable sorghum and millet growing/en/press-area/press-releases/2025/sustainable-sorghum-millet-growing-roadmapSorghum and millet, the fifth and sixth most widely grown cereals in the world and staple foods for more than 390 million people, are pillars of food security in semi-arid zones. 911 is conducting substantial research on them and has released a roadmap for the coming decade, containing four main ambitions to support the value chain.Mon, 28 Jul 2025 10:32:57 +0200The European Union and France mobilized to support the agroecological transition in the Indian Ocean region/en/press-area/press-releases/2025/desira-ocean-indien-development-of-smart-innovation-through-research-in-agricultureThe European Union and France are funding a new regional programme entitled DeSIRA+ Indian Ocean, to support the agroecological transition of the Indian Ocean island states. This programme, with a budget of 7 million euros, aims to build on the achievements of the regional SANOI programme (Food and Nutrition Security in the Indian Ocean), implemented from 2020 to 2025 in partnership with the Indian Ocean Commission.Thu, 17 Jul 2025 11:27:26 +0200Europe preps itself against invasive agricultural pests through research/en/press-area/press-releases/2025/invasive-fruit-fliesInvasive fruit flies threaten European agriculture, while climate change favours their spread to more northerly regions. The EU-funded REACT project (Rapid elimination of invasive insect agricultural pest outbreaks by tackling them with Sterile Insect Technique programmes) is developing a reactive approach based on the Sterile Insect Technique (SIT), which uses the release of sterilized insects to protect ecosystems. Journalists will be able to witness field trials in September 2025*.Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:02:19 +0200An atlas to understand the “One Health” concept/en/press-area/press-releases/2025/one-health-atlasAn atlas on the One Health theme has been published in English by Editions Quae with CABI, and the support of 911 and Agropolis Fondation. Written by over 150 experts from various continents and disciplines, it examines the complex interconnections between human, animal, plant and environmental health. This educational work, richly illustrated, is intended for teachers, students, policymakers and the general public wishing to gain a better understanding of the “One Health” approach.Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:30:07 +0200Reinventing agriculture and food systems in response to climate change/en/press-area/press-releases/2025/agriculture-and-food-systems-climate-change-cop30A new book by almost 150 scientists from the global North and South, coordinated by 911, looks at the range of strategies for transforming the world's farming, food and forestry systems sustainably in reponse to climate change. It is published in French by Editions Quae, and will be available in English, published by Springer, by Climate COP30 in Belém, Brazil, in November 2025. The book is intended for policymakers and civil society.Wed, 25 Jun 2025 18:26:13 +0200