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Developing agroecological practices and utilizing microbial biotechnologies to enhance soil health and ensure sustainable agricultural production… such is the ambition of the CMBP network. Cirad was one of its founding members in 2019, partnering with the Alliance of Bioversity International - CIAT (Vietnam), the Agricultural Genetic Institute (Vietnam), and Deakin University (Australia). Didier Lesueur, a soil microbiologist at Cirad, spearheads its coordination.

In Southeast Asia, a significant portion of the population directly relies on agriculture; the stakes are high and are now taken earnestly. Today, over 65 members from 19 countries, primarily from Southeast Asia, have committed to the CMBP. Universities, research institutes, and private sector companies: all agricultural stakeholders are mobilizing to address regional challenges caused by deteriorating soil health, which continuously impacts agricultural output. Government authorities are driving a dynamic effort to ensure better quality agricultural products and higher income for producers, whose health is compromised by the widespread use of harmful chemical add-ons that adversely affect them and their environment.

In this context, CMBP aims to enhance our understanding of the relationships between soil, plants, and climate to improve soil health and ecosystem resilience. The goal: creating networks and partnerships to harness the existing expertise that are scattered, and expedite the development and delivery of effective biological products.

The CMBP promotes agroecology through research projects, seminars, university courses, and hands-on training. Key concept:"capacity building," understood as a process of constructing and strengthening individual and collective competencies at the national and regional levels. This is one of the primary purposes of the soil microbiology technical platform based in Hanoi. The laboratory facility hosts doctoral candidates, three permanent researchers, and about ten scientists in a setting unprecedented for the region: two labs, one specifically for microbiology, a field sample room, freezers reaching -80°C, incubators, and autoclaves. A partnership with Deakin University enables local students to complement their doctoral research in Vietnam on this technical platform with extended stays at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

The research primarily focuses on economically significant regional crops: tea, black pepper, coffee, rubber, medicinal plants, and annual or forest legumes. Since 2019, CMBP has supported 5 doctoral candidates, 7 master's students, and 8 undergraduate students. It's a commendable record, as several theses have already been completed with numerous scientific publications in international journals. Ultimately, this allows local producers to benefit from these research findings and apply them in their daily practices.