INRAE
Research and data on agriculture, food, biodiversity, water and the environment.

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Document an agricultural question
Find the study or assessment behind a claim about food, water or biodiversity.
Check first: Check territory, experimental conditions and the limits of generalisation.
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Choose a suitable participatory research project
- Collection
- Observe under a protocol.
- Co-design
- Contribute at several stages.
- Identify the project and its team.
- Read the required role, protocol and commitment.
- Check current participation arrangements with the project.
Fictional example: being able to observe a plant does not establish availability throughout a season.
Your useful record: Keep protocol, role and questions to ask.
A description does not confirm open enrolment.
Editorial method informed by INRAE — Sciences et recherches participatives. Documentation consulted on . Examples are fictional exercises, not results from a live service test.
Read findings with their field conditions
INRAE researches agriculture, food and the environment. A study may concern a particular species, area, process or scenario. Retain those parameters, method and period when comparing findings: a local conclusion is not a universal recommendation.
- Scope
- Agriculture, food and environment.
- Content
- Research, features and thematic resources.
- Reading
- Area, studied system, method and period.
- Participation
- People who are not professional researchers contribute to producing knowledge.
Source: INRAE — Sciences et recherches participatives · consulted on - Involvement
- Projects range from collecting data to co-designing research.
Source: INRAE — Sciences et recherches participatives · consulted on
Does a local trial describe every farm?
Check its context and conditions before generalising.
How should I compare two studies?
Align the measured object, units and method, then explain remaining differences.
Initial profile documentation
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