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20 February 2026

By: G. Paës

We are recruiting for an administrative and financial manager position.

The recruitment competition campaign (civil service) for engineers, executives, technicians and managers is officially open at INRAE!
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01 July 2026

By: S. Abdellaoui

FARE's Participation in the 29th Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergy in Bari, Italy

FARE’s participation in the 29th Symposium on Bioelectrochemistry and Bioenergy organized by the Bioelectrochemical Society (BES) . This international event, attended by more than 260 people, took place from June 21 to 25, 2026, in Bari, Italy.

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable carbon resource on Earth. Its integration into microbial electrochemical technologies offers promising opportunities for the sustainable production of electricity, hydrogen and value-added biochemicals within a circular bioeconomy framework.

Despite playing a key role in nutrient acquisition and soil functioning in perennial forage systems, the field-level dynamics of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) remain poorly documented. This study examined how stand age (1-5 years) and soil tillage practices influence AMF colonization in alfalfa across 50 fields in the same edaphoclimatic conditions in north-eastern France.

Lancement expérimentation labo FairCarboN

The CANETE project has launched a flagship experiment to study microbial processes during soil decomposition. An eight person team from FARE was mobilized for the launch, which proceeded smoothly.

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Uncovering the mechanisms and tools shaped by Nature to improve the use of renewable carbon and to contribute to sustainable development: this is the ambition of FARE laboratory (Fractionation of AgroResources and Environment).

Our mission, inside the network of our INRAE and URCA partner labs, is focused on three key points of the biological / technological transformation of lignocellulosic plant biomass, for non-food usages:

- follow the degradation of lignocellulose (culture residues, litters) by soil micro-organisms in the field, in order to maintain fertility and to favor ecosystem services necessary for a sustainable agriculture (input management, carbon and nitrogen cycles);

- fractionation of lignocellulose by enzymatic or microbial biotechnological processes, to produce chemicals of interest for chemistry and energy, while respecting the green chemistry concepts (2G bioethanol, sugar-based surfactant,…);

- using agro-sourced fibres and polymers to design innovative nanostructured materials with new optical properties (protective films and coatings) and composite materials with high technical and environmental performances (light, recyclable, biodegradable,…).

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Dr Gabriel Paës, Director of FARE