Research for Development
Agricultural research for development 
CIRAD (Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche agronomique pour le Développement)
CIRAD is a French agricultural research centre working for international development.
CIRAD has centred its scientific partnership with South Africa on three main topics:
Small-scale farming in former bantustans, environment
Biodiversity
Product quality and traceability.
CIRAD contributes to development through research and trials, training, dissemination of information, innovation and appraisals. Its expertise spans the life sciences, human sciences and engineering sciences and their application to agriculture and food, natural resource management and society.
CIRAD contact details
Department of Agricultural Economics & Rural Extension, University of Pretoria, Pretoria
Phone: +27 (0)12 420 5021 fax: +27 (0)12 420 3890 Website: http://www.cirad.fr/en/index.php
Institute for Research and Development
The Institute for Research and Development is a French public science and technology research institute. It carries out scientific programmes contributing to sustainable development in developping countries.
IRD’s three missions of are :
Research
Consultancy
Training.
Contact : IRD in IFAS Address : P.O. Box 542 ; Newtown 2113 Johannesburg ; 66, Wolhuter Street ; (Market Theatre Precinct)
Phone : (27 11) 836 05 61 ; Fax : (27 11) 836 58 50 Email : irdafsud@iafrica.com Website : http://www.ird.fr/us/index.htm