Official Launch of the VINID’OCC Project: Supporting Varietal Innovation for the Future of Viticulture and Oenology in Occitanie
On Friday, September 16, 2022, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the Espace Capdeville (Occitanie Region), Philippe Augé, President of the University of Montpellier, and Patrick This, Research Director at INRAE, will officially launch the VINID’OCC Key Challenge. The Key Challenges are an initiative of the Occitanie Region to support the collective efforts of research stakeholders in Occitanie. The University of Montpellier will serve as the lead institution and point of contact for the consortium agreement.
By invitation only
What does the project involve?
Based in the world’s largest wine-growing region in terms of area dedicated to wines of designated origin, VINID’OCC will conduct fundamental research with international scope on vines and wine—from the gene to the bottle and the consumer—to acquire knowledge and accelerate advancements in viticultural and winemaking practices across the entire chain: plant material, production, processing, and markets. VINID’OCC addresses the challenges of reducing the use of plant protection products, mitigating the effects of climate change on viticulture, and the necessary transformations within the sector. The project brings together all the multidisciplinary scientific expertise present in the region, in alignment with the scientific strategies of the project’s academic partners (INRAE, UM, Institut Agro, and INP).
This project, with a budget of 2 million euros, is led by Mr. Patrice This, the principal investigator and an INRAE researcher at UMR AGAP, and co-led by: Ms. Fabienne Remize, UMR SPO, University of Montpellier; Mr. Bruno Blondin, UMR SPO Institut Agro Montpellier; and Mr. Christian Chervin, UMR LRSV, INP Toulouse, will be implemented from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2026.
Practical information:
Date: Friday, September 16, 2022
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Espace Capdeville, 417 Rue Samuel Morse, Montpellier