AgroBRC-RARe takes part in France 2030 projects as part of the PEPR and Grand Défi "Ferments du futur" programs"

An action for fundamental research, divided into two types of programs

Within the "directed" section of France 2030, known as "Financing strategic investments", one action is dedicated to financing the most fundamental research (TRL 1 to 4): priority research programs and equipment (PEPR). These programs aim to build or consolidate French leadership in scientific fields that are linked or likely to be linked to technological, economic, societal, health or environmental transformation, and that are considered priorities at national or European level. The target amount for this action is €3 billion. 

The animal, environment, microorganism and plant pillars participate in PEPR

• Agroecology and digital technology (AgroEcoNum), https://www.pepr-agroeconum.fr/ 
Project AgroDiv, BReIF, Holobionts, MISTIC, CO-BREEDING, AgroEcoPhen
Launched on January 6, 2023, the national research program (PEPR) "Agroécologie et Numérique: données, agroéquipements et ressources génétiques au service de la transition agroécologique et de l'adaptation aux aléas climatiques" is one of the measures of the France 2030 acceleration strategy SADEA (Systèmes Agricoles Durables et Equipements Agricoles contribuant à la transition écologique). In particular, AgroDiv is funding the characterization of BRC collections to discover new genetic variants in 9 botanical families and 8 animal species. BReIF aims to improve the interoperability of data on animal and plant genetic resource collections, and works closely with AgroDiv. Holobionts focuses on animal microbiota and hosts, and MISTIC on crop microbiomes. CO-BREEDING tackles the redesign of selection objectives in animal genetics for agroecology, with a participatory approach. AgroEcoPhen develops high-throughput phenotyping of plant genetic resources for agroecology.

RARe's Environment pillar takes part in PEPR  

• FairCarboN, https://www.pepr-faircarbon.fr/ 
Project Alamod in partnership with Conservatoire Européen d'Echantillons de Sols
The FairCarboN exploratory PEPR program aims to mobilize the entire French scientific community studying carbon in continental ecosystems. With a budget of €40 million over 6 years, FairCarboN aims to clarify the possible contribution of continental ecosystems to climate change mitigation, without which the Paris climate agreement target is unattainable..

• OneWater, https://www.onewater.fr/fr 
Creation of an aquatic library  
OneWater – Eau Bien Commun is a national research program on continental freshwater co-directed by CNRS, BRGM and INRAE, with 10 academic partners. Faced with increasing climatic and anthropic pressures on the environment, this program aims to develop research in the field of water, a vital resource, to change the paradigm and rehabilitate water as a common good. RARe's environmental coordinator is a member of the FP5 working group exploring the feasibility of an aquatheque. The aim is to reflect together, in a transdisciplinary approach, on the methodological and technological hurdles to conserving and preserving environmental water samples that can later be reanalyzed using new chemical, physical, biological, biochemical or statistical methods.

• MIE
Project DEBS-Plague in partnership with Genosol
In order to prepare France for the risks that could lead to a major new health crisis, and to limit or even prevent its impact, the French government has launched a national strategy to accelerate the spread of emerging infectious diseases (EIDs).
• https://anr.fr/fr/france-2030/programmes-et-equipements-prioritaires-de-recherche-pepr/mie-maladies-infectieuses-emergentes/  

The Microorganism pillar of RARe is involved in 

• Grand Challenges: Ferments du Futur project, https://www.fermentsdufutur.eu/  
The Ferments of the Future Grand Challenge aims to accelerate research and innovation in the field of ferments and fermented foods. This is a highly strategic program to meet the challenges of agro-ecological transition and food sovereignty, and to reinforce the economic leadership of the French and European agrifood industry in a sector that is mobilizing massive international investment.

• PEPR B-Best, https://www.pepr-bioproductions.fr/  
The "Bioproductions (B-BEST): biomass, biotechnologies and sustainable technologies for chemistry and fuels" research program is part of the national "Biobased products and industrial biotechnologies - Sustainable fuels" acceleration strategy of the France 2030 plan.

•  PEPR SAMS
Project in partnership with BRC Sambo
In order to reduce the burden of chronic non-communicable diseases and to better adapt our diets, a better understanding of the links between food, microbiomes and human health, as well as of the interactions between consumption behavior, consumer information and food production models, are essential and are the main challenges that the Food Systems, Microbiome and Health (SAMS) program has been tasked with addressing. To meet these social and health challenges, the SAMS PEPR action program is based on two pillars: the first addresses issues related to microbiomes and health, while the second addresses issues related to consumption and sustainable food systems.
•    https://anr.fr/fr/france-2030/france2030/call/pepr-systemes-alimentaires-microbiome-et-sante-appel-a-projets-sams/