Carquefou research centre

• Agroecology/functional biodiversity
• Soil microbial ecology
• Greenhouse production systems

• Technical support
• Training

38 staff members, including 12 engineers and 11 technicians (including temporary staff)

6 ha market gardening farm:

• 4,600 m² of experimental greenhouse compartments
• 2,000 m² of plastic multi-span greenhouses
• 2,000 m² of polytunnels
• open-field experimental plots
• 1 microbiology laboratory equipped with 4 growth chambers

• Sustainability & Performance of Protected Crops
• Sustainability of Vegetable Production Systems & Biology
• Experimental farm
• Management