Center for Agriculture and Rural Development is cooperating with French Embassy here in Delhi. Here is a presentation made by DEFIAA delegation to India led by Prof.Groell Ygrie

1. JUNE 2015DEFIAA DELEGATION
Higher and VocationalHigher and Vocational
Agricultural EducationAgricultural Education
in Francein France
French Ministry of Agriculture,French Ministry of Agriculture,
Agrifood, and ForestryAgrifood, and Forestry

2. FRANCE'S AGRICULTURAL
EDUCATION HOLISTIC APPROACH
AND MAIN DUTIES
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- to provide professional education
- to promote sustainability awareness
- to play a significant role in local communities
- to participate in experimental programs
- to promote international cooperation
- to facilitate the integration into the field of work

3. Working in networks to reach our
goals
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- International network
(ex : Indian Network,
Brazilian network...)
- Agricultural and food
sector networks
(ex : Aquaculture network,
Horticulture network, F2A :
Food sector training network, etc..)

4. INDIAN NETWORK OF FRANCE'S
AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION MAIN GOALS
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Quality and Sustainability
- to promote and develop exchanges with Indian universities, companies
and selected NGO's
- to work closely with the French Embassy in India
- to pass on information to French Agricultural Institutions
- to propose internships to French Agricultural Institutions
- to provide support to students to favor mobility

5. Working with thematic networks
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- Organic Agriculture
- Horticulture
- Water management
- Food Processing
- etc...

6. Example of a network
F2A - Food processing
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- 43 public Institutes
- A wide range of training courses
- Meeting the local and national
needs of the food professional
sector

7. EDUCATION : 5 KEY AREAS
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- Agricultural sciences (in the broad sense including animal
sciences, plant sciences, rural economics, horticulture etc.)
- Food sciences and nutrition
- Environment
- Veterinary medicine
- Land and landscape planning

8. DEFIAA
DELEGATION
DEFIAA DELEGATION
October 29 – November
25, 2012
June 2015
Vet
doctorate
3rd year
PHD
26 years 3rd year 2nd year
Doctorate
2nd year Vet 1rst year
exercise
1rst year 5th year doctorate course
23 years 5th year 3rd year doctorate course
4th year
3rd year
HND
20 years 2nd year 2nd year
1rst year 1rst year
A level
short route
Engineer diploma Master of sciences
4th year
2nd year 3rd year
1rst year 2nd year
1rst year
Preparatory course
long route
"A" Level + 2
PROF.BSc (3 years)
HNTD (2 years)

9. PROFESSIONAL
AND
VOCATIONAL INSTITUTES
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10. Professional and Vocational Institutes
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3 MAIN DIPLOMAS :
- NTD (National Technical Diploma - CBSE/A level)
- HNTD (Higher National Technical Diploma – first 2 years of BSc)
- Professional BSc (3 years)
+ many other diplomas for
young students, adults and
apprentices
845 institutes in France
JUNE 2015

11. A Learning by doing approach
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+ Welcoming foreign
students
and making professional
study tours
- Each institute has a professional teaching farm or and/or a food
processing unit
- Each teaching farm has relationships with the professional business
and experiments with universities and partners from research area
- A lof a lot of practical work to increase students work exposure and
experience

12. NTD (National Technical Diploma)
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+ possibility of making an
internship in Europe
- National Technical and Vocational Diploma (CBSE/A Level)
- professional course including 3 internships in companies
- 3 year course
- wide range of courses

13. HNTD (Higher National Technical
Diploma)
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+ possibility of making an
internship abroad
throughout the world with
the help of the International
networks
- Higher National Technical and Vocational Diploma (CBSE/A Level + 2
years or first 2 years of a BSc)
- professional course including 3 internships in companies
- 2 year course focused on team work and projects
- wide range of courses

14. DEFIAA DELEGATION JUNE 2015
WILLINGNESS TO COLLABORATE WITH RECOGNIZED INDIAN PARTNERS
PROFESSIONAL
AND VOCATIONAL
INSTITUTES
Professional and
technical courses
Experimental and
teaching farm on site with strong
links with the industry and farmers
Strong international cooperation
HIGHER EDUCATION
INSTITUTIONS
A wide range of courses from
Bachelor to PhD
(some in English)
A strong research activity
European and International
partnerships and many international
students
To develop and increase students/staff mobility (India - France/ France-
India)
To design innovative technical training for students
To work with the food industry sector in both countries with the help of
the F2A network
Learning
from each other
Open to fund
raising to ensure
long term
cooperation

15. A PROFESSIONAL BSc
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+ possibility of making an
internship abroad
- vocationally-oriented diploma (CBSE/A level + 3 years)
- 3 years course in a vocational and professional institute in cooperation
with a university or/and a Higher Education Institution
- professional course including long term internships in companies
- wide range of courses

16. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
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17. HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS
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12 public institutions
7 private institutions
A network of partnerships
Working with professional
and vocational institutes

18. The degrees
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- Bachelor degrees
- Engineer/Master level : agronomy, agro-food industry, forestry,
Horticulture, landscaping, water management and environment
- Master
- Vets
- Phd

19. PhD
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same fields of research, same research unit
Close partnership with research institutes :
- INRA (agronomy)
- IRSTEA (environment)
- CIRAD (agronomy for development)
- AFSSA (food hygiene and security)
- IFREMER (oceans and seas)

20. JUNE 2015DEFIAA DELEGATION
DEFIAA 2DEFIAA 2
French Ministry of Agriculture,French Ministry of Agriculture,
Agrifood, and ForestryAgrifood, and Forestry

21. ONGOING PARTNERSHIP
WITH GB.PANT
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22. JUNE 2015DEFIAA DELEGATION
- 8 years of exchanges
with the College of
Fisheries - G.B. Pant
University
- Practical training for
Indian students (FR)
- Participation in RAWE
Study trip for French
students (IN)
- Sending French students
to selected Indian
NGO's/Companies
Willingness to extend
these exchanges
to other departments
2014 / 2015
A KEY TURNING POINT

23. JUNE 2015DEFIAA DELEGATION
- Providing a 2/3 months
regional training in 1/2
different french Prof. and
Voc institutions
- Providing an integration
week for all indian students
(1 Sept/Oct – 1 Mid
January)
- Integration of French
students in RAWE
Study Tour
Focusing on
practical training
quality,
sustainability
and
hospitality
THE PROPOSAL

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- Setting up a French day in
G.B. PANT
- Setting up an Indian day
in French institutions
Focusing on
jelling ,
professional and
cultural exchanges
THE PROPOSAL

25. DEFIAA DELEGATION
- French institutions ready to host Indian students and staff
- Creating a better mutual understanding to ensure a sustainable
partnership
- Tasting French and Indian food
- Finalising a MOU
JUNE 2015
A FRENCH
DELEGATION IN NOV.
2015

26. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
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