KAHANE Rémi
French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD), France
- Rémi Kahane is an agronomist of the HortSys research unit at the French Agricultural Research and International Cooperation organization (Cirad). Cirad has a specific geographic focus on tropical and subtropical environments and partnerships with research, farmers’ organizations and civil society including the private sector.
- Rémi is the horticulture leader at Cirad, responsible for cross cutting issues among 12 research units embracing all disciplines of the horticulture value chains (except ornamentals).
- He was the vice-president of the International Horticultural Congress 2022, in France, involved in joint activities with the ISHS for more than 20 years in a large international network promoting horticulture for health and prosperity, including Agrinatura, the One CGIAR, FAO, FARA, UC Davis and the World Vegetable Center.
- Rémi is the President of Aprifel’s Consumer Council since 2021.
Recent publications:
- Malézieux E, et al., 2025. Les productions horticoles face au changement climatique. In : Blanfort V., Demenois J., Hrabanski M. (eds). L’agriculture et les systèmes alimentaires du monde face au changement climatique. Enjeux pour les Suds, Versailles, éditions Quæ, Chapitre 15, pp. 251-260.
- Komati N, et al. 2025. Diet, fruit and vegetables and One Health: benefits for health, environment, society and the consumer-proceedings of the 9th edition of EGEA conference. Eur. J. Nutr. 64(3): 108.
- Kahane R, et al. (Eds), 2023. Recueil d’articles sur l’horticulture française parus dans les bulletins de l’ISHS à l’occasion de l’IHC2022. Angers-Montpellier, France: Cirad-L’Institut Agro Angers-INRAE-Vegepolys Valley, 100 p.
- Kahane R, et al. (Coord.), 2023. Roadmap of research activities of CIRAD over 10 years in the sector of Horticulture. CIRAD, Montpellier, France, 28 p.
- Beed F, et al. 2021. Fruit and vegetables: Opportunities and challenges for small-scale sustainable farming. FAO & CIRAD, 2021. Rome, 177 p.