
Innovation Awards Roullier 2020
International Plant and Animal Nutrition Competition
International Plant and Animal Nutrition Competition
International competition rewarding the two best research projects on the following themes:
Plant Nutrition:
- Soils for plant nutrition
- Soil fertility, plant nutrition and plant health
- Innovative cultivation practices and agroecology
- Soil structure, water management and climate change
- Biodiversity and soil functionsl
Animal Nutrition:
- Mineral nutrition and nutrient bioavailability
- Gut health and immunity
- Animal welfare
More than
100
application forms received
More than
30
participating countries across 5 continents
More than
25
press articles
More than
15 000
visits to the IAR website
The winners
Plant Nutrition
Project on miRNAs to improve soil health

The originality of the proposed project lies in a novel approach to modulating natural interactions between plant roots and soil microorganisms, occurring in the rhizosphere, to promote microbial populations that are beneficial to plant health and nutrition.
Animal Nutrition
Project on nutritional efficiency

By improving the global understanding of physiological and biochemical mechanisms involved – and correlating zootechnical data with “omics” data from cutting-edge biological technologies – this project aims to optimise nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition during early bovine development.
The panel of judges
Meet the six judges