The A2F Science Cluster groups 6 research laboratories from the University of Lorraine (UL), INRAE and AgroParisTech. Research activities in the A2F scientific cluster aim towards better understanding of ecosystems:
- 1) to understand the biological mechanisms involved,
- 2) for better ecosystem management,
- 3) to enhance the value of resources derived from living organisms,
- 4) to study their impact on the human population.
The research carried out by A2F research units focuses on three complementary and overlapping themes:
- - Ecosystem/agrosystem and territory (study and functions on different scales of forest, agricultural, agroforestry and aquaculture systems and their interactions)
- - Products from living organisms (biomolecules extracted from wood, agroresources, microorganisms or animals)
- - Agri-food (foods, improvement of functional properties, food safety and health impact)