The Research and Development Institute for the Agri-Environment (IRDA - Institut de recherche et de développement en agroenvironnement) is a non-profit research corporation, created in March 1998 by four founding members, the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Agri-food (MAPAQ – Ministère de l’Agriculture, des Pêcheries et de l’Alimentation), the Union of Agricultural Producers (UPA – L’Union des producteurs agricoles), the Department of Sustainable Development, the Environment and Parks (MDDEP – Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement et des Parcs) and the Department of Economic Development, Innovation and Export Trade (MDEIE – Ministère du Développement économique, de l’Innovation et de l’Exportation). Our mission The mission of IRDA is to conduct knowledge acquisition, research, development and transfer activities, with the goal of contributing to the sustainable development of agriculture. Our vision In 2010, IRDA will continue to assert itself as a leader in agri-environment that is able to anticipate problems, and accelerate the development and the implementation of solutions corresponding to the needs of farmers and of society.