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SMART has been welcoming Giacomo Coughlan since the beginning of January, for a 6-month visit as part of his PhD.

Maha Ben Jaballah and Aude Ridier co-authored an opinion column in the January 15, 2026 edition of Les Echos newspaper on the use of digital technology by farmers.

Globagri.org: A website showcasing the application potential of the GlobAgri platform

Carl Gaigné co-authored an opinion column in the newspaper Libération on 17 December 2025 on the European Commission's proposal to tighten controls on pesticide residues in imported products, in the context of negotiations on the free trade agreement with the Mercosur countries.

For this 19th edition, SMART scientists were once again well represented at the Journées de Recherche en Sciences Sociales (JRSS) organised on 16 and 17 December 2025 in Caen.

Vincent Chatellier was one of the guests on the TV program "Vrai ou Faux" (“True or False”) broadcast on France Info on Saturday 20 December 2025.

Stéphane Turolla was invited on RCF radio's “Grand invité régional” program on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6:30 p.m.

Vincent Chatellier was invited to speak on December 10, 2025, at Laval University in Quebec City as part of the lunchtime lecture series organized by the Chair in Agricultural Policy Analysis and Collective Marketing.

Vincent Chatellier was the invited speaker at the Quebec City Convention Center as part of the national pork industry event called “Le Porc Show” on December 9, 2025.

Maha Ben Jaballah will defend her PhD thesis entitled “Digital investment and the economic and environmental performance of farms” on Friday, December 19, 2025, at 9:00 a.m. (Amphi Rachel Carson (EB) – Institut Agro Rennes-Angers, Angers Campus).