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Christian Icard

Affiliation / Function

Activity areas

  • Soil-plant-interactions, soils fertility and soil organic matter
  • Research and advisory services cropping systems and soil quality
  • Reduced tillage

Training / professional career

  • since 2025 Research Engineer at FiBL France
  • 2022 - 2024 Technical adviser in Agribiodrôme
  • 2019 - 2023 Technical manager of the Atelier Paysan
  • 2011 - 2019 Organic Farmer (vegetable)
  • 2007 - 2011 SERAIL Technical manager (CTIFL)
  • 2006 SENURA Technical manager (CTIFL)
  • 2005 Experimental technician (FREDON PACA)
  • 2003 - 2004 Local development adviser (Chamber of Agriculture)
  • 2001 - 2003 Territorial development advisor (ADASEA)
  • 1999 - 2001 Support/Advice – Development program in Burkina Faso 

Committee work / further activities

  • Since 2012 member of the SCIC’s "Farmers and founders" college of L'Atelier Paysan
  • 2008 - 2011 National manager of the Organic Agriculture Program and facilitator of the National Working Group "Organic Vegetable Production" (CTIFL)
  • 2008 - 2011 Co-facilitator of the National Working Group "Alternative Products" (CTIFL)

Teaching

  • ENITA de Bordeaux (1996-1999)