According to the Food Sustainability Index, France has maintained its position in first place for food sustainability for the third consecutive year. The Food Sustainability Index, created and ran by The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Barilla Center for Food and Nutrition, is a useful tool used to compare policies internationally.
How can we reduce our dependence on plastic? In Brittany, in the town of Saint Malo, two entrepreneurs had the idea of tapping into an abundant natural resource: algae. In 2010, they created the company Algopack that today has several employees working on the project.
The 24th Conference of the Parties (COP24) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has taken place in Katowice, Poland this month. Besides its participation as part of the French Delegation in the negotiations themselves (on the themes of agriculture and soils sector) France has taken the opportunity to host several side events at the French Pavilion highlighting the role of agriculture in fighting climate change and in developing an agricultural model that is more sustainable.
The annual interministerial symposium between the French ministries of Agriculture and Food, Health, the Environment, and Research and Higher Education took place November 14. This year’s theme was the research and innovation issues and needs surrounding the fight against antimicrobial resistance, a major public health challenge.
Agrilocal: The portal that links local producers and purchasers
Agrilocal is an internet platform for purchasing local food products. It puts public purchasers from institutional catering (hospitals, schools, retir ..
September 28, 2020
The International Exhibition for Animal Production, digital edition
The International Exhibition for Animal Production (SPACE) was back Sept. 15 to 18 for its 34th edition! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the show adapte ..
July 22, 2020
Adapting pastoralism to climate change
Pastoralism plays an essential role in the life of mountains. It particularly helps in the maintenance of the landscape, but also in the local economy ..
June 23, 2020
Home-made dishes vs. ready-to-eat food: what is the most expensive?
French people broadly believe that cooking at home is cheaper than buying ready-to-eat dishes. INRAE researchers just challenged this idea. Their resu ..
June 23, 2020
LFDay 2020: An event dedicated to connected, digital agriculture
Starting June 2, The Digital Farm, an NGO whose goal is to promote innovation and digitalization in agriculture, organized its fourth edition of “LFDa ..
October 22, 2020
What is France doing to fight deforestation in Brazil?
The forest fires that have been consuming the Amazon rainforest for several years are particularly intense. Beyond climate change, which tends to make ..
October 22, 2020
Relaunch France: Julien Denormandie presents plan to help school cafeterias
French Minister of Agriculture and Food Julien Denormandie on Oct. 12 visited a school in Clichy-sous-Bois in the département of Seine-Saint-Denis as ..
October 22, 2020
Helping new French farmers get started in ‘Biovallée’ project
In the Drôme département of France, the Biovallée project has set a goal of 50% of farms becoming certified as organic producers by 2040. As part of t ..
September 28, 2020
Renewing and developing ag equipment for the agroecological transition
To achieve the agroecological transition, investing in the modernization of equipment to provide farmers with more environmentally friendly materials ..
September 28, 2020
France’s roadmap for agriculture
French Prime Minister Jean Castex presented on Sept. 3 the “Relaunch France” plan, a roadmap for economic, social, and environmental rebuilding of the ..
September 28, 2020
Accelerating the agroecological transition in France through food policy
Guaranteeing to all a healthy, safe, sustainable, high-quality and local food supply is one of the goals of the French government and meets the high e ..
July 22, 2020
France releases data showing reduction in pesticide use
The French ministries of the environment and of agriculture and food committed at the beginning of the year to releasing the total quantities of phyto ..
June 23, 2020
New French law on transparent food labeling enters into force
A new French law relating to transparency of agricultural and food products labeling was adopted May 27 by the French National Assembly. This law, sup ..
April 10, 2020
Life Beef Carbon: A European project to reduce the GHG emissions of cattle production
Led by the Institute of Animal Husbandry (a private institute of applied research for the livestock sector), Life Beef Carbon is a European research p ..
French research institute signs agreement with 24 others to reduce chemical pesticide use
Mobilizing research efforts to accelerate the agro-ecological transition responds to a strong demand from public officials, professionals and society, ..
Product of the month: Reunion Island Rum
Reunion Island Rum makes up part of the cultural institutions of this Indian Ocean island’s creole cultural history. Reunion’s distillery use either m ..
September 28, 2020
Product of the month: Berthoud
After having its specifications approved by the national council of Protected Geographic Indications, the “Berthoud” has just officially been recogniz ..
July 22, 2020
Discover France’s Wine Routes
Numerous tourist routes crisscross the vineyards of France. Between the 140,000 wineries and about 30 different museums, these paths allow for wine ta ..
July 22, 2020
Product of the month: Noirmoutier potato
The Noirmoutier Potato became one of the newest French geographical indications to obtain protected status on the European-Union level when it was app ..
July 22, 2020
Transhumance recognized as an intangible cultural heritage by France
Since June 2020, the traditional seasonal migrations of pasture animals practiced by French shepherds and animal husbandry professionals (called “tran ..
March 16, 2016
Ministry of Agriculture agency releases key facts from 2015
The Directorate General for Food (DGAL), the agency in the French Ministry of Agriculture in charge of food safety and quality, animal and plant healt ..
February 12, 2016
French wine and spirits exports see record year in 2015
French exports of wine and spirits worldwide saw large increases in both volume and value in 2015, and the United States was at the top of the list. T ..
October 14, 2015
French app devoted to stopping food waste hits market
A French start-up has created an app to reduce food waste and help consumers find cheap food. OptiMiam (a play on the words optimum and the French wor ..
May 7, 2015
A Look at French Wine and Spirits Exports in 2014: The United States at the Top
With gross sales reaching €10.8 billion, 2014 was the third best year in the history French wine and spirit exportations despite a 2.8% reduction in b ..
May 6, 2015
An Overview of the French Agrifood Industry in 2014
The French agrifood industry is one of France and Europe’s most important economic sectors, and the French Ministry of Agriculture, Agrifood and Fores ..