Two years after France passed its law to fight food waste – a world first – the results show very positive effects, largely expressed during the Estates General of Food. A regulation that has proved its effectiveness, particularly with charity organizations, and that will soon spread to other parts of the economy.
The French National Institute of Agronomic Research (INRA) undertook a program starting in 2000 to create wine grape varieties possessing sustainable resistance to the main fungal infections that affect grape vines. This project has just led to four new varieties with natural resistance to mildew and ash disease
The French Ministry of Agriculture, along with the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Research and the Ministry of the Environment, have launched a policy dialogue on reducing the use of chemical substances in agriculture that pose significant concerns for health. The ministries released a roadmap for the dialogue.
Put on line Jan. 19, the service platform La Forêt Bouge (The Forest Moves) is addressed to owners of private forests in France. A concrete action coming from the National Program of Forests and Wood, this website’s goal is to help owners locate, get to know better, and maintain their forested lands in order to better manage them.
Cantal cheese is one of France’s oldest continually produced cheeses, with its origins in the area around the Cantal département of France (both cheese and département names are derived from the Cantal mountain range), dating back a stunning 2,000 years.
June 15, 2018
French horse industry finalizes proposed guide to horse welfare
French horse-related organizations have officially finished their work on a comprehensive guide to horse welfare in France. The manual on best practic ..
June 15, 2018
French institute releases study to better identify families facing food insecurity
Food security for refugee populations and uncertainty around future budgets for food aid from the United Nations can only be reconciled with well-targ ..
May 15, 2018
New French label promotes French-raised eggs
On April 25, members of the egg industry in France officially launched the logo “Eggs of France.” This label will guarantee the French origin of eggs ..
May 15, 2018
French institute key in decrypting rose genome
The rose is an ornamental plant emblematic of the history of humanity from both a cultural and economic point of view. Celebrated since antiquity by c ..
April 12, 2018
French scientists develop method to make plants resistant to viruses
In order to meet the challenge of feeding a growing global population in a healthy and sustainable way, one of the tools is to strengthen the natural ..
June 15, 2018
French Agriculture Minister praises progress on methanization
French Minister of Agriculture and Food Stéphane Travert recently congratulated the “methanization” working group that is aiming to accelerate the ins ..
June 15, 2018
French food policy agency releases annual activity report
The French Directorate General for Food (Direction générale de l’alimentation – DGAL) has just released its activity report for the year 2017. The DGA ..
May 15, 2018
France issues report on importance of carbon soil sequestration
In March, a permanent parliamentary Commission of the French parliament, charged with science and technological issues, published a report on the impo ..
April 12, 2018
France to strengthen animal welfare rules
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Stéphane Travert, intends to implement an ambitious policy on animal welfare. Certain measures of the pl ..
April 12, 2018
French Agriculture Minister reaffirms committment to agroecology
Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture and Food, participated in a high-level roundtable at the Food and Agriculture Organization during an ..
April 12, 2018
France unveils new strategy for organic agriculture
French Minister for Agriculture and Food Stéphane Travert reaffirmed the government’s objective regarding the development of agricultural farming in F ..
March 19, 2018
France unveils international, European strategic plan
The French Ministry for Agriculture and Food operates in a world that is facing numerous global challenges. Since its last strategic plan issued in 20 ..
March 19, 2018
France to reform wolf management policies
In June of last year, Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture, and Nicolas Hulot, the Minister for theEnvironment, announced a reform of Fra ..
March 19, 2018
National action plan for bioeconomy announced
During the Paris International Agricultural Show, Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture and Food, presented France’s national bioeconomy a ..
February 15, 2018
France a global pioneer in fighting food waste
Two years after France passed its law to fight food waste – a world first – the results show very positive effects, largely expressed during the Estat ..
May 15, 2018
Thousands attend event at French Embassy, taste cheeses, learn about agriculture
On May 12, the Embassy of France in the United States once again opened its doors to the public and, as always, French agriculture and food took cente ..
March 19, 2018
Product of the month: Lambig
Traditionally called by a variety of names, including notably Lambig, Fine Bretagne, gwinardant, odivi or labout, the Cider-based eau de vie produced ..
February 15, 2018
Product of the month: Cantal
Cantal cheese is one of France’s oldest continually produced cheeses, with its origins in the area around the Cantal département of France (both chees ..
Product of the month: Kintoa ham
Kintoa ham is an exceptional ham, in the same way that a Grand Cru is for wines. The rearing and processing of this breed of pig is based on an ancest ..
January 12, 2018
France releases 2016 data on products under signs of quality and origin
The French National Institute of Origin and Quality recently released its annual report outlining data on agricultural signs of quality and origin for ..
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 ..