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.
September 14, 2018
New perspective for improving wheat: the wheat gene sequence is finally completed
The International Wheat Genome Sequencing Consortium, in which INRA, the French National Institute of Agricultural Research took a leading role, annou ..
September 14, 2018
France organizes a hackathon around agricultural issues
The digital and agricultural network Acta (the association of agricultural commodities research institutes) organized in partnership with several othe ..
August 15, 2018
France uses massive supercomputer dedicated to analyzing ocean, fishery data
In the face of the countless amount of data on the state of the oceans, France’s Research Institute on Use of the Sea (IFREMER), has established a new ..
August 15, 2018
French meta-analysis studies use of semi-natural habitats near farms
A vast international consortium of researchers involving France’s leading agricultural research institute, National Institute for Agricultural Researc ..
July 16, 2018
French institute highlights biocontrol tactics
Certain pesticides and other phytosanitary products, while useful to agricultural production, can have negative impacts on the environment that exceed ..
September 17, 2018
France and California committed to promoting soil health
On the sidelines of the Global Climate action Summit organized in San Francisco on September 13 and 14, the State of California, and in particular the ..
September 14, 2018
France unveils first edition of bioeconomy contest
The French Ministry of Agriculture and Food is organizing its inaugural edition of the event Bioeconomy Trophies. They will reward industry projects t ..
August 15, 2018
France taking steps to limit imported deforestation
The French Ministry of Agriculture, in collaboration with the French ministries of the environment, foreign affairs, the economy, and research and inn ..
August 15, 2018
Food supply chain health safety platform launched
A new French Food Chain Health Monitoring platform was launched at the end of July 2018. Its 14 founding organizational members signed an outline agre ..
July 16, 2018
Detailed plans announced for organic agriculture
At the closing of a meeting on organic agriculture in France, Stéphane Travert, French Minister of Agriculture, unveiled the completed Organic Ambitio ..
June 26, 2018
Soil Health Practices: Common Ground on Experience and Knowledge
Agricultural soils are a strategic resource for states, as they are indispensable in feeding the population, and are thus important for food security. ..
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 ..
September 14, 2018
Product of the month: Alsace Sauerkraut
Alsace Sauerkraut (Choucroute d’Alsace in French) is a traditional sauerkraut dish and a staple of Alsace cuisine, made using a natural cabbage fermen ..
August 15, 2018
Product of the month: Cotentin Cider
On the Cotentin peninsula on the English Channel (in the Normandy region), subject to the most powerful tides in Europe, Cotentin cider carries with i ..
July 16, 2018
French Institute of Origin and Quality releases activity report for 2017
The French agency in charge of managing geographic indications has just released its report highlighting the organization’s activity for 2017. The Fre ..
July 16, 2018
Product of the month: Queen Victoria pineapple
The Queen Victoria Pineapple is smaller than African and South American pineapples, but has a deliciously fragrant taste. It is harvest ripe on the Fr ..
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 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 ..