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.
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 ..
French institute studying ways to decrease methane emissions while increasing dairy quality
The types of food consumed by dairy cows can modify the characteristics of the milk produced, but also of methane emissions. The goal is to find out i ..
May 20, 2020
Cultivation and consumption of legumes to support sustainable and healthy agrifood systems: a study of cafeterias
Cafeterias — whether in the workplace, in schools, or in other institutional settings — are a cornerstone of the French agroecological transition. Res ..
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, ..
March 13, 2020
Record number of farmers sign up for High Environmental Value program
In 2012, in order to promote an recognize the actions on environment by some farmers and ranchers, the French Government, designed, in consultation wi ..
February 14, 2020
Nous Antigaspi: A food market chain fighting food waste
Smaller eggs, cakes packages with a slight error in packaging, “ugly” fruits and vegetables, and more can all be found on the shelves of “Nous Antigas ..
February 14, 2020
France announces new measures to protect animal welfare
Didier Guillaume, French Minister of Agriculture and Food, recently presented 15 new measures aiming to strengthen the fight against mistreatment of a ..
January 15, 2020
France introduces stricter rules on spraying pesticides
France has been committed for several years to a voluntary reduction in the dependence on phytosanitary products and to reducing the impact of their u ..
January 15, 2020
Research project aims to reduce chemical product use on lettuce
France’s Ecophyto II plan (which aims to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture) gives a large amount of consideration to scientific expertise. S ..
December 12, 2019
4 measures of France’s Egalim law on institutional catering
Whether it be through banning the use of plastic in tableware, vegetarian meals, organic products, or fighting against food waste, France’s Egalim law ..
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 ..
June 23, 2020
Product of the month: Brousse du Rove
A fresh whole goat milk cheese, the Brousse du Rove cheese has just received protected designation of origin status, giving it protection at the Europ ..
June 23, 2020
Study finds added value of GI cheeses in plains
The regional economic observatory of signs of quality and origin of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, which brings together several partner organizations of th ..
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 ..