French Agrifood Industry

A new tool developed in France allows farmers to adjust their farm work based on the reproduction periods of flowers and insects in their prairies. The name of the tool is Biotex, and it was developed through a partnership with the French National Institute for Agricultural Research, the Institute of Animal Husbandry (private institute of […]

A multi-criteria epidemiological study, led as part of the BioNutriNet project, cross-referenced the level of organic foods with different indicators of sustainability. Its results show that the food diet of people who consume large amounts of organic products is, taken as a whole, nutritionally more healthy, largely more beneficial to the environment, and reduces exposure […]

For the fourth consecutive year, the French Directorate General of Maritime and Aquaculture Fishing has launched a call for proposals, operated by the French agency FranceAgriMer. Open from April 1 until the end of May, this call for projects’ goal is to encourage the aquaculture industry in France to innovate and is open to businesses, […]

The Committee on General Principles of the Codex Alimentarius, the organization responsible for setting international food standards, is chaired by France (all committees of Codex are chaired by a representative of a country, elected by the others: for instance, the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene is chaired by an American). The 31st session of this […]

In order to come up with innovative solutions to the sustainable raising of goats, the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) and the Animal Husbandry Institute (IDELE) created a new research unit dedicated to the topic, called UMT SC3D. This unit will lead a research and development program over 5 years. This program aims […]

In late February, a report was officially published laying out the guidelines of the priority research program titled “Cultivate and Protect Differently.” Announced in July of 2018, this program will research methods of building an agricultural system that is better for the environment and human health, and will be funded with 30 million euros coming […]

In 2017, France held a series of national, regional and local workshops, and public consultations called the Estates General of Food. This offered a time of shared public reflection and collective construction of new solutions, which led culminated in the publication of a government roadmap for food policy for the period of 2018-2022. This roadmap […]

The Agro-food small business accelerator is a personalized support program that aims at assisting small and medium agro-food sized businesses that demonstrate strong growth potential, particularly with working on innovative and international projects: a target of 30 businesses per session is set. A call for interested parties to join this program was launched early this […]

French organic wines have seen an enormous success in sales and production in recent years, contributing to the increase of all wine exports. In eight years, the agricultural land area dedicated to organic wines has more than tripled. Exports have seen an increase of 32% since 2016, primarily thanks to the United States, Japan, and […]

The French Ministry for Agriculture and Food organized with its partners the fourth annual Agroforestry Day, which this year had the theme of agroforestry and climate change. The meeting managed to achieve all of its goals, bringing together nearly 200 people from the agroforestry sectors and allowing for an exchange of the latest research developments […]