French Minister of Agriculture and Food Stéphane Travert recently congratulated the “methanization” working group that is aiming to accelerate the installation of methanization projects and to fully professionalize the industry. In the area of agricultural methanization, for which Stéphane Travert has dedicated 100 million euros of the agricultural component of France’s Large Investment Plan, the […]
The French Directorate General for Food (Direction générale de l’alimentation – DGAL) has just released its activity report for the year 2017. The DGAL is responsible for maintaining food safety and quality at all levels of the food chain in France, as well as the animal and plant health, and animal welfare, in coordination with […]
In March, a permanent parliamentary Commission of the French parliament, charged with science and technological issues, published a report on the importance of carbon soil sequestration as a major issue for climate and food. It notably underlined the importance of the French-initiated 4 per 1000 Initiative. The report stresses the important role of soils regarding […]
The French Minister for Agriculture and Food, Stéphane Travert, intends to implement an ambitious policy on animal welfare. Certain measures of the plan will soon be debated in the French Parliament. The Minister also recently reaffirmed the importance that he attaches to the subject as part of an evolution of agricultural models in France. The […]
Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture and Food, participated in a high-level roundtable at the Food and Agriculture Organization during an international symposium on the future of agro-ecology (that is the second symposium on the subject). The minister reaffirmed France’s commitment to promote agroecological approaches, which carry solutions for all countries. He reminded participants of […]
French Minister for Agriculture and Food Stéphane Travert reaffirmed the government’s objective regarding the development of agricultural farming in France. Organic Ambition 2022 (Ambition Bio 2022 in French), the new government program, will support this changing of scale in organic production for the period of 2018-2022, by promoting a national strategy and giving visibility to […]
The French Ministry for Agriculture and Food operates in a world that is facing numerous global challenges. Since its last strategic plan issued in 2013, the context of the ministry’s action has changed significantly (increase in importance of developing countries and NGOs, adoption of the sustainable development goals in the United Nations and of the […]
In June of last year, Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture, and Nicolas Hulot, the Minister for theEnvironment, announced a reform of France’s wolf policy management plan, aiming to ensure the viability of the species in France while protecting ranchers and farm animals. A consultation was launched in fall of 2017 with representatives of ranchers, […]
During the Paris International Agricultural Show, Stéphane Travert, French Minister for Agriculture and Food, presented France’s national bioeconomy action plan. Bieconomy derives from an energy that is abundant, renewable and free: solar energy. It covers production, the harnessing and the use of agricultural, forest and marine resources to make food, feed, renewable energy, and bio-based […]
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, such as institutional […]