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How reducing food waste is part of fighting hunger.
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The “Bouchot Mussels”, the first French Traditional Specialty (...)
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'BLEU BLANC COEUR'': an Agriculture Initiative for Human Health
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G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture: Marion Guillou, (...)
An initiative from the French Ministry of Agriculture to create a link between professionals from the agrifood sector and public charities in order to reduce food waste and fight hunger. ...read more
In May 2013, the “Bouchot Mussels” were the first French product to obtain the TSG designation, a guarantee of quality linked to tradition. ...read more
Created in 2000, the ‘’Bleu Blanc Coeur’’ Association recommends using grass and flaxseeds in animal feed. This choice should have two positive side effects on both human health and the environment: food is richer in omega-3 fatty acids and cattle produce less greenhouse (...) ...read more
To assure further advancement of opening data, several countries have developed an action plan to make agricultural data streams available to users in Africa and around the world. At the G8 conference, Marion Guillou explained how France is opening its (...) ...read more
The fish farming sector in France
Fish farming has a long history in France. In the Middle Ages, French monks were breeding fishes in lakes and ponds. When artificial reproduction for salmon trout was established at the end of the 19th century, French salmon aquaculture soared.
A Reinforced Inspection Plan to Ensure Food Safety during Christmas (...)
Every year, in the framework of the ‘Operation Year End Celebrations’, French official inspectors reinforced sanitary food controls to ensure food safety to each consumer.
1,000 methanization plants in farms by 2020: France launches a new plan to (...)
On March 29, 2013, the “Energy Methanization Autonomy Nitrogen” plan was launched with two main objectives. The first objective is to balance fertilization in France, including a general reduction and the substitution of mineral nitrogen with livestock manure. The second one is the development of renewable energies, which is part of France’s “energy transition.”
« Cap Odyssey » : the First Serious Game on the Common Agricultural Policy (...)
A new "serious game", "Cap Odyssey" has been launched by the French Ministry for Agriculture, Food Industry and Forestry and the information portal Touteleurope.eu. It aims at enabling people to discover the evolution and stakes of the Common Agricultural Policy.
Map of French Products by Region
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