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French National Nutritional Vigilance Scheme
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Launch of the Organic Ambition 2017 Program to restructure the French (...)
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New Investment in France for biologically based studies in chemistry.
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A new report about agroecology was issued by Marion Guillou to renovate the (...)
The nutritional vigilance scheme is a health monitoring system which aims to improve consumer safety by rapidly identifying potential adverse effects associated with, primarily, the consumption of food supplements or novel foods. ...read more
On May 31, the French Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, Stéphane Le Foll, launched the Organic Ambition 2017 Program which is intended to restructure the French organic farming sector. Among other goals, the program aims to double the land surface used for organic cultivation and boost (...) ...read more
The national “Investment for the future” program is supporting the development of biologically based studies in chemistry. The French Research and Development center, P.I.V.E.R.T, has been chosen to become an Institute of Excellence in the field of Low-Carbon Energies. This article presents two (...) ...read more
On June 11, Marion Guillou presented a report about agroecology to the French Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry. Guillou is the current Chair of Agreenium, a French consortium of research and higher education organizations on agronomic and veterinary research. Her presentation (...) ...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.
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