Debate of the day
How to reconcile the land and the plate?
Audio 29:30
A farmer prepares his stand for the opening of the Paris Agricultural Show on February 25, 2022. AFP - JULIEN DE ROSA
By: Romain Auzouy
1 min
The question is not new, but it is becoming more and more important as the International Agricultural Show is currently in full swing in Paris.
Faced with climate, health and financial challenges, how can both farmers and consumers be satisfied?
While agriculture remains a sector in crisis, it is estimated that there is an overproduction of foodstuffs of 30%.
How to produce less but better?
What traceability for the consumer?
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To discuss
:
- Sabine Bonnot
, President of the
Technical Institute for Organic Agriculture
and Food (Itab), fruit producer
- Marc Dufumier
, agronomist and honorary professor at
AgroParisTech
, author of the books
Is agriculture without fertilizers or pesticides viable
, Télémaque editions (coll. Yes or no),
From the land to the plate: 50 essential questions about agriculture and food
, Allary editions, 2020
- Michel Duru
, agronomist, director of research, project manager at the
National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment
(INRAE).
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