Competitiveness of agri-food industries

Our appearances

The French Academy of Agriculture will devote its public session on Wednesday 14 October 2026 to the topic ‘The decline of French agriculture in the face of European competition’.

Co-organized by Vincent Chatellier, this session will be structured around the following four presentations, two of which will be delivered by members of SMART:

  • The dynamics of France’s foreign trade in agricultural and agri-food products (Vincent Chatellier)
  • Are French farms competitive against their European peers? (Alessandra Kirsch, CGAAER)
  • Key factors in the competitiveness of agri-food industries (Carl Gaigné)
  • A European perspective on French agri-food stakeholders (Jean-Pierre Touzet, Crédit Agricole)

The session will be streamed live and will then be available to watch again on the Academy’s YouTube channel.