No competition at the Porte de Versailles exhibition center in 2021. The finals will take place in Angoulême, Châlons-en-Champagne, Montpellier and Tours. (archive photo)
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Posted on: November 27, 2020
The International Agricultural Show, a major annual European agricultural event, is reinventing itself and make an appointment with all stakeholders in the agricultural world in spring 2021 to participate in the French Agriculture Week.
The French Agricultural Week aims to honor the daily work of farmers, producers who have always and at the height of the health crisis show an unwavering commitment to ensure quality food.
For Jean-Luc Poulain, president of the Salon and of CENECA: “Each year, it is at the International Agricultural Show that France honors the richness and variety of its sectors to offer to the entire general public and professionals, a fabulous discovery of the agricultural world. We wanted to continue this educational mission in 2021. This is why we have decided to launch French Agriculture Week. By bringing together all the stakeholders in the agricultural world, we will be able to show the potential of our agriculture, the value of the women and men who drive it, as well as the diversity of productions. “
Several highlights labeled “French Agriculture Week” will be on the program.
National influence
In the spring, French territories will be in the spotlight, with events in the regions, which will be places of sharing and exchange between farmers, producers and consumers.
These include the Products and Wines finals of the Concours Général Agricole (CGA) during which medals decorated with the famous oak leaf (gold, silver and bronze) are awarded. An exceptional distinction which gives consumers the right benchmarks and which is synonymous with quality and good taste. It also guarantees the French origin. These finals will take place in Angoulême, Châlons-en-Champagne, Montpellier and Tours.
“In this period hard hit by the economic crisis, the holding of the Products and Wines finals will allow the medal-winning producers to highlight their productions. Behind each medal, there is of course the recognition of a know-how but above all an economic valuation ”specifies Olivier Alleman, commissioner general of the CGA. Many other initiatives led by Chambers of Agriculture, professional organizations and inter-professional organizations, should emerge around producers’ markets, visits to farms, farms, etc.
Finally, a major issue for the years to come, our food sovereignty will be at the heart of the conferences organized as part of a two-day event that will take place in Paris. This event will be an opportunity for professionals from the agricultural world to meet and discuss current events and the future of French agriculture.
