Agrifood business is of great importance for the French economic growth

and employs almost 6% of the French population. France is the 4th largest
exporter of agricultural and agrifood products and has to face new
upcoming challenges. At the end of 2013, the Ministry for Agriculture
asked for a strategic reflection on the direction that agricultural and
agrifood sectors should take for 2025.

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In a press conference on February 19th, Stephane Le Foll, French Minister for

Agriculture, Food Industry and Forestry, and Guillaume Garot, French Minister for
Agrifood presented the priorities for the agriculture and agrifood industry for 2025.
The global orientation of these priorities is geared at improving the competitiveness
of the whole sector from production to processing and commercialization. Six major
issues were identified as needing the establishment of specific strategies, among
which:
Adapting the French supply to market evolution: exportation is to be reinforced
and French products must adapt to international market diversity
Being better armed against market volatility: the development of tools to better
evaluate markets and to have a better risk coverage is essential within the context
of globalization where markets are becoming more and more open
Investing in modernization and innovation for enterprises: the goal is to
modernize all the links of each sector to achieve economic and environmental
performance, and to support research to encourage innovation
Creating and reinforcing collaborations and exchanges within the supply chain,
and building more partnerships between connected sectors: cooperation between
all the stakeholders of food sectors allows for the development of a more powerful
organization and for more efficient communication and negotiation
Strengthening coordination between state and regional actions: state programs
must be adapted to regional aspects to be more efficient

Source : French Ministry of agriculture

The aforementioned issues should also aim to reach better environmental and social
performance (reduction of green-house gases emissions, farmers new expectancies
with regards to living standards). A national document will be written in the next few
months to establish standards with which each public or private stakeholder should
effectively comply. Each sector (pork, beef, fruit, tobacco) should have its own
respective plan.
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A Ministry in action

India and France signed an Administrative Agreement in the field of Food Processing
Industries on October 24, 2012 in Paris.
Dr. Charan Das Mahant, Minister of State for Agriculture and Food Processing
Industries, Government of India and Mr. Guillaume Garot, Deputy Minister of Food
Processing in the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Processing Industry and Forestry of
Government France today (24 October 2012) signed an Administrative Agreement
between their respective Ministries to foster closer cooperation between India and
France in the area of agro-development and food processing. The signing took place
at the India pavilion at the on-going Salon International dalimentation (SIAL-2012)
food fair in Paris. The Administrative Agreement, interalia, provides for Cooperation
on scientific, technical and training matters; Exchange of technical and scientific
skills including manpower and other information for the benefit of the food
processing sector aimed at strengthening the post-harvest Management capacities;
Organizing workshops, consultations, conferences, capacity building programmes,

exchange of scientific information and general documentation in the area of food

processing with particular focus on supply chain logistics, packaging, food safety
and quality and food processing technology; Encouraging business to business
engagement in the field of food processing and trade, and other forms of technical
cooperation aiming at promoting the development of the food industry of the
partners.
2.
Earlier today, during a meeting with his French counterpart, Dr. Mahant
expressed hope that the Agreement will help deepen the strategic relationship
between Indian and France. Dr. Mahant said that India represented not only a huge
market for processed agro and food products but given the availability of abundant
and diverse raw material and a favourable geography, was ideally suited to become
an export hub for such products. He invited French firms, having expertise in the
field to invest in the food processing sector in India. The Government of India allows
for 100% Direct Foreign Investment in the Food processing Sector. On 21 October
2012, Dr. Mahant had jointed the French Minister for Agriculture at the official
inauguration of the SIAL 2012.

http://www.ficci.com/spdocument/20312/Feeding-a-Billion_Role-of-the-FoodProcessing-Industry.pdf
http://www.foodprocessing.com/top100/top-100-2014/
http://gain.fas.usda.gov/Recent%20GAIN%20Publications/Food%20Processing
%20Ingredients_Paris_France_12-21-2010.pdf