Food economy
for everyone to eat well

Leader in food production in France, Brittany aims to support mutation of the food production system while finding ways to guarantee accessible, healthy and high-quality food to everyone.

Our objectives

a sustainable food production system

We are aiming to put forward environmental, energy, digital, economic and social transitions to develop sustainable, responsible and competitive aquaculture and agriculture. In particular, we are working on process control and answering new social needs.

The R&I landscape

Strongly implemented in a dense agri-food basin

Breton R&I landscape in this domain is composed of 100+ research structures. They can rely on different innovation actors such as SATT Ouest Valorisation to develop market applications. Clusters like Valorial and VEGEPOLYS VALLEY boost collaborations between economic actors and academic ones.

871

patents since 2000

62%

of Breton land dedicated to agricultural activities

Agrocampus Ouest

Dedicated to life sciences

Agrocampus Ouest is dedicated to life sciences,
from plant and seeds phenotyping, agricultural systems, to milk transformation. AO researchers also work on fish population monitoring, at the crossroads with the “Maritime economy for blue growth” area.

Université de Rennes 1

environment, nutrition and health

At Université de Rennes 1, researchers are working on the links between environment, nutrition and health.

Sophie Brajon, ethologist, working on enhancing pig farming systems

Sophie Brajon is a French ethologist who is beginning in October the PIGORAMA project at Agrocampus Ouest, in the PEGASE lab. She will be under the supervision of Céline Tallet (INRAe) and Vanessa Lollivier (Agrocampus Ouest).

Secure and responsible digital economy

Digitalizing the Breton economy in a reliable way

Brittany is adapting its economy to the digital revolution with security, sustainability and ethical issues at the core.

Food economy for everyone to eat well

Finding new ways for a sustainable food production

Food production leader in France, Brittany supports innovation helping to face the necessary mutations of the food production system.

Economics of industry for intelligent production

Innovating towards a more sustainable industry

Brittany is looking to increase competitiveness of its companies and to develop networks on innovative materials, energy, mobility technologies…

Maritime economy for blue growth

Maintaining the sea central in Breton growth

Brittany is taking advantage of its status as the largest French peninsula and expanding innovation from coastal management to development of biotechnologies.

Health and welfare economics for a better quality of life

Reinforcing Breton medical excellence

Brittany aims to strengthen and develop its research teams in biotherapies and innovative medical devices.

Transitions

Organizing Breton solutions to coming challenges

Facing systemic challenges, Brittany is developing transversal action to organize and support innovation in key transition aspects. Strategic Innovation Areas are not necessarily associated in this action.

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