Academic research excellence on food and agri-food transition in pays de la loire region

RFI Food for Tomorrow/Cap Aliment was launched by Pays de la Loire Region in collaboration with major concerned stakeholders to meet the food system transition challenge by contributing to the development of a sustainable food chain through a ‘product-process-consumer’ ecodesign approach in a supply-source transition context. This project will position the Pays de la Loire Region as a key leader in the fields of agriculture, food and agromaterials of the future.

This 5-year project aims to create an international center for excellence especially by:

• Developing a network structure, increasing the critical mass of researchers.
• Strengthening targeted international partnerships in food and agri-food sector
• Encouraging interdisciplinarity research throughout the entire food chain

Organization of the research pillar

The research pillar gather 24 research units (appendix 4) from 8 Institutes (INRAE, ONIRIS, University of Nantes, University of Maine, University of Angers, Agrocampus Ouest, IFREMER, ESA). It is structured by the scientific interest group « Pays de la Loire Agrifod Systems » GIS SAA-PL (Groupement d’intérêt scientifique des systèmes agro-alimentaires des pays de la Loire).