The “Agricultural, food and forestry transition” part of the recovery plan is set on 3 objectives: to strengthen food sovereignty; accelerate the agroecological transition so that all French people have access to healthy, sustainable and local food; and adapting agriculture and forestry to climate change. Thus, 1,200 million euros are dedicated specifically to the agricultural and agri-food sectors, to which must be added the transversal measures of the recovery plan that will benefit farmers and agri-food industries, in particular those carried out by the Ministry of Economy and Treasury. and Recovery and Labor, Employment and Integration.

The Covid crisis reminded us of the strategic challenges of food sovereignty, at the European and national level. It has also weakened several agricultural sectors, deprived of points of sale, in particular with the closure of restaurants and bars. But it also reflected the growing interest of the French in short-circuited, healthy and sustainable food. Furthermore, the current year, like the previous ones, has shown the repetition of climatic threats that affect agriculture. On these observations the measures of the recovery plan related to agriculture, food and forestry were built.

Faced with the crisis, the Government and the Ministry of Agriculture and Food launched support plans for the most conflictive sectors from the first months. As a consequence of these measures already in place, the agricultural component of the recovery plan will boost support for the sector and in this sense is fully aligned with the priorities of the Government's recovery plan: ecological transition, competitiveness and cohesion. territorial. It allows a clash of modernization, competitiveness and investment and support for projects led by the territories. It will be an opportunity to build the agriculture of tomorrow, more resilient to climate hazards, to support farmers in the agroecological transition and strengthen our food sovereignty by promoting access for all French to healthier, more local and more sustainable food.

Julien Denormandie: “The Covid-19 crisis has reminded us of the strategic importance of our food chain and our agriculture. With this recovery plan, we are providing the means for our agriculture and those who make it to undertake the reconquest of our food sovereignty. For this, our agriculture must be successful in the agroecological transition. The recovery plan and its € 1.2 billion agricultural component will help farmers, many of whom have already started this transition, towards a more sustainable, environmentally friendly and economically robust model. In the face of growing climate hazards, adapting to the ecological emergency is a matter of independence. The agriculture of tomorrow will only be done with farmers. "

To recover the food sovereignty of France, the plan dedicates 364 million euros.

• Building our food sovereignty requires an essential measure: the vegetable protein plan, announced by the President of the Republic and endowed with a budget of 100 million euros (which will be complemented with credits from the PIA), to drastically reduce the import of proteins destined for the brood.
  
  
• To guarantee France's food sovereignty, it is also essential to ensure the succession of a new generation of farmers, while 50% of farm managers will retire in the next 10 years. Agriculture and the agri-food sector are hiring a lot and yet are having difficulty hiring. A general public campaign will be launched to promote awareness of the 200 professions and training courses in agriculture and agri-food and the hiring needs.
  
  
• Producing in France is also the opportunity to meet the high demands of French consumers, in favor of safe, healthy and attentive food for the welfare of animals. A modernization plan for slaughterhouses and farms responds to these challenges, strengthening their competitiveness, ensuring respect for animal welfare and investing in biosecurity to reduce exposure to the health crises of tomorrow. But the issue of animal welfare also means supporting the care of abandoned or end-of-life pets, and France holds the sad record for the number of abandoned animals. A shelter plan for abandoned animals and at the end of their life will support the voluntary sector and shelters, also facilitating access to veterinary care. All these measures in favor of the modernization of slaughterhouses and biosecurity in livestock, free range breeding and animal welfare will be endowed with 250 million euros.