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Territorial Food Projects in France

Territorial Food Projects (Projets Alimentaires Territoriaux) are defined by the French law since 2014

In December 2022, there are officially nearly 400 all over France and they cover 2/3 of French population. Mostly led by territorial authorities (municipalities, inter-municipalities, Départements, Parcs Naturels Régionaux, etc.), they have to include a series of key issues and actions (food justice, food education, food waste, territorial anchoring of food supply) and can receive government funding after a public evaluation process, with an increased funding for the related calls during the pandemic. If after a few years of implementation, some positive effects on territorial food transitions are acknowledged, some weaknesses are also being discussed, including their variable contribution to the ecological transition. Moreover, Territorial Food Projects cover very different scales and sizes of population, which raises a debate over the relevant scales to foster food systems’ agroecological transitions.

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Publisher: INRAE
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Author: Claire Lamine
Other authors: Doriane Guennoc, Gilles Maréchal
Organization: INRAE
Other organizations: Terralim, ATTER
Year: 2023
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Country/ies: France
Geographical coverage: Europe and Central Asia
Type: Policy brief/paper
Content language: English
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