n° 100 - October 2025 -Agroecology and markets

n° 100 - October 2025 - Agroecology and markets

The agrifood sector encountered increasing market segmentation, with the proliferation of public and private quality claims (i.e. labels), which commit the supply chains to the building of differentiated production, processing and distribution practices. We know very little about the way in which value chains move towards agroecology, particularly for value chains with quality labels other than organic farming. From 2022 to 2023, INRAE’s Scientific Division for Agriculture conducted an exploratory project with 11 sector research groups of INRAE to analyse how differentiated supply chains are committing to agroecology. This project, entitled Agroecology and Market’, was based on desk research and interviews with over 60 actors from the interbranch organisations and different stages in agrifood chains. This introductory article presents the rationale for the project, the mission of the INRAE sector research groups and the 28 case studies selected for illustrative purposes in order to conduct this exploratory analysis in a diverse range of production and supply chain contexts.

Summary

Marie-Benoît MAGRINI, Stéphane BERTAGNOLI, Jean-Luc CADORE, Hugues CAILLAT, Frédérique CARLIN, Philippe DEBAEKE, Luc DELABY, Fabrice FOUCHER, Bernadette JULIER, Catherine LARZUL, Laurence FORTUN-LAMOTHE, Bénédicte LEBRET, Jacques LE GOUIS0, Valérie LULLIEN-PELLERIN, Marie-Odile NOZIERES-PETIT, Sophie PRACHE, Michel RENARD, Clementina SEBILLOTTE, Catherine. SCHOULER, Marc TCHAMITCHIAN, Marie THIOLLET-SCHOLTUS, Patrice THIS, Marc VANDEPUTTE0, Patrick VEYSSET, Hadrien LANTREMANGE, Véronique SAINT-GES & Cécile DÉTANG-DESSENDRE, 2025 - The "Agroecology & Markets" project led by the INRAE sector groups.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 1-12
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art01-GB

MAGRINI Marie-Benoît, LANTREMANGE Hadrien, LEBRET Bénédicte, Cécile DETANGDESSENDRE, LULLIEN-PELLERIN Valérie, Marie-Odile NOZIERES-PETIT, Sophie PRACHE SAINT-GES Véronique & Clementina SEBILLOTTE, 2025 - The agroecological transition in the agri-food sector: A long process of convergence towards a new paradigm.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 13-23
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art02-GB

Marie-Benoît MAGRINI, Hadrien LANTREMANGE, Véronique SAINT-GES , Clementina SEBILLOTTE, Bénédicte LEBRET, Valérie LULLIEN-PELLERIN , Marie-Odile NOZIERES-PETIT, Sophie PRACHE & Cécile DETANG-DESSENDRE, 2025 - Methods for analysing the agroecological transition at the sector level.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 24-32
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art03-GB

Marie-Benoit MAGRINI, Auguste BRÉAVOINE, Loïc MAZENC & Eléonore SCHNEBELIN, 2025 - The role of environmental certification in the agroecological transition of plantbased sectors.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 33-46
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art04-GB

Sophie PRACHE, 2025 - The Protected Denominations of Origin Agneau des Prés-Salés de la Baie du Mont Saint-Michel et de la Baie de Somme, official quality labels committed to agroecology.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 48-57
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art05-GB

Clementina SEBILLOTTE & Michel RENARD, 2025 - Lesieur Fleur de Colza: nutritional quality, environmentally-friendly practices and fair remuneration for farmers.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 58-68
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art06-GB

Bénédicte LEBRET, Marie-Benoit MAGRINI & Catherine LARZUL, 2025 - Safeguarding a local breed of pig through the Noir de Bigorre value chain.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 69-80
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art07-GB

Fabrice LEVERT, Jacques LE GOUIS & Valérie LULLIEN-PELLERIN, 2025 - Agroecological approaches in the "Cereals" sector in France.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 81-91
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art08-GB

Patrick VEYSSET, 2025 - Label Rouge beef: an interprofessional response to environmental and social concerns.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 92-101
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art09-GB

Patrice THIS, Emna TROUDI, Marielle ADRIAN, Guillaume ARNOLD, Jean-sauveur AY, Sonia GRIMBUHLER, Philippe DARRIET, Anne MEROT & Marie THIOLLET-SCHOLTUS, 2025 - Implementation of agro-ecological approaches in French wine-growing regions.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 102-114
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art10-GB

Marie-Benoît MAGRINI, Hadrien LANTREMANGE, Véronique SAINT-GES, Clementina SEBILLOTTE, Hugues CAILLAT, Cécile DETANG-DESSENDRE, Laurence FORTUNLAMOTHE , Fabrice FOUCHER, Bernadette JULIER, Catherine LARZUL, Bénédicte LEBRET , Jacques LE GOUIS, Valérie LULLIEN-PELLERIN, Marie-Odile NOZIERES-PETIT, Sophie PRACHE, Stéphane PRONOST, Michel RENARD, Marc TCHAMITCHIAN, Patrice THIS , Marie THIOLLET-SCHOLTUS, Patrick VEYSSET & Stephan ZIENTARA, 2025 - Cross-sectional analysis of agrifood value chain initiatives: Various innovation dynamics related to their commitment to agroecology.
Innovations Agronomiques 100, 115-128
https://doi.org/10.17180/ciag-2025-vol100-art11-GB