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France unveils a 10-year plan to rebuild food sovereignty
France has presented a 10-year plan to strengthen its food sovereignty, led by Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard and Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
The aim is to boost domestic production and rely less on imported food.
The plan follows consultations with agricultural sectors and regions that began after Genevard called for action in December 2025.
Imports supply one in two chickens and one in two fruits and vegetables eaten in France.
In 2026, high fuel and fertilizer prices and a prolonged drought damaged farms and exposed their vulnerability to fossil fuels and climate change.
The plan gives limited attention to the ecological transition, despite those pressures.
The government presented it as a recovery plan, but the available information does not detail its measures or say what happens next.
France’s agriculture minister, Annie Genevard, presented a 10-year plan on Thursday to rebuild the country’s food sovereignty.
Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu accompanied her at the presentation.
The plan aims to rebalance France’s agricultural trade, regain domestic market share and reduce reliance on foreign purchases.
The announcement followed months of consultations with agricultural sectors and regions.
Le Monde said the plan gave little attention to ecological transition, after drought and other crises exposed weaknesses in French agriculture.
- Who
- Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard presented the plan, accompanied by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
- What
- A 10-year plan intended to rebuild French food sovereignty.
- When
- Thursday; the article was published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- France. The presentation location is not stated.
- Why
- To rebalance France’s agricultural trade, regain domestic market share and reduce dependence on foreign purchases.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Genevard called for France to respond to what she described as a looming agricultural war and launched food sovereignty conferences.
War in Iran and the blocking of the Strait of Hormuz exposed dependence on fossil fuels and drove up fuel and fertilizer prices.
A prolonged drought and several heatwaves caused sharp declines in yields across France.
Genevard presented the 10-year plan, accompanied by Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu.
- Plan duration
- 10 years
- Presenter
- Annie Genevard, agriculture minister
- Prime minister
- Sébastien Lecornu
- Imported poultry
- One in two chickens eaten in France is imported
- Imported produce
- One in two fruits and vegetables eaten in France is imported
- Publication date
- November 12, 2026
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the agricultural war that is being prepared