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Benoit Thibolt Mathis Rambaud Maxime Le Belleguy. French Agriculture Presentation. 55 millions hectares = size of France 32 millions hectares of agricultural land 62 % for crops production 34 % for grassland 2 % of vineyard. Land use for agriculture in France. Agro-food economy.
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Benoit Thibolt Mathis Rambaud Maxime Le Belleguy French Agriculture Presentation
55 millions hectares = size of France 32 millions hectares of agricultural land 62 % for crops production 34 % for grassland 2 % of vineyard Land use for agriculture in France
Agro-food economy • 3,5 % of the national GDP • 66,8 billion of € • 4 % of the employment • Half of the value come from cereals and wine production
One French person on four live in the countryside. Continental France is divided into 22 regions Population of 62 million inhabitants Average population density of 108 inhabitants per km². The environment
Farms strucures • 348 000 farms • Average of 73,3 hectares/ farm • 3 people for 100 ha
Different productions • Crops • Vegetables • Wine • Livestock • Dairy production • Beef • Pork • Poultry
Crops • 70 millions tons • 35 M wheat • 15 M maize • 13 M barley • 5,5 M rapeseeds • These four crops are the most cultivate in France • 5st producer in the world
Vegetables & fruit • 388 000 hectares • 5,5 millions tons • 3rd Producer of UE • Carrots and Tomatoes are the most cultivate • 1er exporter of apple in the world
Wine • 450 different kind of wine • Bordeaux • Bourgogne • Champagne • 5320 millions of litres • 1/3 of the production => Export
Dairy production • 218 529 litres => Average production/ year/ farm • 4,4 million of dairy cows • 350 kind of cheeses
Beef production • 4,2 millions of cows • Average : 23 cows/ farm • 25 % of the European Union beef production
Pork • 26 millions of pigs • 4th producer of Europe • 40 % of the production => Brittany
Poultry • 2 million tons of production • 1st producer of Europe • 63 % of the production => west part of France
Agro- industry • 140 billion Euros of turn-over • 400 000 employees • 1st sector in term of turn-over • Companies : • DANONE • LACTALIS