The Voice of Farming - Season 1

The Voice of Farming is the monthly SPACE podcast on current events in the agricultural world!

Find the 10 podcasts of the first season of 'The Voice of Farming'!

Enjoy listening.

#10 - February 2022 - How do the french perceive agriculture?

How do the French perceive their agriculture ? What are farmers' expectations during this election period ? A few days before the opening of the Salon de l'Agriculture and a few weeks before the french presidential elections, The voice of farming talks to Eddy Fougier, a political scientist and lecturer at Sciences Po in Aix en Provence, who specializes in the relationship between society and the agricultural world....

#9 - January 2022 - What is the place of women in the agricultural sector in France?

The feminization of the French agricultural world has made real progress over the past 50 years : women now represent 30% of permanent agricultural workers and more than a quarter of farm managers, compared to 8% in 1970. How is the future of women and parity in this sector shaping up, answers with Fanette Bon, journalist in charge of the Agriculture section at Ouest-France and Sylvie Tranchevent, farm manager and administrator of the Eureden cooperative.

#8 - December 2021 - Setting up and transferring livestock farms: what succession in Brittany?

The Brittany region is a great land of livestock farming in the heart of today's and tomorrow's challenges : the well-being of the farmer and his animals, innovation... But there is also the question of the succession of livestock farms, which will be addressed during the General Assembly on the installation and transmission of livestock, launched on October 18, 2021. An overview with Arnaud Lécuyer, Vice-President of the Brittany Region in charge of Agriculture, Food and Agri-food.

#7 - November 2021 - The agricultural sector, a player in food collections.

The national collection organized by the food bank from consumers is the tip of the iceberg, providing 15% of the organization's annual needs. The vast majority of the stocks come from donations from public institutions and actors in the agricultural sector without whom it would be impossible to help so many beneficiaries. Explanations with Gilles Le Pottier, President of the Food Bank of Rennes (Brittany, France).

#6 - October 2021 - The french cooperatives for the use of agricultural equipment: a driving force agricultural modernization.

The Cooperatives for the Use of Agricultural Equipment were present at the last SPACE in Rennes. The sector suffered little during the pandemic, but still faces certain shortages of equipment and manpower. Issues and missions with Luc Vermeulen, President of FNCUMA, the French National Federation of Agricultural Equipment Cooperatives.

#5 - September 2021 - Well-being, at the heart of SPACE 2021.

Well-being is a major challenge for the whole farming community, in France and around the world. It will be at the center of debates and conferences during SPACE in Rennes, which opens its doors this Tuesday, September 14. Why is this topic so important? We'll speak to Marcel Denieul, President of SPACE, to find out.

#4 - July 2021 - What is the place of agriculture in the world?

How are the major powers shaping the place of agriculture on our planet ? Sébastien Abis, a researcher at Iris and director of the Club Déméter, an ecosystem focused on prospective thinking, global issues and cross-sector dynamics related to agriculture, food and sustainable development, provides answers.

#3 - June 2021 - Which food sovereignty for tomorrow?

This subject is at the heart of the debates in the agricultural and economic world and was also the subject of the symposium organized on May 18 within the framework of the French Agriculture Council : the main agricultural organizations took advantage of this opportunity to question the public authorities, including the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron, on this issue of food sovereignty. What is the vision for tomorrow ? Explanations with Christiane Lambert, President of the National Federation of Farmers’ Unions.

#2 - May 2021 - Which cap from 2023?

The new stages of the Common Agricultural Policy implemented by the European Union should come into force on January 1, 2023. The aim is to develop and support the agriculture of the Member States. Marine Raffray agricultural economist at the French Chamber of Agriculture reveals the details of these new measures and their stakes.

#1 - April 2021 - The soaring cost of agricultural commodities.

The soaring cost of agricultural commodities, with Michel Portier, Managing Director of Agritel.