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Youth Forum

Giving a voice to young people involved in agricultural training
Espace Jeunes

SPOTLIGHT ON YOUNG PEOPLE AT SPACE

The Espace Jeunes aims to give a voice to young people involved in agricultural training and to contribute to the renewal of generations in the agricultural world.
Set up for the first time in 2022, it brings together hundreds of students every year to promote livestock farming training and careers.
The Youth forum is a joint project with the agricultural education networks (CNEAP, public and MFR) and higher education establishments: Institut Agro Rennes-Angers (ex-Agro Campus) , Ecole Supérieure des Agricultures d'Angers (ESA) and Oniris VetAgroBio, and also Génération Agri.

A new concept to reach a new audience

During previous editions, a number of students taking part in the debates expressed their concern about the sometimes negative perception of agriculture by the general public, and deplored the repercussions it can have on the image of agricultural careers and the training courses leading to them. In response, A new concept was introduced since 2025: young people in agricultural training showcase their future careers to students from general education.

In 2026, many middle and high school students from the Rennes area came to meet students from various schools. 

The objective? To help them discover agriculture and the diversity of jobs in the sector, the wide range of training courses available (from vocational diplomas to engineering degrees),

A High School Newspaper

La terre demain
After two successful editions, the partnership with the association for the development of the Journal Des Lycées (JDL) and the DRAAF is being renewed this year. The aim is to produce a newspaper based on the Show.

In 2026, the students of Théodore Monod High School in Le Rheu will produce the newspaper. 

An editorial board has been set up, composed of a team of high-school editors led by teachers, with support from a professional journalist.

To gather the information they need to write the newspaper, the young reporters visit SPACE. Beforehand, they define the subjects they wish to cover to meet the relevant players in the world of livestock farming.

Read the first 2026 issue.

MORE INFORMATION ON THE YOUTH FORUM

Contact us:
02 23 48 28 94