NATIONAL ORGANIC CONFERENCE
Limerick june 14th 2011
THE FRENCH ORGANIC SECTOR
CONTINUES TO EXPAND
Anaïs RIFFIOD
Project Manager
Agence Bio - France
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AGENCE BIO AT A GLIMPSE
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The French Agency for the Development and Promotion of Organic Farming is a
public interest group that was founded in November 2001 ;
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Its partners are :
The Ministry of
Agriculture, Food,
Fishery & Rural affairs
Ministry of Ecology,
Sustainable
Development, Transport
and Housing
Permanent Assembly
of French Chambers of
Agriculture
French Organic Trade
Association
National Federation of
Organic Farming
Federation of agricultural
Co-operatives
AGENCE BIO AT A GLIMPSE
NATIONAL ORGANIC OBSERVATORY
COMMUNICATION
4 interdependent
working groups at
the Agence Bio
ORGANIC NETWORK & MARKETS
LAND & ENVIRONMENT
+ ORGANIC PRODUCERS NOTIFICATION
+ AB MARK MONITORING WHEN USED FOR COMMUNICATION
The Agence Bio works closely with partners who contribute to developing organic farming : public,
professional and inter-professional organisations, research bodies, organic sales departments,
environmental organisations and consumer associations.
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THE FRENCH ORGANIC NETWORK
From farm
…
to fork
2010
20 604 organic farms
845 440 ha
In 2010
3,38 M€ TTC
7 427 processors
Per household
130 M€
Collective
catering
2 819 distributors
MAIN ORGANIC DATAS
A historic growth in organic farming
• 55% increase in the number of farmers since 2008
• 49% increase in the number of organic operators since 2008
• 45% increase in organically managed land since 2008
The market growth continues
• 32% increase in 2 years
• constant average prices in 2010 versus 2009
• trend reversal on organic imports
Organic products introduced in the collective catering sector:
• Organic sales have tripled in the last 2 years in this sector
• 1 out of 2 canteens offered organic food in 2010
• In 2012, 8 out of 10 canteens will offer organic food
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A HISTORIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF ORGANIC
FRENCH FARMS
25000
Increase in the number of organic farms in France since 1995
20600
20000
16446
15000
13298
10364
10000
11978
11288 11359 11059 11402 11640
8985
7834
5914
5000
3602
3977
1995
1996
4680
0
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Source: Agence Bio/OC 2010
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45% INCREASE IN ORGANICALLY MANAGED LAND
SINCE 2008
1000000
C1
C2/C3
fully organic land
845 440 ha
900000
800000
677 513 ha
+58 %
162,665
+126 %
110,961
+9 %
571,814
Land (ha)
700000
583 799 ha
102,715
600000
557 133
45,470
36,095
49,159
500000
30,819
29000
497,314
502,234
525,638
2007
2008
2009
2010
2,02
%
2,12
%
2,46
%
3,09 %
400000
300000
200000
100000
0
Share of
organically
managed land:
Sources : Agence Bio / OC
Agreste 2010
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6 PRODUCT CATEGORIES GO PAST THE 6% OF
ORGANICALLY MANAGED LAND
Share of organically managed land in the total area of agricultural land in 2010
Share of organic livestock in the total livestock in 2010
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7 427 PREMISES COLLECT, STORE AND PROCESS
ORGANIC PRODUCE
Organically managed land in France in 2010
Organic processors in 2010 versus 2009
Number of processors
Share of organically
managed land
Evolution 2010/2009
Source : Agence Bio / OC
global growth of french organic operators in 2010
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THE MARKET GROWTH CONTINUES
The organic market has nearly doubled
over the last 5 years:
3.38 billion € in 2010
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A WIDE RANGE OF ORGANIC PRODUCTS IS AVAILABLE
Product share of the French organic market in
bread and flour
11%
frozen food
4%
milk, dairy products
12%
eggs
6%
fine food
21%
fresh meat
7%
poultry
3%
other beverages
5%
wine
10%
Source : Evaluation de la consommation
alimentaire biologique – AND-International /
Agence BIO - 2010
fresh fruit &
vegetables
18%
cooked meat
2%
seafood-sausagessmoked meat
1%
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MARKET GROWTH FOR ALL CATEGORIES OF ORGANIC
PRODUCTS, 2005-2010
900
800
700
billion euros
600
2005
500
2007
400
2008
2009
300
2010
200
100
0
fresh fruit &
vegetable
dairy
products
seafood &
meat
products
wine
fine food &
beverages
bread & flour
frozen &
convenience
food
Source : Evaluation de la
consommation alimentaire
biologique – AND-International /
Agence Bio - 2010
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FRENCH RETAILING CHANNELS
Distribution of the French organic retail market in 2010
other independant
retailers
5%
farm-direct
sales
12%
spectialist
independant organic
retailers
11%
Multiple retailers
47%
specialist network
organic retailers
25%
Source : Evaluation de la
consommation alimentaire
biologique – AND-International /
Agence Bio - 2010
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OVERALL POSITIVE PERFORMANCE
Development of retailers’ turnover for organic sales, 2005-2010
4,000
3 385
3,500
3 055
3,000
2 561
billion € TTC
2,500
45
2 069
2,000
1 564
1,500
1,000
42
38
5%
5
27%
26%
25
13%
12
11%
13%
12%
12
5
40%
6%
5%
23
27%
500
0
47
15
18%
14%
15
2005
2007
farm-direct sales
specialist network organic retailers
Multiple retailers
2008
2009
2010
specialist independant organic retailers
other retailers
Source : Evaluation de la consommation alimentaire biologique - AND-I / Agence
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MANAGEMENT OF THE FRENCH ORGANIC NETWORK
FONDS « AVENIR BIO »
 "Organic Farming : Horizon 2012“ = A Plan to develop
organic farming, launched in 2007 ;
 Includes a fund to structure organic networks ;
 3 billions Euros per year over 5 years ;
 Agence BIO was appointed with the management of this
fund.
 5 tenders have been made since 2008 ;
0.4 M
€
1,5 M
€
 The 6th tender was launched last February 2011 ;
 35 programs are already subsidized
1.1
M€
Multi-zone
1M€
0.4 M
€
2.2 M
€
Sharing of the fund since 2008, by area and by
category of production, Avenir Bio
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France
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