Thousands of French people rushed into store shelves in early March, fearing that they would not have enough to eat during the pandemic.
These scenes of the month, almost unheard of in our peacetime borders, have more than surprised in a country that has prided itself for decades on its role as an agricultural and food champion.
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In the process, President Macron made the conquest or reconquest of food sovereignty a strategic priority, evoking the
"madness"
that would be delegating our food to others.
A speech that appeared to some as an electric shock, to others as catastrophism.
Because if the crisis has raised the weaknesses of our food model, it has also shown that France remains capable of feeding its population, even closed borders.
But with a necessary change of model.
Real threats
The decline of French agriculture on the international scene has been a reality for several years, with a declining trade surplus
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