The ambition of the Alliance Agri Avenir Chair is to contribute to the development and perpetuation of family entrepreneurship to support the evolution of agricultural and agri-food sectors in their transitions towards sustainable territories.

At the heart of the subject are 4 questions:

• What is the future of family farming and agri-food entrepreneurship?
• What are the levers of sustainability and sustainable growth for this entrepreneurial model in these two sectors?
• What role does technological innovation play in sustainability, and what processes stimulate this innovation?
• What role do local authorities play in the sustainability and durability of family entrepreneurship in agriculture and agri-food?

OBJECTIVES OF THE CHAIR

Identify and study the factors behind the sustainability and growth of family businesses in the agricultural and agri-food sectors, in a context where innovation and entrepreneurship are key to the creation of sustainable territories.

RESEARCH TOPICS

• Transmission and takeover: Regulations and laws, processes, levers and obstacles, intergenerational trust, family or non-family setting;
• Innovation and subsidiaries: New agricultural practices, innovative production and marketing models, collaborative innovations, the role of digital technology;
• Organization and territories: Role of organizations, sectors and local authorities, support resources and measures, territorial anchoring.

HOW?

A multi-stakeholder collaborative space for reflection and knowledge creation, innovation and knowledge dissemination, building decision-making and advisory tools for all economic players in the agricultural and agri-food sectors.

MISSIONS OF THE CHAIR

Acquiring knowledge

Develop action-research and project-based creative activities.

Transfer

Transfer knowledge to different audiences: professional networks, local authorities, students.

Lifelong training

Customized initial and continuing training.