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HomeAuthorsSamuel Féret

Articles by Samuel Féret

About Samuel Féret

Samuel Féret is project manger at the Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (IAMM) and a board member of ARC2020.

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Macron’s “Discours de la méthode” on Future CAP

April 5, 2018 Samuel Féret

Samuel Féret gives us his analysis of the new European agricultural policy promoted by Emmanuel Macron. Despite France being the CAP’s leading recipient of financial support, at 12 billion a year on average, President Macron is willing to break taboos and change the narrative about France in the EU. […]

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#AfterCAP | One CAP, 32 national recipes – who is stirring the pot?

November 14, 2016 Samuel Féret

ARC2020 Coordinator Samuel Féret gives us a veritable cook book of the CAP – one that may have a master template, but with very varied national and regional editions. He also introduces some changes he’d like to see in Europe’s farming policy. […]

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France: How Agroecological Farming Boosts Productivity

June 27, 2014 Samuel Féret

Minister Stephane Le Foll visits the iconic GAEC Ursule agroecological farm […]

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France Announces More Coupled Aids to Beef & Proteins Sectors

June 3, 2014 Samuel Féret

Le Foll strikes a middle ground with coupled payments […]

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Status update for Terre de Liens: a foundation to protect farmlands

October 14, 2013 Samuel Féret

Terre de Liens has just officially launched its foundation, a significant step to farmland sharing […]

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CAP Refrom: Is France Getting Cold Feet?

October 11, 2013 Samuel Féret

After initial positive soundings, is France now getting scared of genuine CAP reform? […]

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Beyond quotas: how will Europe manage its milk?

October 3, 2013 Samuel Féret

With milk quota due to end in 2015, how is Europe preparing? […]

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Will France shift 550 mio € to small farmers?

September 11, 2013 Samuel Féret

Stéphane Le Foll has expressed his preference for the most redistributive option […]

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EU/US trade deal: not just bilateral talks

July 23, 2013 Samuel Féret

EU Commission holds multi-stakeholder dialogue on Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) […]

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Political agreement for the CAP towards 2020

July 4, 2013 Samuel Féret

A closer look at the deal made last week on the future of our food and farming in Europe […]

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Semi-subsistence farming and small farms in the EU

June 7, 2013 Samuel Féret

New report highlights how the CAP overlooks social, economic and environmental value of small farms […]

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France calls for a fairer and a greener CAP

May 8, 2013 Samuel Féret

French National Assembly adopts new resolution on the CAP reform towards 2020 […]

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Nicolas Hulot on CAP reform

March 11, 2013 Samuel Féret

Radio Interview […]

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France: Elections to Chambers of Agriculture

February 19, 2013 Samuel Féret

FNSEA still first despite farmers’s disenchantment and reduced voting numbers […]

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Le Foll vs German NGOs: viewpoints on CAP reform

January 28, 2013 Samuel Féret

Members of Meine Landwirtschaft met up with French minister for Agriculture, Mr Stephan Le Foll […]

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