Feeding France in 2050: ‘None of the scenarios examined achieves food sovereignty’ (The Shift Project)

The Shift Project states that “at this stage, none of the scenarios examined fully achieves food sovereignty” in its interim report “Eating in 2050”, presented on 22 October 2026. In the six scenarios examined, pork, fruit and oilseeds remain below the 75 per cent self-sufficiency threshold, below which the French public statistical office FranceAgriMer considers a sector to be dependent on imports.

The target trajectory adopted by the think tank reduces agricultural emissions by 44 per cent and eliminates soya imports, but leaves four sectors below this threshold. “Only a coordinated shift in food systems, agriculture and industry can prevent dependencies from spiralling out of control,” according to the report.

This is the second part of the report “Towards low-carbon, resilient and…