The Observatoire Territorial des SIQO was born in February 2011 with the shared ambition between INRAE and the Institut national de l'origine et de la qualité (INAO) to create an information system that meets the needs of research as well as those of supporting the monitoring of public policy on origin and quality. The partnership between INRAE and INAO has been consolidated and made sustainable. The general partnership agreement, which has just been renewed, sets this arrangement down for the future, with a five-year commitment in terms of objectives and resources.

Other strong links exist between INRAE and INAO, whether directly in terms of the participation of INRAE scientists on various INAO committees, or indirectly via research work on official quality signs, in different disciplines and approaches.

The aim of this seminar was to bring together and make visible the INRAE community and academic partners (ESR) working on SIQOs. It is also to encourage meetings and exchanges on the major issues linked to signs of quality and origin in France with institutional partners (INAO, FranceAgriMer, Ministry of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty) and professionals.

The presentations

A recording of the various interventions was made via webcam. The videos can be viewed below:

Presentation of the Observatoire Territorial des SIQO and its uses

Julie Regolo (ODR-INRAE), Fanny Morel (Mission économie INAO).

• Presentation of the European project "Better agri-food trade modelling for policy analysis" (BATModel, 2020-2024) and interim results by Karine Latouche (INRAE Research Director, UMR SMART).

• Results of the European project "Strengthening European Food Chain Sustainability by Quality and Procurement Policy" (STRENGTH2FOOD, 2016-2021). Impact des SIQO sur les trois axes du développement durable, by Valentin Bellassen (Directeur de Recherche INRAE, UMR CESAER).

• Round Table: Assessing the impact of SIQO on the sustainable development of territories (economic, social, environmental): Needs, Results and Paths.
  • Moderator: Cécile Detang-Dessendre (DS adjointe Agriculture, INRAE)
    Intervenants:
    - Philippe Jeanneaux (Enseignant-Chercheur, VetAgro Sup, UMR Territoires)
    - Pierre Bernoux (co-President of the CNAOL economics commission, member of the INAO economics commission).
    - Philippe Brisebarre (President of INAO and wine entrepreneur).
    - Cathy Gautier (Director of the Groupement Régional pour la Qualité Alimentaire en Hauts de France).

• Food quality of animal origin: place and role of SIQOs and challenges for the agroecological transition. Lessons from a collective scientific appraisal and an inter-filières study on agroecology and markets by Bénédicte Lebret (HDR Research Engineer INRAE, UMR PEGASE).

• Geographical Indications and Adaptation to Climate Change by Jean-Marc Touzard (Director of Research INRAE, UMR Innovation)

• Round Table: Consumer perception and valuation of SIQO, nutritional quality and "environmental score".
  • Moderator: Cécile Détang-Dessendre (Deputy DS Agriculture, INRAE)
    Speakers:
    - Cendrine Auguères (Enseignante-Chercheuse, INP Purpan)
    - Zohra Bouamra-Mechemache (Directrice de Recherche INRAE, TSE)
    - Catherine Conil (Cheffe de bureau agriculture et alimentation durables, MTECT)
    - Jean-Yves Guyon (représentant des consommateurs aux Comités Nationaux de l'INAO de l'Agriculture Biologique et des IGP-Label Rouge-STG)