Exhibition: INAO, 90 years of service to French agriculture

Logo des 90 ans de l'INAO

In 2025, INAO celebrates its 90th anniversary. To mark the occasion, the Institute is organizing a traveling exhibition to retrace the history of official signs identifying quality and origin (SIQO) and INAO, as well as the missions with which the establishment has been entrusted since its creation in 1935.

This journey, punctuated by never-before-seen archives, shows how this model, forged in the midst of crises, has proved to be a major innovation in the service of France's agricultural and winegrowing heritage. Resolutely modern, the SIQO system and the Institute that supports it have never ceased to adapt to the challenges of their time. Faced with the many challenges of today and tomorrow, they are asserting themselves as a major lever for the economic, social and environmental sustainability of SIQO farms in France.

The exhibition continues online with a digital version enhanced by additional content. Feel free to browse it!

Stand du Comité national des appellations d'origine, ancêtre de l'INAO, au Concours général agricole de 1937 (archives du Château-Grillet)
Stand du Comité national des appellations d'origine, ancêtre de l'INAO, au Concours général agricole de 1937 (archives du Château-Grillet)

Understanding how INAO and SIQO work