The session will start on Oct 7, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Livestock territories: grassland and pastoral systems, a strength for the future.

Oct 7, 2026 — 10:00 am - 12:00 PM

Centre de conférences - Amphithéâtre

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Programme: • Opening remarks – Why this conference? With Jérôme Beroulle, Head of Agricultural Business at Banque Populaire AURA, and Erik Orsenna, writer and economist. • Round table – Grassland and pastoral systems: a strength for the future… under what conditions? With Sophie Thoyer, agricultural and environmental economist at INRAE; Jean-Yves Bechler, President of the INRAE Clermont-Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Centre; Yannick Fialip, livestock farmer and President of SIDAM; Ludivine Lot, livestock farmer and President of Jeunes Agriculteurs de l’Allier. > Why do these systems matter? – What they bring to territories, the economy, the environment and society. > A strength for territories… but can people make a living from them? – Income, value creation and sharing, recognition of the services provided: how can the economic viability of these systems be ensured? > How can we prepare for tomorrow? – Research, innovation, public policy, support measures: what transformations are needed? > And tomorrow, who will keep these territories alive? – Farm establishment, the attractiveness of the profession and generational renewal: what conditions are needed to encourage people to become and remain livestock farmers? • Reflections from the keynote witness – Erik Orsenna “What I heard, what I take away, and what I feel compelled to defend” • Opening the discussion with the speakers and the audience. • Conclusion – Patrick Bénézit, President of COPAMAC.

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