INRAE’s last contributions to European policy consultations
INRAE contributes to European policy debates by providing scientific expertise. Through its responses to public consultations and strategic initiatives, the institute helps shaping European priorities in research and innovation, while supporting policymaking based on scientific evidence. European and international stakeholders, policymakers, institutional partners and research organisations will find here short summaries of INRAE’s main contributions, with links to the full documents.
Published on 09 July 2026
- June 2026, Contribution to the European Biotech Act II - The second phase of the European Biotech Act consultation focuses on the conditions needed to unlock the full transformative potential of biotechnology. INRAE argues that the future framework should strengthen the research-innovation continuum, support a comprehensive cross-sectoral approach, ensure the sustainable use of biomass, rely on solid scientific evidence for risk/benefit analysis, and fully exploit the convergence of biotechnology, data and AI.
Read the contribution - April 2026, Contribution to the EU Strategy for livestock - At stake in the EU Strategy for livestock is the ability to design livestock systems that are sustainable, safe and economically attractive. INRAE’s contribution positions livestock as a key component of the agroecological transition and of One Health, with priorities including animal health and welfare, climate adaptation, protein autonomy, circularity, territorial vitality, farmer renewal and interdisciplinary research.
Read the contribution - March 2026, Contribution to the Food 2040 Strategic R&I Agenda on food systems - Food 2040 provides an opportunity to reconnect human health concerns with the broader environment-agriculture-food systems nexus. INRAE recommends focusing the future agenda on healthy, sustainable and affordable food, One Health, the impact of climate change on diets, and European food sovereignty and competitiveness, while covering the whole value chain from fundamental research to applied research and innovation.
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January 2026, Contribution to the new EU strategic approach to agricultural research and innovation -The future EU strategic approach to agricultural research and innovation should not be driven only by short-term crises. INRAE’s contribution stresses the need to maintain investment in long-term knowledge production, while strengthening the links between research, innovation, farmers, foresters, rural actors and policymaking to support competitive, sustainable and resilient agri-food systems.
Read the contribution - July 2025, Contribution to the strategy to promote generational renewal in agriculture - Rather than approaching generational renewal only as an issue concerning young farmers, INRAE’s response frames it as a broader challenge for the whole agricultural workforce. The contribution stresses the need to consider farmers at every stage of their career, agricultural employees, new entrants, retiring farmers and rural areas, so that renewal becomes a lever for the long-term viability, attractiveness and resilience of European agriculture.
Read the contribution - April 2025, Contribution to the EU Life Sciences Strategy - The EU Life Sciences Strategy is an opportunity to place life sciences at the centre of Europe’s competitiveness, sustainability and resilience agenda. Drawing on its expertise in agriculture, food and environmental sciences, INRAE calls for a broad strategy that fully reflects the interconnections between climate change, agricultural and food systems, biodiversity, natural resources and health.
Read the contribution - June 2025, Contribution to the European Bioeconomy Strategy - The revision of the European Bioeconomy Strategy raises a central question: how to make sustainable use of biological resources without creating new pressures on ecosystems, territories or primary producers. INRAE’s contribution argues for a sober, circular bioeconomy under a global agroecology framework, rooted in territorial dynamics and supported by research and innovation, sustainable biomass use, local value creation and stronger links with biotechnology and food systems.
Read the contribution - June 2025, Contribution to the European Biotech Act - For INRAE, the European Biotech Act should reflect the full scope of biotechnology, beyond health alone. The contribution underlines the role of biotechnology in agri-food, environmental, industrial and bioeconomy-related sectors, while calling for support across the full research and innovation continuum, from basic research to market and consumers, with strong attention to safety, sustainability, skills, data and public awareness.
Read the contribution - May 2025, Contribution to the European strategy on research and technology infrastructures - As Europe works to strengthen its research and technology infrastructure landscape, INRAE calls for a coherent approach that goes beyond a binary categorisation of research infrastructures and technology infrastructures. The contribution argues for a research-technology-innovation continuum, supported by long-term funding, stronger coordination across national and European levels, robust data management and attention to the environmental impact of infrastructures.
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