EXPO 2015 Padiglione Francia

With the theme " Feeding the Planet , Energy for Life" the organizers of Expo Milano 2015 seek to provide answers to the question: " How can all mankind adequate food , quality, healthy and sustainable ? "

France is directly concerned by the issue of central Milan Expo 2015, the " right of all inhabitants of the planet , healthy , sufficient and sustainable food safe , ". His participation must be understood as a desire to enter fully into the general theme of the exhibition with responses.

Strong clear economic and scientific strengths on this theme , France is able to be fully involved in all issues related to the preservation of product quality and the environment with the aim of feeding whole planet.

France has a range of recognized assets , reconciling a variety of agricultural and models of fisheries resources , allowing both the land and the presence on the world market , a variety of products , ranging from standard products to soil, an innovative food industry has adapted to new societal expectations of food, and finally a fine model able to combine tradition and modernity.

The France also has a search capability to provide answers to future food challenges; scientific progress is needed to face these challenges.

Thus, France must register its food model in an international sense of respect for the diversity of world food models, the necessary balance between pleasure and health and the need to preserve the planet's resources .

The role of France therefore goes beyond the current economic presence in global markets, the presence that reflects the importance of agriculture , fisheries and food in the national economy.

The message of France , the four pillars

With the theme "Producing food and otherwise," France intends to respond concretely to issues related to access to food in many countries, particularly in developing countries.

The French presence based on four pillars :

France is to contribute to global food self-sufficiency by helping to supply deficit countries today : 9 billion human beings should be fed in 2050 while preserving the planet. Indeed, France may participate in the supply today deficit countries ; beyond the power of its own population , the potential of the productive fabric , both agricultural and industrial , so authorizes. Moreover, the scientific and technical progress remains a major lever for this global challenge , France undeniably a place to play, given its potential in this area.

France can promote food model that meets all the challenges of sustainability of food through its public food policy , which includes both actions on production and consumption .

The challenge is both to "produce more " and " better produce ", that is to say, to meet the growing quantitative needs while preserving the natural potential of the planet. Agro-ecology for agriculture, optimum utilization of fishery resources for fisheries and sustainable aquaculture , green challenge for food companies lie at the heart of the French government policy. Do not neglect the social aspects such as employment, income and purchasing power have their place in this issue. The necessary economic development must be sustainable.

If France should contribute to that all peoples of the world have access to quality food in sufficient quantity , it must also ensure that developing countries improve their ability to self-sufficiency. This requires an active policy of cooperation and technology transfer, thanks to its scientific potential. It is also to make the fight against the quantitative and qualitative imbalances in the international trade in agricultural products , fisheries and food .

It is essential to combine quantity and quality food material , the latter criterion is equally essential that the first and pay particular attention to :

- Safety ,

- Nutritional balance ( imbalances and nutritional deficiencies and / or fight against obesity )

- The "pleasure" dimension : the culinary skills , local produce , food, meal at French .

These four pillars are highlighted in scenography / museum Pavilion and also in the areas of culinary demonstrations, dining areas and partners Pavilion spaces; in these spaces, the fourth pillar dedicated to quality will be honored .

Conferences, seminars and forums will also be the opportunity to communicate on these four axes.

The French Cultural Center in Milan , located in the historic center , Corso Magenta will also echo cultural events dedicated to this theme during the Universal Exhibition .