Joint declaration by France and Austria to develop plant proteins

France and Austria signed a joint declaration on December 17 in which the two countries pledge "to work together over time on the development of plant proteins" and to advance this issue at European level. "With this signature, we are sending a clear message to our counterparts: we must create momentum (momentum, editor's note) at European level and we will continue to push this objective of protein food sovereignty during the French presidency of the European Union", said Minister Julien Denormandie before signing the declaration. The latter comes a year after the launch, in December 2020, of the French national strategy for the development of plant proteins aimed at reducing the country's "dependence" on imports for animal and human feed. In July, Austria announced a similar ...