Published on 11 September 2026
How can we preserve our capacity to produce our own food and how can we promote Breton expertise? At the Breton Economic Forum 2026, Eureden brought together political, economic, and regional stakeholders to address these two questions. Food sovereignty, adaptation to climate change, generational renewal, cooperation, and regional integration fueled the discussions.
Through these two meetings, Eureden wanted to bring together two complementary dimensions of its action: supporting the adaptation of agriculture and promoting the know-how that contributes to the influence of Brittany.
The ability to maintain sufficient and diversified agricultural and food production is a major challenge for the future. Today, it must contend with several challenges: climate change, evolving economic and trade balances, access to water, and generational renewal.
During the debate “Who will fill our plates tomorrow?” , Dany Rochefort, president of Eureden , exchanged ideas with Loïg Chesnais-Girard, president of the Regional Council of Brittany , and Quentin Mathieu , about the conditions necessary to preserve an agriculture capable of meeting the food needs of tomorrow.
Episodes of drought and water shortages make it essential to adapt farms and production systems. Sustainable and shared water management among different uses—population, agriculture, and industry—is therefore a major challenge for the coming years.
The discussions also highlighted the complementary nature of crop and livestock farming in mixed crop-livestock systems , as well as their contribution to farm resilience. In the face of climatic, economic, or health-related risks, cooperation also serves as a lever to support farmers and strengthen the capacity of the agricultural sectors to cope with them.
Another essential condition: the renewal of agricultural generations . In 2025, Eureden supported 260 new installations , the equivalent of five young farmers setting up each week.
“France’s ability to produce its own food is a common good that must be protected.” Dany Rochefort, President of Eureden
How can a company contribute to the influence of its region? And how can the ecosystem in which it operates, in turn, fuel its development?
It was around these questions that Marie-Gabrielle Daniel, CEO of Eureden , Jean-Luc Martin, CEO of Altho Brets , Mathilde Gédouin-Lagarde, CEO of Phytomer , and Laurent Cavard, President of Vieilles Charrues , exchanged views during the Grand Plateau Eureden “When the brand becomes the ambassador of the territory” , moderated by Stéphane Besnier .
The testimonies showed different trajectories, but also several common points: regional anchoring is built over time and is based on concrete commitments — jobs, investments, know-how, innovation, local networks or even collective mobilization.
For Altho Brets , the company’s development is part of a Breton history which notably involves reinvesting locally and contributing to the region’s economic dynamism.
For Phytomer , international influence is based in particular on an ecosystem associating researchers, start-ups and laboratories around marine biotechnologies.
The Vieilles Charrues festival illustrates the strength of a collective: with thousands of volunteers and service providers, the festival contributes to the influence of Brittany far beyond Central Brittany.
At Eureden , this local focus is based on a cooperative model that combines agriculture, industry, and distribution. The development of brands like d’aucy and Cocotine , both in France and internationally, helps to showcase the expertise and work of the 16,000 farmer-members , while maintaining decision-making centers and numerous industrial sites in Brittany.
“A brand doesn’t become an ambassador simply by sticking a flag on its packaging, but by making a lasting contribution to the growth of its territory.” Marie-Gabrielle Daniel, CEO of Eureden
Alongside the debates, Eureden was also present in the exhibitors’ village , with a space allowing visitors to discover and taste several of the Group’s products.
These exchange sessions provided an opportunity to showcase the diversity of Eureden’s activities and to give a concrete overview of the products and brands that contribute to its roots in Brittany and its influence beyond the region.
From the ability to produce our food to the ability to showcase our expertise, these two debates ultimately raised the same question: how to prepare for the future while strengthening what makes our sectors and our region so strong?
For Eureden, this involves cooperation, investment and the collective ability to support the transformations to come .
This is the meaning of the cooperative model: to bring together farmers-cooperators, employees, companies and partners to sustain the sectors, develop know-how and contribute sustainably to the dynamism of Brittany.
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