Decoproze

Various crises (COVID-19, the war in Ukraine) have raised the question of the need to increase France’s protein self-sufficiency and reduce its dependence on imports. Consumers are also demanding more locally produced and environmentally friendly products. However, France has a well-established rapeseed sector. The goal of the DECOPROZE project is therefore to test and deploy a “next-generation rapeseed” solution at the regional level, which should help contribute to France’s protein self-sufficiency. It has the potential to serve as a catalyst for France’s agricultural transition and protein self-sufficiency through value creation downstream and the sharing of that value across all links in the production chain.

The project aims to develop a demonstration model for an “advanced rapeseed” production chain to:
• Increase the protein content of rapeseed meal by 20% and reduce its fiber
content by 25%•    Accelerate the large-scale deployment of new production methods using digital tools that facilitate the integration of
agronomic levers• Implement a viable business model that rewards sustainable practices for producing high-protein, sustainable rapeseed through agroecological farming methods.
  

• Enable the French rapeseed sector to significantly increase France’s protein self-sufficiency and reduce dependence on soybean
imports• Drastically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and the use of chemical and mineral inputs while improving protein content
• Facilitate the development of markets that value quality and sustainability