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To secure and accelerate R&D and innovation in poultry feed, ARVALIS, Terres Inovia and ITAVI announce a commitment agreement with the support of Intercéréales, Terres Univia, La Coopération Agricole Nutrition animale and SNIA at the Salon International de l'Agriculture 2026. The partners' shared aim is to consolidate applied research dedicated to raw materials - grains and co-products - at the heart of the zootechnical and economic performance of poultry farms.
Research joins forces for farmers, breeders and industries
This agreement strengthens the synergy between plant production and animal feed to meet the challenges of health and nutritional quality, and food autonomy in poultry farming. Collective experimentation and expertise in the nutritional, health and environmental assessment of raw materials - cereals and oilseeds - intended for animal feed are becoming rare in France.
Against this backdrop, ARVALIS, Terres Inovia and ITAVI are committed to jointly prioritizing research areas and pooling their human and experimental resources. The three agricultural technical institutes, in partnership with Intercéréales, Terres Univia, La Coopération Agricole Nutrition animale and SNIA, have signed a commitment agreement aimed at consolidating an R&D continuum at the service of producers, breeders and the industry.
The shared objective is to better characterize and add value to raw materials - grains and co-products - resulting from varietal and technological innovations, while securing their integration in French poultry feed. Several R&D projects will be implemented over the coming months by the partners.
Innovating together for safer, more sustainable poultry feed
" ARVALIS has unique experimental tools and innovative methods for accurately assessing the quality of raw materials for poultry feed. This recognized technical expertise positions us at the heart of national and European projects, and strengthens our ability to collaborate with Terres Inovia and ITAVI to support applied research for the benefit of farmers and the industry ", emphasizes Jacques Groison, ARVALIS Managing Director.
Laurent Rosso, Managing Director of Terres Inovia and Director of Terres Univia, adds: " Our varietal and processing innovations must provide a concrete response to the downstream industry's expectations for the supply of protein-rich raw materials. This consortium now makes it possible to anticipate the nutritional needs of poultry and direct our research priorities accordingly. "
Isabelle Bouvarel, General Manager of ITAVI, concludes: " In poultry nutrition, the quality and detailed knowledge of raw materials are decisive for technical and economic performance, and for reducing the carbon footprint. Strengthening R&D means offering breeders concrete solutions to meet the challenges of climate change, achieve protein autonomy and boost their competitiveness.
The partners in this agreement affirm their desire to build a sustainable framework involving agricultural technical institutes and animal feed companies. For poultry breeders, feed manufacturers and arable farmers, the challenge is to have up-to-date references that will help secure production, optimize its value, and accelerate the transition to more resilient, self-sufficient systems.
Photo caption, from left to right: François Cholat, feed manufacturer, Blandine Markwitz, SNIA Scientific and Technical Director, Bruno Barrier-Guillot, Intercéréales Scientific and Economic Studies Director, Jean-Marc Schwartz, ARVALIS President, Jacques Groison, General Manager of ARVALIS, Isabelle Bouvarel, General Manager of ITAVI, Valérie Bris, Animal Nutrition Manager of La Coopération Agricole, Gilles Robillard, President of Terres Inovia, and Laurent Rosso, Director of Terres Univia and General Manager of Terres Inovia.