Abstract
The Champagne Ardenne region was originally an agricultural area heavily disadvantaged by its geological features. Today it is considered very productive thanks to the determination of its farmers, their ability to take advantage of technical advances, to join together to adapt to economic, social and environmental changes. The dynamism of the agricultural cooperative has been a key factor for these advances and the development of the Bazancourt-Pomacle site cannot be understood without looking back at its history.
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Alfalfa, because of its deep root system, creates tiny cracks in the chalk, enabling water to rise through a capillary process during periods of drought.
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Vecten et al. (2012).
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Currently VIVESCIA.
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Encyclical by Pope Leo XIII, published in 1891 by the Vatican Publishing House.
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Curutchet (1999).
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Now Châlons-en-Champagne.
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President of the FDSEA, 1986–1992.
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Vecten et al. (2012).
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Société coopérative agricole de la région de Romilly-Méry (Romilly-Méry Area Agricultural cooperative).
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Coopérative agricole de la région de Brienne (Brienne Area Agricultural Cooperative).
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This trend towards concentration can be observed throughout the agro-food sector. We could cite other cooperatives in a similar situation, such as TEREOS and ACOLYANCE.
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Alfalfa, as a legume, captures atmospheric nitrogen and transfers it to the soil. Subsequent crops therefore require less nitrogen inputs. In the winter, alfalfa acts as soil cover, protecting it from erosion. It is also a niche for biodiversity and is a source of protein production for animal feed.
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SRD was a BioEurope shareholder along with Roussel-Uclaf, Crédit Agricole, BNP, Suez and Citybank. Following its creation, ARD took over SRD’s share in BioEurope, which in 1992 became the R&D subsidiary of the Parisian group Solabia.
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Renamed Europol’Agro in 1994.
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As part of the official launch of competitive clusters and the creation of the Agency for Industrial Innovation (AII), President Jacques Chirac visited ARD August 30, 2005.
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The de Bohan family, for example.
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This notion of “leadership” is increasing recognised (c.f. the current strategy of NEOMA Business School) as a key determinant of successful societies and businesses.
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Schieb, PA., Lescieux-Katir, H., Thénot, M., Clément-Larosière, B. (2015). Unique, Multi-generational Development: A Lesson in Forward Planning. In: Biorefinery 2030. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47374-0_1
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