France 2030 allocates €2.3 billion to food and agriculture — the sixth-largest sector allocation in the plan, behind electric vehicles, AI and digital, health, industrial decarbonization, and nuclear. This tracker provides a comprehensive view of how those funds are structured, which competitions have been launched, who has received awards, and how agricultural and food companies can access support.

Total Funding Architecture

These figures represent the France 2030 national allocation. Agriculture also receives parallel funding from: EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) second pillar (rural development, approximately €800M/year for France), Horizon Europe food and agriculture research, EU Cohesion Funds, and regional CPER co-funding (approximately €400M in total across regions for France 2030-aligned food programs).

ADEME Competition Tracker: Agri-Food Programs

Alimentation Durable (Sustainable Food)

ADEME’s primary open competition for food system sustainability investments.

Budget per call: €60-80M. Eligibility: Food manufacturers, agricultural operators, food processing cooperatives, logistics companies. Covered investments: Energy efficiency in food processing, alternative refrigerant systems, renewable energy on food production sites, biogas from food waste, packaging circular economy investments. Grant rates: 20-40% of eligible investment. Project size: €300K to €10M.

Call history:

• Wave 1 (2022): €65M awarded, 95 projects. Average grant: €680K.
• Wave 2 (2023): €75M awarded, 115 projects. Growing share of biogas and heat pump projects.
• Wave 3 (2024): €70M awarded, 108 projects. Electrification of food drying systems dominant.
• Wave 4 (2025): Open, applications due Q2 2026.

Biocontrôle et Biostimulants

Dedicated competition for biological crop protection and biostimulant R&D and deployment.

Budget: €300M total across all waves, 2022-2027. Eligibility: Biocontrol companies, agricultural cooperatives deploying biocontrol, research consortia developing new biocontrol agents. Grant rates: 25-45%. Project size: €200K to €5M for SME; up to €15M for industrial deployment consortia.

Recent award highlights:

• Bioline Agrosciences: €4.2M for new beneficial insect production capacity (2024)
• De Sangosse (Agen): €3.8M for bacterial biopesticide formulation development (2023)
• BASF France + INRAE consortium: €8M for fungal biopesticide R&D (2024)
• Koppert France: €3.1M for predatory mite scale-up for strawberry production (2023)

Agriculture Numérique (Digital Agriculture)

France 2030’s open competition for precision agriculture technology development and deployment.

Budget: €400M total, multiple calls 2022-2027. Track A — Technology Development: For agritech companies developing precision agriculture tools. Grants of €500K-€5M. TRL 4-7. Track B — Farm Deployment: For farms and cooperatives deploying proven precision agriculture technologies. Grants of €20K-€200K per farm, covering 20-30% of equipment cost. Track C — Infrastructure: For rural connectivity investments, shared satellite imagery programs, agricultural weather station networks. Grants €500K-€5M.

Track A major awards (selected):

• Sencrop: €2.8M weather network expansion (2022)
• Naio Technologies: €4.5M robot fleet scale-up (2023)
• Meropy: €2.1M crop monitoring robot development (2024)
• Chouette: €1.8M irrigation AI system deployment (2023)

Track B summary: Approximately 4,500 farms have received Track B deployment grants as of early 2026, totaling approximately €85M disbursed.

Protéines Végétales et Alternatives (Plant and Alternative Proteins)

Dedicated competition for the alternative protein value chain.

Budget: €500M total (this is the largest single agri-food competition allocation).

Competition streams:

• Stream 1 — Scale-up: For alternative protein companies scaling from pilot to industrial production. Grants €5-50M. Bpifrance equity investment available alongside grants.
• Stream 2 — R&D: For research on new protein sources, processing technologies, consumer acceptance. ANR-managed. Grants €500K-€5M.
• Stream 3 — Agriculture Transition: For farms transitioning to protein crop production (peas, fava beans, lupins). ADEME + regional co-funding. Grants €10K-€200K per farm operation.

Major awards:

• Ynsect (Amiens facility): Total France 2030 support estimated at €35-50M combining equity (Bpifrance took equity stake as part of €130M Series C), ADEME grants, and regional infrastructure co-funding.
• Innovafeed (Gouzeaucourt expansion): Total France 2030 support estimated at €25-40M. ADEME + Bpifrance equity.
• Bon Vivant (precision fermentation): Bpifrance deeptech fund investment, amount not disclosed (estimated €3-5M).
• Algama: Bpifrance i-Nov competition winner, €2.4M (2023).

Bpifrance Programs for Agritech

Bpifrance manages several horizontal programs accessible to agritech companies:

Concours i-Nov (National Innovation Competition)

Annual competition across all sectors. Agritech is a consistently large category.

Budget per cycle: €200M total across all sectors. Agritech-specific allocation: Approximately €20-30M per cycle. Eligibility: French SMEs and startups. Grant: €200K-€600K non-dilutive grant. Process: Applications reviewed by independent experts. Two rounds: expression of interest, then full application. 15-20% acceptance rate.

Recent agritech i-Nov winners:

• Sencrop (2019, 2022 for different products)
• Cultivarm (2023)
• WeCount (bee hive monitoring, 2024)
• Viti-Robots (viticulture robot startup, 2024)
• Beeodiversity (pollinator monitoring, 2023)

French Tech Seed and French Tech Accélération

For pre-seed and seed-stage agritech startups.

French Tech Seed: €30K-€100K non-dilutive for very early stage (idea, MVP). Managed by regional French Tech hubs. French Tech Accélération: Co-investment with private VCs. Bpifrance takes minority equity position of €500K-€3M alongside lead private investor.

Prêt Innovation (Innovation Loan)

For scale-up phase. Non-dilutive loans at below-market rates for agritech and food tech companies. Size: €500K-€5M. 7-year term. Eligibility: Revenue-generating SMEs with genuine innovation product.

INRAE Research Funding: How to Access

INRAE manages France 2030 PEPR research programs that provide funding to research institutions and companies for agricultural and food science research.

PEPR Agroécologie et Numérique: Applications through INRAE consortium calls. Requires academic institution as lead applicant; companies can participate as industrial partners. Typical project grants: €500K-€3M per research project. Calls published at agreenium.fr.

PEPR Cultivons la Biodiversité: Focus on agricultural biodiversity and genetic resources. Similar structure to above. Companies working on crop variety development or seed systems can participate.

PEPR Protéines pour l’Alimentation Durable: Alternative protein research focus. Open to research-company consortia. Companies without academic partners can apply to the industrial application track with grants of €300K-€2M.

Key Performance Indicators

How to Apply: Step-by-Step for Food and Agriculture Companies

For agricultural producers and farming cooperatives: Contact your regional ADEME delegation (12 regional offices) for information on open competition calls. ADEME holds quarterly information sessions for farmers and cooperative directors. Required for most applications: business registration, financial statements (last 3 years), project description, investment cost breakdown.

For agritech startups (pre-revenue): French Tech Seed is the entry point. Apply through your local French Tech hub (17 designated cities across France). Bpifrance’s startup portal (bpifrance.fr/startup) provides a diagnostic tool identifying the most appropriate funding mechanism.

For agritech startups (revenue-generating): i-Nov competition (annual application window, typically February-April for Phase 1). Bpifrance Accélération co-investment for companies that have closed a private funding round.

For food processing companies: ADEME’s Alimentation Durable competition. Apply via agir.ademe.fr. Mandatory energy audit for most applications. ADEME regional advisors can provide pre-application guidance.

For alternative protein companies: Protéines Végétales et Alternatives competition (ADEME for grants, Bpifrance for equity). Bpifrance’s Deeptech fund for companies with significant IP. Initial contact: Contact Bpifrance’s agritech team (bpifrance.fr/agritech-contact).

For all programs, the ADEME and Bpifrance agritech dedicated advisors can provide pre-application consultations — recommended before submitting formal applications to ensure project scope and documentation align with evaluation criteria.