OVERVIEW

OUR ADVANTAGES FOR BECOMING
A EUROPEAN LEADER IN THE BIOECONOMY

With a rich network of competent operators, abundant and diverse resources and high-potential business sectors, the Hauts-de-France region holds all the cards for becoming a European leader in the bioeconomy by 2025.

Operators are active throughout the value chain

  • 27,000 farmers
  • Seed producers
  • Sector-leading companies
  • Competitiveness clusters
  • Technological platforms

Abundant and diverse resources

  • 2 million hectares of land devoted to agriculture and 450,000 hectares to forestry
  • A vast seaboard
  • A geographical position at the heart of Europe with highly committed neighbouring partners
  • Significant potential, for partnerships to be established in France and Europe (the Châlons Bio-Pact, the European Vanguard network…)

Sectors with the potential to establish positions of genuine leadership

  • Largest agri-food region in France.
  • Largest automotive region.
  • Largest railways region.
  • Global leaders in biotechnologies
  • Largest region in the processing and commercialisation of seafood products.
  • A pioneering region in the insects sector