The Governance of the Fight Against Food Precarity in France: Actors, Levels, and Challenges.

In France, the fight against food precarity (LPA) is defined in the Social Action and Family Code (CASF) as follows: “The fight against food precarity aims to promote access to safe, diverse, good-quality and sufficient food for people facing economic or social vulnerability” (Article L266-1 of the CASF). The contemporary governance of the fight against food precarity is based on a complex system involving a range of public, private and associative actors. The various actions implemented by these actors follow the intertwining of different levels of governance, which can be European, national, regional, or local (departmental and municipal). It is important to note that the LPA is also part of an interministerial policy that encompasses various themes related to food and agriculture, the fight against poverty, and the reduction of food waste, and these themes are covered by several ministries. Thus, understanding the governance of the LPA is complicated by the overlap of different actors and levels of intervention. This presentation therefore aims to clarify the French governance model. To this end, we provide insights and knowledge around three main axes: 1 – Describe the roles and relationships between the different actors involved in the LPA. 2 – Detail the intertwining of the various levels of governance in the LPA. 3 – Present the key issues characterizing the French governance model.