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30 July 2025

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Soutenance de thèse: Les légumineuses à graines dans l'agriculture européenne face au changement climatique

Le 10 juillet 2025, Marie Marteau--Bazouni a soutenu sa thèse "Les légumineuses à graines dans l’agriculture européenne face au changement climatique : modélisation, perceptions des acteurs et conception de politiques publiques". Elle a été réalisée au sein de l'UMR Agronomie, sous la direction de Marie-Hélène Jeuffroy et Nicolas Guilpart

This e-conference is part of an ongoing series organized by the EUGLOH Alliance, focused on the UN Sustainable Development Goals. For this edition, the University of Paris-Saclay and the Lund University decided to co-host a conference dedicated to exploring Goal 2 of the United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger. Nicolas Guilpart, from UMR Agronomy, was one of the speakers

In Europe, increasing the area of legume crops has been identified as a key measure to achieve the objectives set by the European Green Deal and transition toward more sustainable food systems. Although the role of grain legumes in climate change mitigation has been closely examined, little research has focused on how climate change will challenge the development of these crops. This article systematically reviews recent simulation studies to assess the impact of climate change on grain legume performances in Europe and the effect of adaptation strategies.

The EU imports large quantities of soybeans, mainly for livestock feed. However, there is a trend to increase domestic soybean production and reduce imports. In this study, we investigate the potential impact of an increased EU soybean cultivation on evapotranspiration (ET), water deficit, and irrigation needs.

Agronomy joint research unit INRAE - AgroParisTech - Paris-Saclay University

Research in agronomy, from the field to the landscape and the supply chains

The unit's objective is to contribute to the agro-ecological transition of agricultural systems, in a context of major change: 
(i) on a biophysical level (climate change, declining biodiversity, increasing soil and water pollution), (ii) on a technical level (cost and availability of fossil fuels and synthetic mineral fertilisers, planned withdrawal of the pesticides most dangerous to biodiversity and human health), (iii) on a socio-economic level (downward trend in agricultural prices, market volatility, difficulties in transferring existing farms and in accessing to land for new farms).