Angers, a plant destination
The plant industry meets in Angers
Angers, a plant destination! An Angevine speciality for centuries, with an international reputation:
- Exceptional concentration of all sector players: education, research, business
- Valuable know-how: innovation capabilities geared to the transitions of today and tomorrow
- A place to discover and exchange ideas about plants: for professionals, students, residents and tourists.
- Exceptional landscape heritage: France's 1st green city, Unesco World Heritage Loire Valley
VEGEPOLYS VALLEY: added value for plants
VEGEPOLYS VALLEY, a competitiveness cluster for the plant industry, supports and brings together players across the entire plant value chain, from genetics to uses. Members innovate for plants, on plants and through plants. This public-private, multiSectors, multi-trade network brings together expertise from upstream to production and downstream.
VEGEPOLYS VALLEY supports and brings together all those involved in the plant industry to create the innovations that will shape tomorrow's world. In the face of environmental, economic and societal challenges, VEGEPOLYS VALLEY's ambition is to be the world's leading plant cluster for more competitive, higher-quality agriculture that respects the environment and human health.
The cluster stimulates and supports the co-design of innovations from upstream to downstream. Innovation can be broken down into 7 main areas: 3 areas for competitive, high-quality plant production that respects the environment and the health of consumers and producers (Varietal innovation and performance of seeds and seedlings - Plant health - New technologies and practices for production systems); 4 areas for the development of food and non-food uses of plants by improving quality, convenience, services and naturalness. (Plants for food and feed - Preventive nutrition - Health, well-being and cosmetics - Agromaterials and bioprocessing - Urban plants).
To support its members internationally, the cluster draws on its networks, its 2 offices (in China and Latin America) and its expertise in European projects.
4 services to meet innovation and competitiveness needs
Innovation: providing information and stimulating ideas on the 7 areas of innovation, project emergence, identification and networking with national and international partners, support in setting up all kinds of innovative projects, a pathway to European funding, labeling and support for projects, monitoring implementation and valorization of results, setting up and leading research projects on emerging themes aimed at producing knowledge to unlock collective issues and challenges, customized services.
Growth: business intelligence, consumer approach with the living lab, corporate performance, skills development.
International: European innovation and inter-clustering projects, development of international networks, market support, international events.
Networking & communication: networking, events, promotion and enhancement, outreach and regional appeal.
Key figures: over 500 members; over 750 accredited projects; over 2.2 billion euros worth of projects.
Angers Supernature
SIVAL is one of the events that contribute to making Angers a plant destination and to the "Angers Supernature" dynamic.
To preserve our heritage and develop nature in the city, this initiative aims to: raise awareness and recognition of the area; unite energies (whether professional or amateur, individual or collective).
Angers & le Végétal
A sector of excellence, an exceptional heritage
Key data
Angers, 1st green city in France (2014, 2017 and 2020 rankings by the Observatoire des villes vertes).
5,000 jobs
dedicated to plants within the Angers Loire Métropole perimeter
3000 students
France'sNo. 1 training center for the plant industry
450 experts
1stnational researchclusterfor specialized plants
5,000 jobs
dedicated to plants within the Angers Loire Métropole perimeter
3000 students
France'sNo. 1 training center for the plant industry
450 experts
1stnational researchclusterfor specialized plants
