1. Agroecological transition and soil biological quality

1.1 Background and challenges

Vine-growing areas represent around 5.3% of the world's land surface, spread across all continents, and produce around 270 million hectolitres of wine a year worldwide, making them a major economic resource for wine-producing countries. France's 750,000 hectares of vines account for 10% of the world's wine-growing area and 17% of global wine production. As the world's second-largest wine producer and leading exporter , France must make the sustainability of the wine industry and wine production a major challenge, both economically and environmentally....