The Finagri Chair

The Finagri Chair, created in 2016 at the instigation of Philippe Dessertine, is jointly held by the University of Paris 1 - IAE Paris Sorbonne Business School and the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE).

Its objective is to develop research work aimed at setting up green financing operations for agriculture.

THE FINAGRI PROJECT

A sustainable finance solution for responsible agriculture

FINANCE FOR AGRICULTURE

Addressing the agricultural financial gap

FOSTERING PRIVATE INVESTMENT

New capital for sustainable agriculture

ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE

Based on an innovative scientific methodology

THE FINAGREEN ASSOCIATION

PURPOSE

Study or promote the study of sustainable agricultural equipment and practices in France, the European Union and the world

Study or promote the study of  innovative and sustainable financial techniques to finance sustainable agriculture

THE FINAGREEN LABEL 

Development of the FINAGRI methodology for sustainable agricultural equipment and practices and the FINAGRI database

Based on the methodology, the Finagreen label aims to help bridge the gap between farmers and financial markets.

OUR RESEARCH

DATA FROM THE FIELD

RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP

Our research team works directly on the field and has access to data originating from agricultural land, machinery and operators.

The research Chair is composed of practitioners and academics of both the agricultural field and the financial field.

DATA SCIENCE AND GREEN FINANCE

A DIVERSE KNOWLEDGE BASE

Modern data science and machine learning tools are being used by our financial research team to further understand the behavior of green and sustainable financial products.

Our team of practitioners and researchers has a clear understanding of challenges faced by private and public actors regarding sustainable finance and agriculture.

IAE PARIS

Associated with the University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, IAE Paris-Sorbonne Business School is a reference, with a strong and prestigious heritage in training and research in management sciences in France and internationally. The IAE encourages a spirit of progress in everyone: being useful, creating knowledge, undertaking, renewing oneself, appealing to one's curiosity, questioning one's environment.

INVIVO

France's leading agricultural cooperative group with 201 cooperatives is the partner of the Chair. Invivo is established in 19 countries around 3 poles of activity: agriculture, retail and wine. Invivo's raison d'être is to federate cooperatives tp sustainably transform agriculture and ensure food quality, in France and around the world.

INRAE

Leading agricultural research institute in Europe and second in the world in terms of the number of publications in agricultural sciences and plant and animal sciences. INRAE conducts research aimed at healthy, high-quality food, sustainable agriculture and a preserved and enhanced environment.