M2 Economie de l'alimentation durable
1- Develop business strategies to meet the demands of consumers and citizens in the food sector.
2- Model the decisions of producers (agricultural and industrial), consumer behaviour and choices, and the different strategies of agri-food companies.
3- Implement recommendations to define appropriate agricultural and nutritional policies (incentives, taxes, subsidies, standards, information campaigns) with the objective of sustainability.
4- Design experimental studies and analyse from data the behaviours of the various actors in the food sector to determine the public policies to be implemented.
5- Compare new production and consumption models linked to the circular economy (innovation, eco-design, waste management).
6- Conduct research projects in economics in food, health and the environment.
Elaborer des stratégies d'entreprise face aux demandes des consommateurs et des citoyens dans le secteur alimentaire.
Classical Curriculum: two periods of lectures and one internship (minimum 4 months)
Apprenticeship (two periods of internship, two periods of lectures. Foreign students required to have at least one year of studies in France to be eligible)
This program allows students to work in the following sectors: technical-economic studies and research; strategic and/or financial advice within companies; engineering in a company offering integrated services; design, development, assembly and implementation of projects; research on all economic aspects linked to the food and environmental transition; public sector (State bodies, ministries, agencies, local authorities); agri-food and environmental companies Students can occupy the following positions: Project Manager; research and development project manager; responsible for technical-economic, strategic and environmental studies; risk manager; Consulting professions (firms, design offices, certification and auditing) are particularly open to them. researcher (if pursuing a phD thesis)
Students who have validated the M1 of the Mention EEET or an M1 in economics with a quantitative dimension, finance, management or applied mathematics.
Also admitted are baccalaureate level + 4 students acquired in an Ecole Normale Supérieure, an Ecole d’Ingénieur, de Commerce, an Institut d’Etudes Politiques or any French or foreign training deemed equivalent by the jury.
Possibilité de passerelle ou équivalence pour des entrées directes en M2 après des cursus ingénieur, ENS ou école de commerce
At the end of the training, students will be able to:
- design strategies to address food, health and environmental challenges and be able to integrate these strategies into production, service and consulting professions;
- analyze the markets (supply and demand) as well as the technological and financial aspects of the sectors concerned;
- understand and apply the concepts of needs analysis and project management;
- carry out and interpret prospective studies, using the necessary methods and software; - develop a multi-criteria analysis method in the development of strategic intervention choices;
- know how to put project management and risk management tools into practice; - develop business plans to study project profitability and financing;
- organize the coordination of actors in order to make the proposed solutions operational;
- model and quantify an economic phenomenon (econometrics, operational research, simulation methods);
- understand the mechanisms and institutions at work in public policies and negotiation strategies; - understand environmental, climatic, food and energy issues;
- develop original research projects by mobilizing empirical knowledge of the sector and cutting-edge analysis tools from the academic discipline.
French public university fees
University Paris-Saclay (AgroParisTech, CentraleSupélec colleges)
University of Paris-Nanterre
Joint Research Unit Paris Saclay Applied Economics
Centre international de recherche sur l'environnement et le développement
Economix, University Paris-Nanterre
Le programme sera bientôt affiché.
Applications for a direct entry in M2 are open between mid March and end of May. It is recommended to apply at an early stage in order to be able to organize interviews.