Economic issues and perspectives on innovation in new resistant grapevine varieties in France

Etienne Montaigne (1) , Alfredo Coelho (2) , Leila Khefifi (3, 4)

1 Montpellier SupAgro - Institut national d’études supérieures agronomiques de Montpellier
2 Bordeaux Sciences Agro - Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Sciences Agronomiques de Bordeaux-Aquitaine
3 UMR MOISA - Marchés, Organisations, Institutions et Stratégies d'Acteurs
4 Labex Entreprendre

The arrival in France of new varieties resistant to downy mildew and powdery mildew calls into question the aims of this “revolution” in a sector dominated by tradition. The proposed evaluation reviews the historical experience of cross-breeding programmes from an evolutionist standpoint before analysing the responses to the new technological paradigm of resistance to disease. Taking account of the time periods, dating their implementation and describing the opportunities open to winemakers, the paper revisits the scientific controversies, the institutional blockages to be eliminated, the means of recognition and the prospects.

Mots clés: innovation; grapevine varieties; environmental compliance

Domaines: Economies et finances

Etienne Montaigne, Alfredo Coelho, Leila Khefifi. Economic issues and perspectives on innovation in new resistant grapevine varieties in France. Wine Economics and Policy, 2016, 5, pp.73-77. ⟨10.1016/j.wep.2016.11.002⟩. ⟨hal-01405413⟩