Rungis chief outlines pressures facing France’s food system
Stéphane Layani tells FRANCE 24 that France’s food system is set to change as supply chains confront the challenge of feeding a growing world.
Stéphane Layani, head of France’s Rungis wholesale food market, has discussed the future of the country’s food system and the wider challenge of feeding the world in an interview with FRANCE 24.
Rungis is described as Europe’s largest wholesale food market and a major part of France’s food supply chain. Layani also chairs the World Union of Wholesale Markets, giving him a role in discussions about how wholesale markets support food distribution.
Speaking to FRANCE 24’s Delano D’Souza, Layani offered his perspective on how France’s food system may transform in the coming years. The supplied interview material does not detail specific forecasts, policy proposals or changes to the market’s operations.
The discussion followed the publication earlier in 2026 of Layani’s book, Le Monde a faim, translated as The World is Hungry. Its themes include food supply and the challenge of meeting global needs.
FRANCE 24’s programme was produced by Amanda Alexander, Marina Pajovic and Georgina Robertson.
