Les nouvelles donnes de l'agriculture française

French agriculture has been in « crisis » for 12 years, and intensification is still one of the causes of the crisis. This paper tries to look for other explanations outside the agricultural field. In front of all the challenges agriculture has to face at present, many economic studies are missing on several topics. The relationship between agriculture and the other French economic sectors should be better known so as to enable international -comparisons with our foreign trade partners.