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Michel Griffon

1948 – 2026

French agronomist

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Lived 1948 – 2026 (aged 77). Michel Griffon was a French agronomist.

Michel Griffon (; 31 October 1948 – 4 January 2026) was a French agronomist.

Life and career Born in Bourges on 31 October 1948, Griffon earned his Diplôme d'Ingénieur from the Institut national agronomique Paris Grignon in 1971. He then worked as a public policy analyst for the Société d'études pour le développement économique et social, an organization created by the Caisse des dépôts et consignations. He was then a program secretary for the from 1982 to 1986. While working as a research scientist for the Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement, he invented the term "ecologically intensive agriculture" to describe farming practices in the Global South. In 2015, he joined the scientific council of the .

Griffon died on 4 January 2026, at the age of 77.

Decorations Knight of the Legion of Honour Knight of the Ordre national du Mérite Titular member of the Académie d'Agriculture (2003) Commander of the Ordre du Mérite agricole (2017)

Publications Les politiques agricoles et alimentaires en Afrique (1991) Vers une révolution doublement verte (1995) Institutional Changes for Sustainable Agricultural and Rural Development (1996) Le jardin d'agronomie tropicale (2006) Nourrir la planète (2006) La planète, ses crises et nous, économie et écologie d'un monde enviable (2008) L'Homme viable : du développement au développement durable (2011) Pour un monde viable : changement global et viabilité planétaire (2011) Pour des agricultures écologiquement intensives (2011) Qu’est-ce que l’agriculture écologiquement intensive ? (2013) Écologie intensive. La nature, un modèle pour l'agriculture et la société (2017)

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Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
Institut National Agronomique Paris-Grignon
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour; Knight of the National Order of Merit

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Michel Griffon's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Michel Griffon?

French agronomist (1948–2026)

When was Michel Griffon born?

Michel Griffon was born on 31 October 1948 in Bourges.

When did Michel Griffon die?

Michel Griffon died on 4 January 2026 in Jossigny.

What was Michel Griffon's occupation?

Michel Griffon was an agronomist.

What nationality was Michel Griffon?

Michel Griffon was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Michel Griffon

· Wikidata: Q27758615

· DBpedia: Michel Griffon

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