![](/sites/default/files/styles/news_header_xxl/public/uploaded_images/neomaxvivescia.png?itok=QIf4xhI9) [ Our School ](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world?cat=our-school) [ Sustainable development ](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world?tags=sustainable-development) { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "name": "Home", "item": "https://neoma-bs.com/" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "name": "NEOMA\u2019s\u0020world", "item": "https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world" }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "name": "NEOMA\u0020And\u0020VIVESCIA\u003A\u0020Committed\u0020To\u0020Driving\u0020The\u0020Agricultural\u0020Transition\u0020Together", "item": "https://neoma-bs.com/node/4929500.md" } ] } - [Home](https://neoma-bs.com/) - [NEOMA’s world](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world) - NEOMA And VIVESCIA: Committed To Driving The Agricultural Transition Together # NEOMA and VIVESCIA: committed to driving the agricultural transition together Published on 16/12/2025 [ View profile on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/sharer.php?u=https://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-and-vivescia-committed-driving-agricultural-transition-together) [ View profile on X-twitter](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?urlhttps://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-and-vivescia-committed-driving-agricultural-transition-together) [ View profile on Linkedin](https://linkedin.com/shareArticle?url=https://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-and-vivescia-committed-driving-agricultural-transition-together) [ View profile on Email](mailto:?subject=https://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-and-vivescia-committed-driving-agricultural-transition-together) [ View profile on Copy](javascript:void(0);https://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-and-vivescia-committed-driving-agricultural-transition-together) **NEOMA, together with its Chair in Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development, is proud to announce a strategic partnership with** [**VIVESCIA**](https://www.linkedin.com/company/vivescia/)**, one of France's leading grain cooperatives.** ## Why is VIVESCIA teaming up with NEOMA? Addressing today’s agricultural sustainability challenges calls for a detailed understanding of data, the mechanisms for adopting regenerative practices and the economic models that make these transitions possible. It is exactly this kind of expertise that [NEOMA’s Chair in Bioeconomy and Sustainable Development](https://neoma-bs.fr/a-propos-de-la-faculte/recherche/poles-chaires-instituts/chaire-bio) is building: a scientific, data-driven and action‑oriented approach to the bioeconomy. #### This new partnership will make it possible to: - Carry out research into the sustainability of regional agriculture - Analyse the strategic role of data in the agricultural models of the future - Explore the drivers that encourage the adoption of regenerative practices within cooperatives - Enhance our students’ educational experience based on insights from VIVESCIA’s TRANSITIONS programme, one of Europe’s most ambitious regenerative agriculture initiatives ![](/sites/default/files/styles/block_quote/public/img/nicolas-befort-NEOMA.png?itok=v5saVn0P) ### Nicolas Béfort, Chair holder > NEOMA is deeply committed to tackling the challenges posed by the agricultural transition. Collaborating with a key industry player like VIVESCIA only deepens this commitment. > > version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? For VIVESCIA, this partnership makes perfect sense: leveraging NEOMA's academic expertise to accelerate its solutions and make the TRANSITIONS programme more impactful. ![](/sites/default/files/styles/block_quote/public/uploaded_images/christophe-buren-vivescia.jpg?itok=QziPjstA) ### Christoph Büren, President of the VIVESCIA Group > Drawing on NEOMA’s academic strengths, its Chair in Bioeconomy and its students’ innovative mindset will help us expand our knowledge base. This means we can keep on moving forward and accelerate our solutions for a more competitive and sustainable form of agriculture and supply-chain system. > > version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"? 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[ Entrepreneurship ](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world?tags=entrepreneurship) [ Innovation ](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world?tags=innovation) ![NEOMA Michel Edouard Leclerc ](/sites/default/files/styles/picture_card/public/uploaded_images/mel2026.png?itok=9KDS8mWq) ### [ “NEOMA is a symbol of openness, curiosity and multidisciplinarity” ](https://neoma-bs.com/news/neoma-symbol-openness-curiosity-and-multidisciplinarity) 12/06/2026 [Our School](https://neoma-bs.com/neoma-s-world?cat=our-school) Michel-Edouard Leclerc, président de NEOMA depuis 2018, partage sa vision et ses ambitions pour l'Ecole. ## Professor [ ![](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/uploaded_images/photos_academ/3328-befort-nicolas.jpg?itok=uY-6zWAE) ### BEFORT Nicolas Nicolas holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Reims Champagne Ardenne. His teaching at NEOMA BS focuses on the economics of ecological transition and the development of new sustainable practices. His research work, at the crossroads of ecological economics, institutional economics, innovat ](https://neoma-bs.com/professors/befort-nicolas) { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Article", "headline": "NEOMA and VIVESCIA: committed to driving the agricultural transition together", "description": "A key agricultural player is turning to academic expertise to fast-track the sustainable transition. ", "image": "https://neoma-bs.com/sites/default/files/uploaded_images/neomaxvivescia.png", "publisher": { "@type": "Organization", "name": "NEOMA Business School", "logo": { "@type": "ImageObject", "url": "https://neoma-bs.com/sites/default/files/uploaded_images/neoma_logo.svg" } }, "datePublished": "2025-12-16", "dateModified": "2026-02-05" }