France's bioeconomy represents 2 million jobs.

Omissions

• The official figure for employment in the French bioeconomy is 1.9 million people, not 2 million — a rounding up of roughly 5%.
• The €300 billion turnover figure is confirmed exactly by the official source.
• The FranceAgriMer figure appears to be the most recent official national estimate found; its publication date could not be confirmed from the search results, and no newer (2025/2026) French-specific bioeconomy employment figure was found in the searches performed. The MEP may have been citing figures derived from an earlier national study.
• For context, the European Commission reports the EU-wide bioeconomy employed 17.1 million people (about 8% of EU employment) with a value of €2,700 billion in 2023, figures consistent with a French share of roughly 1.9-2 million jobs.

Sources

• PrimaryFranceAgriMer — La bioéconomie, un secteur stratégique en plein essorEn France, le secteur de la bioéconomie emploie 1,9 million de personnes et pèse 300 milliards d'euros. (In France, the bioeconomy sector employs 1.9 million people and is worth €300 billion.)
• PrimaryEuropean Commission — Un nouveau plan pour exploiter tout le potentiel de la bioéconomie (press release)Elle emploie plus de 17 millions de personnes (environ 8 % des emplois de l'UE) et représentait une valeur de 2 700 milliards d'euros en 2023. (The EU bioeconomy employs more than 17 million people, about 8% of EU employment, and represented a value of €2,700 billion in 2023.)