Le Mangeur Ocha

OCHA is a French organization focused on exploring food and eating through cultural, social, and scientific perspectives. Its website brings together research, articles, events, videos, and publications on how people produce, choose, prepare, and experience food. Key themes include food culture and modernity, eating habits, children’s food education, taste and conviviality, vegetarianism, and relationships between people, animals, dairy products, and livestock farming.

OCHA shares expert discussions and research findings through webinars, conferences, seminars, symposiums, and written resources. Topics featured include food diversity in Asia, trust in science, urban eating, changing diets, animal welfare, and the role of livestock in society. The site also offers recordings of talks and roundtables, event reports, articles, and publications such as the OCHA Cahiers and materials on contemporary food issues. By connecting research with public debate, OCHA provides resources for people interested in understanding food not only as nourishment, but also as part of culture, everyday life, and wider social change.