Benoît Cassart holds a degree in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain (UCLouvain). A farmer and cattle breeder, he specialises in the renowned Belgian Blue (Blanc-Bleu Belge) breed on his family’s farm in Wallonia. In 2002, he founded a company dedicated to the genetic selection and breeding of Belgian Blue cattle, thus continuing the family’s long-standing tradition of livestock farming. He serves as National Secretary of the Belgian Federation for Livestock and Meat Trade, representing and defending the interests of the agricultural and livestock sector. In the 2024 European elections, he was elected as a Member of the European Parliament for Belgium’s French-speaking electoral college. He sits with the Renew Europe political group and is a member of the Committee on International Trade (INTA), the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI), and the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN). He is also the founder and co-chair of the Sustainable Livestock Intergroup.
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