Section title: Case FR6A – Farm collectives: a lever for an agricultural and rural transition – 6A

Category: Case study

Country: France

NUTS1 region: FR1 Île-de-France, FRB Centre-Val de Loire, e FRJ Occitania

RUR actor group: New Entrants

Civil society organisation role: Providing funding, Providing infrastructure, e Coordinating

Single persons role: Providing infrastructure, Coordinating, e Entrepreneur

Rural development pathway: Multifunctional Agriculture, Agroecology, e Human Capital

Access to land pathway: Supporting farmers before accessing land, Securing access to land for individual farmers, e Supporting farmers after access to land

Rural development topic adressed: Lack of economic diversity, Mobilisation of financial resources, Stakeholder empowerment, Infrastructure, Local food supply, Human capital, Educational opportunities (formal, informal, vocational), Cultural activities, Environmental conservation, e Access to land

Type of action: Community and knowledge sharing, Farm incubator, Collective action (e.g. farm collectives, cooperatives), Producer-consumer partnership, short supply chain, alternative sales channel, Education & training, Agroecology, e Diversification: Food production & processing