Section title: Appendix 15: Clermont-Ferrand (France, NE8)

Sub-section/paragraph: The Versailles Plain’s Association and peri-urban agriculture diversification

Category: Appendix

Country: France

NUTS1 region: FR1 Île-de-France and FRK Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Type of region: Predominantly urban

RUR actor group: New Entrants and Successors

Local authority role: Implementing policy and Coordinating

Civil society organisation role: Providing funding, Providing infrastructure, Coordinating, and Lobbying

Single persons role: Implementing policy, Coordinating, and Entrepreneur

Politician role: Implementing policy and Coordinating

Rural development pathway: Multifunctional Agriculture, Rural-Urban Relations, Agroecology, and Human Capital

Access to land pathway: Supporting farmers before accessing land, Organising the accessibility of farmland, Steering land control towards specific uses, Securing access to land for individual farmers, and Supporting farmers after access to land

Rural development topic adressed: Lack of economic diversity, Stakeholder empowerment, Infrastructure, Local food supply, Human capital, Educational opportunities (formal, informal, vocational), Lanscape preservation, Environmental conservation, and Access to land

Type of action: Policy (policy recommendation, political support, political capital), Community and knowledge sharing, Farm incubator, Collective action (e.g. farm collectives, cooperatives), Producer-consumer partnership, short supply chain, alternative sales channel, Land portage, acquisition and management/stewardship, Education & training, Agroecology, and Diversification: Food production & processing