Opening in Occitanie

Field crop farmers in Occitanie face significant technical and environmental challenges, making the agroecological transition of their cropping systems essential. Successfully implementing such a transition requires the development of customized agronomic projects, designed in collaboration with their agricultural advisors, aimed at improving the performance of their cropping systems. To achieve this, agricultural advisory services must rely on a specific support approach.

The project aims to roll out the “Cap Agronomie” support program and demonstrate to advisors and farmers the technical, economic, and environmental benefits it can bring to arable farms, as well as to the Occitanie region. That is why the project is organizing training for six advisors from partner Chambers of Agriculture (Ariège, Aude, Haute-Garonne, Gers, Hautes-Pyrénées, and Tarn-et-Garonne), who will implement the approach with 30 farmers who will be specifically monitored throughout the project.

The support consists of preventing the emergence of factors that limit production through a proactive approach based on crop establishment, soil fertility, and the gradual evolution of cropping systems.
 

• Support the agroecological transition of 30 farms specializing in field crops located in the Occitanie region. Contribute to the success of this transition
• Conduct a proof of concept for the “Cap Agronomie” approach in the context of production in Occitanie: assess the value of the approach for producers and in relation to regional challenges
• Promote the large-scale deployment of an innovative support approach for the agroecological transition of farms, aimed at maintaining or improving their technical, economic, environmental, and social performance.