Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

What Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes does

Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a French non-profit association (association loi 1901) headquartered at 58 rue Raulin in Lyon that coordinates the regional AMAP (Association pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne) movement across all 12 departments of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, with a separate departmental office in Grenoble for Réseau AMAP Isère. It serves two primary customer segments: paysan·nes (partner farmers who supply AMAP groups directly) and amapien·nes (consumer-members who pre-finance seasonal production and collect weekly or biweekly baskets). The network reports roughly 1,100 farmers, 320 AMAP groups, and 20,000 participating households in the region, and is governed by a board of 24–25 volunteer administrators with a small salaried team of 4 animatrices.

The core technology is clic'AMAP, a multi-site WordPress platform managed by La Coopérative des Internets and hosted on French infrastructure (Gentils Nuages in Lyon, Datacampus near Futuroscope); the network provides hosting, maintenance, and training for AMAPs and farms to manage contracts, deliveries, and internal communications. Additional digital products include a turnkey website-creation tool with ecodesign templates offered free to member AMAPs and farms, an interactive AMAP locator map, and AMAPartage, a resource-sharing platform serving the wider AMAP movement.

The business model is a hybrid of recurring annual membership dues from AMAPs and farmers, grants from public bodies (Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Métropole de Lyon, Grenoble Alpes Métropole, Ville de Lyon, Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire, FDVA, DREETS AURA, SEM AURA), and individual donations via HelloAsso. The network uses a community-led and event-driven go-to-market (AMAP en Fêtes festival, Rencontres Régionales twice yearly, formation cycles) to grow membership and onboard new groups, and offers solidarity-pricing mechanisms that have scaled to 40 AMAPs serving roughly 300 food-insecure households.

Name

Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Legal name

Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Website

https://amap-aura.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes is a Lyon-based non-profit association coordinating 320 AMAP groups, 1,100 farmers, and 20,000 households across the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, providing the clic'AMAP contract/delivery platform, formation programs, and solidarity-pricing infrastructure to sustain direct farm-to-consumer short supply chains.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Supported Agriculture Network Coordination

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Convention and Trade Show Organizers (56192), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Local / Farm-to-Wholesale Produce Aggregation & Distribution (AFAIACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Agriculture, Farming & AgriTech Shows Organizers (THAHABAM), Agriculture, Food & Nutrition Congresses (THAHAJAI)

Keywords

• Community supported agriculture
• Local food distribution
• Farm-to-consumer networks
• Peasant agriculture support
• Food solidarity programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Lyon

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (AMAP and farmer adhesions): AMAP groups and farmers in AMAP pay annual membership fees to their local or regional AMAP network. These fees constitute the primary source of self-funding (auto-financement) for the network, enabling its independence from institutional funding.
2. Public subsidies and grants: The network receives financial support from public bodies including Région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Métropole de Lyon, Grenoble Alpes Métropole, Ville de Lyon, FDVA, DREETS AURA, and the Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la Souveraineté Alimentaire.
3. Donations: Individual supporters can make one-time or regular donations to the network via HelloAsso. Donations are not tax-deductible.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes coordinates the regional Community Supported Agriculture (AMAP) movement by supporting the creation of new AMAP groups, training farmers and consumer-members, providing digital tools (clic'AMAP software platform, website creation service, interactive AMAP map), and organizing events such as the annual AMAP en Fêtes festival and Rencontres Régionales. It serves as a membership-based association that sustains and develops direct farm-to-consumer food distribution without intermediaries across 12 departments in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

Product overview

Réseau AMAP Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes operates as a regional coordination body for AMAPs (Associations pour le Maintien d'une Agriculture Paysanne - Associations for Supporting Peasant Agriculture) in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The network offers clic'AMAP as its primary software tool for managing AMAP operations including contracts, deliveries, and communication. It also provides a website creation tool built on WordPress multi-site architecture for AMAPs and farms. Supporting platforms include AMAPartage for resource sharing and AMAP en Fêtes as an annual event program. The network delivers formation/training programs for both AMAP members and farmers. The organization functions as a membership-based association with approximately 1,100 farmers, 320 AMAPs, and 20,000 households participating.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• clic'AMAP software platform

Quantifiable outcome

• 40 AMAP with solidarity contracts serving ~300 households across Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• MIRAMAP (Mouvement Inter-Régional des AMAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational inter-regional movement that owns the AMAP trademark, coordinates the Charte des AMAP, organizes AMAP en Fêtes nationally, and represents the AMAP movement at national level. The Réseau AMAP AuRA is an affiliated member.
• URGENCI (International CSA Network)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational network of Community Supported Agriculture (ASC) / AMAP. The French AMAP movement was a founding member. URGENCI coordinates the Vivid project (Viability, Visibility, LiVeability) for CSA/AMAP networks across Europe. The network participates in URGENCI projects including Clay! (ERASMUS+ youth program).
• Réseau AMAP LoireminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental AMAP network active in the Loire department, composed of volunteers who participate in events and salons (Verts de Terre, Tatou Juste).
• Réseau AMAP Savoie (RESAMAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental AMAP network in Savoie (created November 2010), affiliated to the regional network and MIRAMAP. Composed entirely of volunteers. Represents 90 paysan·nes and 15 AMAP.
• Réseau AMAP Haute-SavoieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDepartmental AMAP network in Haute-Savoie, accompanied by Terre d'Union, representing 20 paysan·nes and 27 AMAP across multiple localities.
• InPact Drôme (Réseau InPact)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of agricultural and rural development organizations in Drôme, co-organizing events with the AMAP network (e.g., film screenings with CELAVAR, agricultural film projects).
• La Coopérative des InternetscoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb development cooperative (Lyon, 10 bis rue Jangot) responsible for technical design, hosting (via Gentils Nuages), and maintenance of the AMAP network's websites and the clic'AMAP platform. All hosted on servers in France.
• Solidarité PaysansminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational association supporting farmers in difficulty. Partners with the AMAP network for educational events, film screenings, and advocacy around farmer livelihoods and dignity.
• Terre de LiensminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational civic organization facilitating farmland access for farmers through collective ownership. Co-organizes educational events with the AMAP network around land access and generational renewal in agriculture.
• CELAVAR Auvergne-Rhône-AlpesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional animation and training network for rural life and agricultural development. Co-organized the theatre performance 'Une ferme c'est une vie, comment transmettre?' at the Rencontres Régionales 2026.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Others

• Solidarité Paysans: A national French association supporting farmers in difficulty, partnering with Réseau AMAP AuRA on events and advocacy. Not a direct competitor but a closely adjacent ecosystem player on farmer livelihoods.
• Terre de Liens: A French civic organization facilitating farmland access for new farmers via collective ownership. Co-organizes events with Réseau AMAP AuRA and shares its mission of generational renewal in peasant agriculture.

Direct peers

• AMAP Hauts-de-France: Regional AMAP coordination body across the Hauts-de-France region, modeled on the same Charter and operational framework as Réseau AMAP AuRA—a direct regional peer for coordination, training, and event functions.
• MIRAMAP (Mouvement Inter-Régional des AMAP): The national inter-regional federation of French AMAP networks; owns the AMAP trademark and Charte. Réseau AMAP AuRA is a direct affiliated member, making MIRAMAP the closest structural peer at the national level.
• URGENCI (International CSA Network): The international network of Community-Supported Agriculture movements, founded in part by the French AMAP movement. The Réseau AMAP AuRA participates in URGENCI projects (Clay! ERASMUS+, Viability/Vivid), making URGENCI a direct cross-border peer.
• Réseau AMAP Île-de-France: The Île-de-France regional AMAP network, providing identical membership-coordination, training, and farmer-pairing services in the Paris region. A direct structural counterpart to Réseau AMAP AuRA under the same Charte.
• Alliance Provence: A regional AMAP network in Provence that originally launched and spread the AMAP model in France. Same operational scope (AMAP coordination, farmer support, formations, AMAP en Fêtes participation) and a direct regional peer in concept and execution.

Broad incumbents

• La Ruche qui dit Oui: The leading French online platform connecting local producers with consumers via short-supply-chain sales. A broad incumbent in the same farm-to-consumer space as AMAP but operates a for-profit marketplace model rather than non-profit membership.
• Fédération Nationale d'Agriculture Biologique (FNAB): The national federation of French organic farmers, addressing certification, training, and policy. Overlaps in farmer support and advocacy but operates as a broad organic-industry body rather than an AMAP-specific network.

Emerging players

• Open Food Network: An open-source cooperative platform enabling local food enterprises, CSAs, and producers to manage online sales, ordering, and logistics. Operates in multiple countries and competes with proprietary CSA tools like clic'AMAP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/reseauamapaura
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCVDdNovWpS2yhRtDvuZiB_A
• Facebookfacebook.com/amapaura
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/r%C3%A9seau-amap-auvergne-rh%C3%B4ne-alpes
• Instagraminstagram.com/reseauamapaura

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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