ANEFA - Association Nationale pour l’Emploi et la Formation en Agriculture

What ANEFA - Association Nationale pour l’Emploi et la Formation en Agriculture does

ANEFA - Association Nationale pour l'Emploi et la Formation en Agriculture is a French non-profit paritarian association (association loi 1901) that serves as the national employment and training promotion agency for the French agricultural production sector. It is governed jointly by employer and employee representatives of the agricultural sector and is funded through the French agricultural professional training system via employer and employee contributions. The organization operates a nationwide network of more than 40 territorial and departmental offices staffed by approximately 100 local recruitment and employment specialists, covering virtually all French metropolitan departments.

Its core platform is lagriculture-recrute.org, an online job-matching portal that connects agricultural employers (farm operators, cooperatives, viticulture, arboriculture, grandes cultures, livestock, and equestrian businesses) with job seekers, including young people in career orientation, career changers, seasonal workers, and incumbent agricultural production employees. The website also publishes a comprehensive occupation directory and training pathway information, while the regional offices deliver in-person guidance, training referrals (CFPPA), shared-employment arrangements (GEIQ, Elioreso), and housing support (Action Logement).

ANEFA's services are provided free of charge to both job seekers and employers; it has no commercial pricing model, no funding rounds, and no disclosed revenue. Its strategic positioning centers on reinforcing partnerships with the FNSEA, FNCUMA, FDSEA and allied agricultural social partners, maintaining institutional legitimacy through the paritarian governance framework, and broadening reach into inclusion-focused employer audiences via its participation in the Salon International de l'Agriculture (SIA 2026) and related "Cultivons l'inclusion en agriculture" initiatives.

Name

ANEFA - Association Nationale pour l’Emploi et la Formation en Agriculture

Legal name

ANEFA - Association Nationale pour l'Emploi et la Formation en Agriculture

Website

https://anefa.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANEFA is the French national paritarian association that promotes employment and training in agriculture, running the lagriculture-recrute.org job platform and a network of 40+ regional offices serving French agricultural employers, job seekers, career changers, and seasonal workers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Employment Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture & Food Production (EDABALAA)

Keywords

• Agricultural employment services
• Agricultural job matching
• Agricultural training pathways
• Agricultural career guidance
• Rural workforce development

Headquarters

HQ city

Lattes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Employment and Training Promotion Services: ANEFA operates as a non-profit paritarian association (association paritaire) funded by employer and employee representatives from the agricultural sector. Their services are free for job seekers and employers, funded through the professional agricultural training system.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ANEFA is a French paritarian non-profit association that promotes employment and training in the agricultural sector through the lagriculture-recrute.org online job board and a nationwide network of 40+ territorial offices staffed by 100 local specialists. Its core offerings include agricultural job matching between employers and job seekers, career orientation services for young people and career changers, training pathway guidance, a comprehensive agricultural occupation directory, seasonal worker recruitment support, and housing assistance for agricultural workers.

Product overview

ANEFA operates as a unified national employment and training promotion service for the French agricultural sector. The core offering consists of the lagriculture-recrute.org job board platform, supported by a nationwide network of 40+ regional and departmental ANEFA offices that provide localized recruitment and training guidance. Additional services include agricultural career orientation for job seekers and students, a comprehensive job and occupation directory covering all farming sectors (arboriculture, viticulture, grandes cultures, livestock, equestrian), and agricultural training pathway information. These integrated services work together to connect agricultural employers with qualified workers across France.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• lagriculture-recrute.org Job Board Platform Online job board platform connecting French agricultural employers with job seekers across France, supporting job searches, candidate applications, and employer postings for seasonal, temporary, and permanent positions in farming and agricultural production.
• Regional ANEFA Network Services Nationwide network of 40+ territorial and departmental ANEFA offices providing localized employment services, training guidance, and recruitment support for agricultural workers and employers throughout France, staffed by approximately 100 local specialists.
• Agricultural Career Orientation Services Guidance services for young people in orientation, career changers (reconversion), agricultural employees, and seasonal workers, covering agricultural professions, training pathways, and seasonal work opportunities.
• Agricultural Training Pathways Guidance Information and guidance services on agricultural training programs, certifications, and educational pathways for individuals seeking to enter or advance in farming professions.
• Agricultural Occupation Directory Comprehensive directory of agricultural occupations covering arboriculture, viticulture, grandes cultures, livestock farming, and equestrian sectors, with detailed job descriptions, required training, and career progression paths.
• Agricultural Worker Housing Assistance Housing assistance services for agricultural workers, coordinated through partnership with Action Logement (e.g., Action Logement 34 in Hérault region).
• Seasonal Agricultural Work Promotion (Devenir saisonnier) Dedicated service promoting seasonal agricultural work opportunities ('ose devenir saisonnier avec l'ANEFA') for individuals interested in temporary/seasonal employment in French agriculture.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• GEIQ 34minorOthersPartnership with GEIQ 34 (Groupement d'Employeurs pour l'Insertion et la Qualification) providing integrated employment and qualification solutions in the Hérault region.
• CFPPA 34minorOthersPartnership with CFPPA 34 (Centre de Formation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricole) for agricultural training coordination in the Hérault region.
• Action Logement 34minorOthersPartnership with Action Logement providing housing assistance services for agricultural workers in the Hérault region.
• FDSEA 34coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrong partnership with FDSEA 34 (Fédération Départementale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles) for agricultural employment services in the Hérault department.
• ElioresocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Elioreso, a grouping of employer groups providing shared employment solutions including replacement services, part-time employment, and insertion/training programs in the Maine-et-Loire region.
• FDSEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FDSEA (Fédération Départementale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles) departmental organizations for agricultural sector representation and employment services.
• FNSEAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with FNSEA (Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles) - represented at the 80th FNSEA congress; collaboration on agricultural employment and training promotion.
• FNCUMAminorOthersPartnership with FNCUMA (Fédération Nationale des Coopératives d'Utilisation de Matériel Agricole) for agricultural machinery cooperation and employment matters.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OCAPIAT: French agricultural skills operator (Opérateur de Compétences) responsible for financing and supporting vocational training in agriculture, agri-food, and related sectors. Comparable to ANEFA in serving agricultural workforce development, with overlap in training pathways and employer engagement across the same French territorial scope.
• APECITA: French employment agency dedicated to agricultural executives, engineers, and technicians. Directly comparable to ANEFA in mission (agricultural employment intermediation in France), but focused on higher-skilled/managerial roles rather than production workers, making it a complementary rather than overlapping service.
• GEIQ (Fédération Nationale des GEIQ): Federation of French employer groups specializing in integration and qualification through alternating work/study contracts. ANEFA explicitly partners with GEIQ 34 in Hérault, indicating close service overlap in placing and training candidates for agricultural employers.
• Vivéa: French agricultural training fund (Fonds d'Assurance Formation) that finances continuing education for non-salaried agricultural workers. Directly comparable to ANEFA's training pathway guidance function, operating within the same French agricultural workforce development ecosystem.

Broad incumbents

• Manpower France: Global staffing firm with significant presence in French agricultural seasonal recruitment. Comparable to ANEFA in matching seasonal/temporary agricultural workers, but operates commercially across all sectors rather than specializing in agricultural career development and training pathways.
• France Travail (formerly Pôle Emploi): French national public employment agency serving all sectors including agriculture. Comparable as the broader incumbent that ANEFA complements for general job seekers; however, France Travail does not specialize in agricultural roles, seasonal work coordination, or sector-specific career orientation.
• Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA): National network of French agricultural chambers providing broad advisory services to farmers including some employment guidance. Comparable in geographic scope (departmental network across France) and agricultural focus, but broader in mandate (production advice, regulatory support) rather than dedicated employment intermediation.
• Adecco France: Major global staffing firm with a dedicated agricultural vertical in France (Adecco Agricole). Competes with ANEFA for agricultural employer contracts but operates as a commercial staffing agency rather than a paritarian non-profit with sector-specific career orientation services.

Others

• Action Logement: French housing assistance organization for employees, with which ANEFA partners (Action Logement 34) to provide housing services for agricultural workers. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct employment competitor, but operates in the same French workforce support space.
• CFPPA (Centres de Formation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricole): French public agricultural vocational training centers, with which ANEFA partners (CFPPA 34) for training coordination. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than employment competitor, providing the actual training delivery that ANEFA's training pathway guidance references.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/oselagri_anefa
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/VideosANEFA
• Facebookfacebook.com/ose.lagriculture.avec.lanefa
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ose-lagriculture-avec-lanefa
• Instagraminstagram.com/oselagri_anefa
• TikToktiktok.com/@ose_lagriculture?lang=fr

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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