Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse

What Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse does

Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse is a French public administrative institution (établissement public à caractère administratif) headquartered in Guéret, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, that serves as the departmental representative body for the farming sector in Creuse. It is a constituent member of the national Chambres d'agriculture network and delivers advisory, training, animal identification, technical bulletins, and digital farm-management services to farmers, future farmers, local government collectivités, and individuals across the department, supported by a network of four satellite offices in addition to its Guéret headquarters.

Its operational surface spans agronomic advice, livestock identification (cattle and sheep via the Boviclic and Oviclic tools, plus the related Milklic and BOVIPHONE applications), parcel-level farm management (MesParcelles), and territorial development services delivered under the Terralto sub-brand to local authorities. The Chamber also produces departmental-level technical publications, including a recurring forage bulletin. Its offering is built primarily on shared national-network digital infrastructure, augmented by locally-staffed agronomic advisors with department-specific expertise.

Its revenue mechanics combine a statutory allocation from the national Chambres d'agriculture tax (taxe additionnelle à la taxe foncière sur le non-bâti), fees for individualized services, project-based grants from the Conseil départemental, the Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine, and EU programmes (notably INTERREG RESI'COW and TRANSANA), and partnership arrangements such as the 2025 collaboration with Fédération des Chasseurs de la Creuse (FDC23) on interculture and wildlife-habitat advisory. As a public-sector body, it is not structured to grow by competitive capture but to expand mandate and service surface within a publicly funded envelope.

Name

Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse

Legal name

Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse

Website

https://creuse.chambre-agriculture.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse is a French public administrative institution headquartered in Guéret that delivers advisory, training, animal identification, digital farm-management tools, and territorial development services to farmers, future farmers, local government bodies, and individuals across the Creuse department, as part of the national Chambres d'agriculture network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advisory Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511), Support Activities for Animal Production (11521)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFACABAH

Plant Tissue, Soil & Water Sampling Coordination (Agronomy-Focused)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYAFACAJAG

Farm Technology Enablement & Data Integration Advisory (FMIS/ERP, IoT, Decision Support)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Farm Management & Operational Advisory Services

SECONDARYAFACAJAF

Sustainability & ESG / Carbon & Conservation Program Advisory

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Farm Management & Operational Advisory Services

SECONDARYAFACABAL

Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Services (Custom Farming, Agronomy, Veterinary)/Crop Consulting & Agronomy Services (Soil Health, Nutrient Planning, Yield Consulting)

SECONDARYAFAAAFAO

Farm Finance, Input Procurement & Risk Tools (Budgeting, Inventory, Insurance Links)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Precision Agriculture & Farm Management Software (GIS, IoT, Telematics)

Keywords

• Agricultural advisory services
• Farmer training programs
• Livestock identification services
• Farm installation support
• Rural development consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Guéret, Nouvelle-Aquitaine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Statutory Contribution (Taxe Additionnelle): Public funding from the national agricultural Chambers network (Chambres d'agriculture France), partially funded by a statutory tax on agricultural land.
2. Advisory and Training Services: Fee-for-service consulting, formation, and accompaniment for farmers, collectives, and individuals, with published price lists and quotes.
3. Animal Identification Services: Official service for ordering and managing livestock identification tags (boucles), with contact numbers and ordering portals.
4. European and Regional Project Funding: Co-financing from FEADER, INTERREG Grande Région, and Region Nouvelle-Aquitaine for specific agricultural transition and modernization projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse is a public administrative establishment that delivers agricultural advisory services, technical training, farm installation and transmission support, animal identification tag services, and environmental/agronomy consulting to farmers, future farmers, local authorities, and individuals in the Creuse department. It operates through four departmental antennas, GDA farmer groups, and digital platforms (Boviclic, Oviclic, Milklic, MesParcelles, Terralto), and publishes regular technical bulletins such as Herbe et Fourrages. Its core outputs are paid advisory services, training programs, regulatory compliance support, and territorial development initiatives including #Aimetonagri and Bienvenue à la ferme.

Product overview

Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse operates as a public administrative institution providing comprehensive agricultural support services to farmers, future farmers, local communities, and individuals in the Creuse department. The organization offers a multi-channel service portfolio centered on advisory services (Prestations Agriculteurs), farmer training (Formation), and installation/transmission support (Point Accueil Installation, Point Accueil Transmission). Key product lines include agricultural bulletins (Bulletin Herbe et Fourrages), the Chambr'info23 newsletter, and regional services like Terralto for communities and #Aimetonagri for territorial development. The Chamber provides animal identification services (Boviclic, Oviclic, Milklic) and operates local antenna offices throughout the department for proximity support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Terralto: A dedicated service offering for local authorities (collectivités) under the Chambre d'agriculture de la Creuse.

Quantifiable outcome

• Forage quality program covering 137 samples in 2025 and 271 in 2024 across the Creuse department, providing farmers with rationing benchmarks.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Fédération des Chasseurs de la Creuse (FDC23)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Co-developer of interculture fauna sauvage program. FDC23 co-funds 60% of seed costs for cover crops beneficial to biodiversity and small game. Contractual program 2025-2026, limited to 400 ha total.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la Moselle (lead)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023Lead partner of INTERREG RESI'COW project. Project objective: ensure sustainability and climate adaptation of bovine farming in the Grande Région. Three themes: animal welfare and housing conditions, forage autonomy, and reduction of GHG and ammonia emissions. Project duration: 3 years.
• Awé groupe/Elevéo (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023Walloon cattle breeders association and part of INTERREG RESI'COW project. Contributing expertise in cattle breeding and livestock farming systems.
• Fourrages Mieux (Belgium)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023Pilot center for forage in Wallonia. Partner in INTERREG RESI'COW, focusing on forage autonomy and grassland management.
• Convis (Luxembourg)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023Luxembourg agricultural cooperative active in livestock farming. Partner in INTERREG RESI'COW Grande Région project.
• Chambre d'agriculture de Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Vosges, Alsace, and Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023French Chambers of agriculture in the Grande Région. Partners in INTERREG RESI'COW and TRANSANA project for agricultural transition in Nouvelle-Aquitaine.
• ECOPHYTO/DEPHY NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2023National network of farmer groups reducing pesticide use. DEPHY Creuse includes multiple farm groups; one member (GAEC SOULIER) won 2023 Agriculture Durable competition.
• Chambres d'agriculture FrancecoreOthersNational body providing shared IT infrastructure (Opus platform), website design, publications, and policy coordination. Located at 9 avenue George V, Paris.
• TerraltocoreOthersDedicated offer and digital platform for local government Collectivités within the Creuse department. Integrated into the Chamber's website under the Collectivité profile.
• Bienvenue à la fermeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNational farm retail network. Chamber supports farmers in joining and operating under this brand for direct farm sales.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cerfrance: Largest French agricultural accounting and management advisory network, providing farm financial, tax, and management consulting that directly overlaps with the Chamber's enterprise-management and PAC-advisory missions.
• ARVALIS - Institut du végétal: French applied agricultural research institute focused on arable crops, providing technical bulletins, trials, and agronomic advice that overlap with the Chamber's crop-trial and bulletin activities (e.g., Herbe et Fourrages).
• Chambres d'agriculture France: National federation headquartered in Paris that coordinates all 102 departmental Chambers, owns shared digital infrastructure (Opus, Boviclic, MesParcelles), and represents the network to government — the upstream parent and broad-incumbent counterpart of any departmental Chamber.
• IDELE (Institut de l'Élevage): French applied research and technical institute for livestock farming, comparable in providing advisory, trials, and reference data to livestock farmers — directly overlapping with the Chamber's Service Élevage mandate in Creuse.

Emerging players

• SAFER Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Regional land-development society active in Nouvelle-Aquitaine that partners with the Chamber on farm transmission and land transactions, addressing overlapping farmer-customer needs around farm installation and succession.
• FNCUMA (Fédération Nationale des CUMA): National federation of agricultural machinery cooperatives (CUMA) that overlaps with the Chamber's machinery advisory and groupement functions, particularly relevant given Creuse's small-farm structure.

Direct peers

• Chambre d'agriculture de la Corrèze: Sibling departmental Chamber of Agriculture in neighbouring Corrèze, Nouvelle-Aquitaine. Provides the same public-mandate agricultural advisory, training, animal identification, and installation services to its own farmer base, making it the most structurally comparable peer.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la Haute-Vienne: Departmental Chamber in neighbouring Haute-Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, sharing regional coordination structures, comparable livestock advisory mandates, and similar digital platform integration.
• Chambre d'agriculture de l'Allier: Departmental Chamber in Allier (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) with the same statutory advisory, training, identification, and antenna-network model serving livestock- and crop-dominant farmers.

Regional players

• Bienvenue à la ferme: National direct-sales and agritourism farm network under which the Chamber supports member farmers; comparable in scope around diversification revenue, direct-to-consumer channels, and farmer marketing support.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@chambreagriculturecreuse9635
• Facebookfacebook.com/chambredagriculture.creuse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chambre-agriculture-creuse
• Instagraminstagram.com/chambre_agriculture_23

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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