CRIEPPAM

What CRIEPPAM does

CRIEPPAM (Centre Régionalisé Interprofessionnel d'Expérimentation en Plantes à Parfum, Aromatiques et Médicinales) is a non-profit interprofessional association founded in 1994 and headquartered in Manosque, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France. It operates as the national reference center for applied research on lavender, lavandin, and Mediterranean aromatic and medicinal plants (Plantes à Parfum, Aromatiques et Médicinales — PPAM), serving approximately 7,000 French farms cultivating PPAM across 69,200 hectares. The organization is governed by cooperatives, specialized unions, chambers of agriculture, and first market operators, and conducts research across five poles: genetic resources, agronomy, plant health, machinery and processing, and knowledge transfer. It holds an official DRAAF mandate to publish the Bulletin de Santé du Végétal (BSV) for the PPAM sector since 2010, and operates a certified healthy plant sector producing lavender and lavandin material free of Xylella fastidiosa, Stolbur phytoplasma, and Alfalfa Mosaic Virus.

Name

CRIEPPAM

Legal name

Centre Régionalisé Interprofessionnel d'Expérimentation en Plantes à Parfum, Aromatiques et Médicinales

Website

https://crieppam.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CRIEPPAM is a French non-profit applied research center founded in 1994 that serves as the national reference for lavender, lavandin, and aromatic plant producers in southern France, delivering varietal research, plant health surveillance, agronomic innovation, distillation training, and technical extension to roughly 7,000 PPAM farms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Manosque

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership contributions and member fees: Association loi 1901 without profit motive, governed by cooperatives, specialized unions, chambers of agriculture, and first market entrants of the PPAM sector
2. Training programs: Professional training courses on distillation, legionella prevention, and regulatory compliance for PPAM sector professionals
3. Government and institutional funding: Funding from CASDAR (Ministry of Agriculture), ADEME, Regions AURA and SUD, FranceAGRIMER, and OFB for specific research projects

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CRIEPPAM is a non-profit interprofessional applied research center serving producers of aromatic and medicinal plants (PPAM), primarily lavender and lavandin, in southern France. It delivers varietal selection, genetic conservation, agronomic research, plant health surveillance, distillation research, and professional training programs to producer cooperatives, individual farms, and distillery operators. Its offerings are organized across five research poles plus a certified healthy plant sector, and disseminated through technical bulletins, guides, webinars, and field demonstrations.

Product overview

CRIEPPAM operates as a unified applied research center structured around five thematic divisions — Genetic Resources, Agronomy, Plant Health, Machinery and Processing, and Knowledge Transfer — plus a certified healthy plant sector. It does not offer a single commercial product but rather a portfolio of research services, training modules, and publications. Core services include varietal selection and genetic conservation programs, agricultural experimentation across soil health and cover crops, sanitary surveillance through the BSV network, and technical training on distillation and regulatory compliance. Research outputs are disseminated via publications (L'Essentiel bulletin, Horizons Bleus guides and flashes, BSV PAPAM bulletins) and a shared connected weather station network (SENCROP). Membership-advisory and training programs represent the closest to recurring service offerings.

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Products and services

• Pôle ressources génétiques (Genetic Resources Research Service) Applied research service delivering genetic conservation, varietal selection, and certified seed production programs for lavender, lavandin, immortelle, thyme, rosemary, and other Mediterranean aromatic plants, for PPAM producers and cooperatives in southern France.
• Pôle agronomie (Agronomy Research Service) Applied research service focused on winter cover crops, climate-adapted production systems, water resource optimization, plant nutrition, and the REGAIN agroecological soil management approach for lavender cultivation, for PPAM producers in Mediterranean France.
• Pôle santé du végétal (Plant Health Research Service) Applied research and surveillance service monitoring bioaggressors in lavender fields, coordinating the BSV plant health surveillance network, and addressing Stolbur phytoplasma decline, gall midge, and weed management, with official phytopharmaceutical advisory approvals (Certiphyto/BPE), for PPAM producers in southeastern France.
• Pôle machinisme et transformation (Machinery and Processing Research Service) Applied research service covering essential oil distillation, aromatic plant drying, distillery regulations, farm machinery for lavender and lavandin, energy savings, and the 'espieur' selective floral harvesting prototype, for PPAM producers and distillery operators.
• Formation Distillation des huiles essentielles (Essential Oil Distillation Training) A 4-day (28-hour) professional training program covering steam distillation principles, boiler operation, essential oil quality, safety, facility design, and regulatory compliance, for distillery operators and PPAM sector professionals, priced at €868 per participant.
• Formation Prévention des risques liés aux légionelles (Legionella Risk Prevention Training) A 1-day (7-hour) professional training program on cooling tower operations, legionella prevention, regulatory compliance with December 2013 decrees, and water sampling, for distillery operators, priced at €217 per participant with VIVEA fund subsidies available.
• Filière Plants sains certifiés (Certified Healthy Plant Sector) Sector coordinated by CRIEPPAM producing certified disease-free lavender and lavandin plants, free from Xylella fastidiosa, Stolbur phytoplasma, and Alfalfa Mosaic Virus, incorporating in-vitro regeneration, for PPAM producers and nurseries.
• Réseau de stations météo connectées SENCROP (Connected Weather Station Network) A shared meteorological network with over 400 stations providing weather data to lavender producers for decision-making, supported by FranceAgriMer subsidies and CRIEPPAM co-financing, with SENCROP Analytics for rainfall and temperature mapping.

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Chambre d'agriculture de la Drôme (CA 26)coreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical partner providing agricultural extension services and field demonstrations for lavender producers in the Drôme region
• ITEIPMAIcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnical institute for aromatic and medicinal plants; collaborates on varietal selection projects (AMELAV, CECILAV) and pre-development trials
• CNPMAI (Conservatoire National des Plantes Médicinales, Aromatiques et Industrielles)coreTechnology or IntegrationNational conservatory providing expertise on medicinal, aromatic, and industrial plant genetics and conservation
• CIRADcoreTechnology or IntegrationAgricultural research institute collaborating on CECILAV project to study cecidomyia biology and natural enemies
• INRAEcoreTechnology or IntegrationNational research institute for agriculture and environment; collaborates on CECILAV project for cecidomyia research
• CIHEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInterprofessional committee for essential oils; coordinates strategic planning for French lavender industry and funds research projects including AMELAV

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ACTA (Association de Coordination Technique Agricole): Head network of French agricultural technical institutes. Comparable as the umbrella/coordination layer that includes peer institutes such as Arvalis and IFV, providing institutional benchmarking for CRIEPPAM's operating model.
• CIRAD: French agricultural research center for development, collaborating with CRIEPPAM on CECILAV. Comparable as an applied agricultural research organization, but with a global tropical/southern-hemisphere scope.
• INRAE: France's national research institute for agriculture, food and environment — a much larger scientific incumbent collaborating with CRIEPPAM on CECILAV. Overlaps in agronomic R&D, plant health and genetics but across all crops nationally.
• Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin (IFV): French technical institute for viticulture — a strong structural analogue to CRIEPPAM (sector-specific applied R&D, plant health surveillance, training, member-funded model) but serving grapevines rather than PPAM.
• Arvalis: French technical institute for arable crops — a structural peer (technical institute under ACTA network) with similar applied-research, training, and publication model, but serving cereals rather than PPAM.

Direct peers

• CIHEF: French interprofessional committee for essential oils, coordinating strategic planning and co-funding research (including AMELAV). Comparable as a sector governance body serving the same lavender/PPAM producer base.
• ITEIPMAI: French technical institute dedicated to aromatic, medicinal and perfume plants — a direct institutional peer to CRIEPPAM with overlapping R&D scope (varietal selection, agronomy, plant health, distillation). Already a collaboration partner on AMELAV and CECILAV projects.
• CNPMAI: National conservatory for medicinal, aromatic and industrial plants — directly comparable in genetic conservation, varietal selection, and PPAM sector support. Listed as a CRIEPPAM core partner with overlapping mandate.

Regional players

• Chambre d'agriculture PACA: Regional chamber of agriculture for Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur — comparable as a regional agricultural advisory/extension body serving the same producer base, with overlapping training and field-demonstration activity.
• Agribio 04: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence branch of the French organic farming network (FNAB). Comparable as a regional, producer-facing organization aligned with CRIEPPAM's agroecology/REGAIN trajectory and serving overlapping lavender producers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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M&A

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