DRAAF Hauts-de-France

What DRAAF Hauts-de-France does

DRAAF Hauts-de-France (Direction régionale de l'alimentation, de l'agriculture et de la forêt Hauts-de-France) is a regional directorate of the French Ministry of Agriculture operating under the authority of the Préfet de la région Hauts-de-France. Its legal name is Direction régionale de l'alimentation, de l'agriculture et de la forêt Hauts-de-France. It is a public administrative entity (firm_type: government_state_entity) domiciled in France, with its primary office in the Hauts-de-France region and a web presence at draaf.hauts-de-france.agriculture.gouv.fr.

The entity delivers a portfolio of public services rather than commercial products: statistical data collection (RICA/RIDEA farm accounting network covering ~20,000 holdings representing 95% of national agricultural production; full regional agricultural census); biological surveillance (BSV weekly bulletins covering 550 monitored farms); national policy program implementation (Ecophyto pesticide reduction, PNA national food program including PAT territorial food projects); phytosanitary and food safety inspection; agricultural education coordination (initial schooling, apprenticeship, VAE validation, exams via MIREX Nord-Est); and rural/forestry policy (PRFB 2020-2030). Core technology comprises statistical sampling networks, biological territory surveillance systems, and an Agrispip CMS-based public website publishing under the etalab-2.0 open license.

DRAAF is funded entirely through allocations from the French state budget and EU agricultural programs (CAP, Ecophyto). It has no commercial revenue streams, no private ownership, and no venture funding. It serves farmers, agri-food industry operators, collective catering operators, agricultural education institutions, food aid associations, and forestry stakeholders across the Hauts-de-France region. Strategic partnerships include FranceAgriMer (data dissemination), INRAE, ANSES, Arvalis, and Terres Inovia (technical research), the Chambre d'agriculture du Nord-Pas-de-Calais (DEPHY network coordination with 127 pilot farms), DRJSCS and ARS Hauts-de-France (food insecurity guide), and SAFER Hauts-de-France (farmland transactions).

Name

DRAAF Hauts-de-France

Legal name

Direction régionale de l'alimentation, de l'agriculture et de la forêt Hauts-de-France

Website

https://draaf.hauts-de-france.agriculture.gouv.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

DRAAF Hauts-de-France is the French Ministry of Agriculture's regional directorate for Hauts-de-France, delivering agricultural policy, food safety inspection, farm statistics (RICA/BSV), and agricultural education coordination to farmers, food operators, and educational institutions in the region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Agricultural Administration

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (926140), Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sanitary & Phytosanitary (SPS) & Food Safety Regulatory Cooperation (BPADANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supplier Approval, Verification & Food Safety Risk Management (GFSI-aligned) (AFALADAH), Food Safety, Sanitation & HACCP Programs (Training, Audits, Inspections) (EDAEAEAJ)

Keywords

• Agricultural policy administration
• Food safety inspection
• Phytosanitary surveillance
• Agricultural statistics reporting
• Agricultural education coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

Hauts-de-France

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: DRAAF Hauts-de-France is a regional directorate of the French Ministry of Agriculture. It operates entirely on government funding from the French state and EU agricultural programs. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

DRAAF Hauts-de-France is a French government regional directorate providing public administrative services for food, agriculture, and forestry in the Hauts-de-France region. It implements national agricultural policies (Ecophyto, PAC), conducts food safety and phytosanitary inspections, issues regulatory certifications and habilitations, delivers agricultural statistical and economic reports (RICA/RIDEA, BSV, agricultural census), and coordinates agricultural education programs including exam administration and professional training.

Product overview

DRAAF Hauts-de-France is a French regional directorate of the Ministry of Agriculture that provides government administrative services and agricultural data to the Hauts-de-France region. Rather than a commercial product platform, it offers a portfolio of public information services including: the RICA/Ridea agricultural accounting network providing farm economic data; agricultural surveillance bulletins (BSV) for crop health monitoring; the Ecophyto plan for pesticide reduction; the National Food Program (PNA) including territorial food projects; and monthly agricultural economic reports. These services are government-mandated programs, not commercial software products. The organization operates via the Agrispip CMS platform and publishes content under etalab-2.0 open license.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RICA/RIDEA Agricultural Accounting Network

Quantifiable outcome

• Covers 95% of national agricultural production standard through RICA statistical sampling
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DRJSCS Hauts-de-France (Direction régionale de la jeunesse, des sports et de la cohésion sociale)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2018Joint partnership between DRJSCS, DRAAF, and ARS to develop a collaborative guide for food aid operators and combat food insecurity in Hauts-de-France. The guide addresses regulations, best practices, and support for associative life.
• ARS Hauts-de-France (Agence Régionale de Santé)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2018Tripartite partnership with DRJSCS and DRAAF to support food aid operators, combining health, social, and agricultural policy expertise.
• FranceAgriMercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational agricultural products agency providing statistical data, market information, and sectoral support. DRAAF disseminates FranceAgriMer publications and data for the Hauts-de-France region.
• INRAE (Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement)coreTechnology or IntegrationResearch partnership for agricultural technical notes on pesticide resistance management, fungicide resistance in cereals, and sustainable crop protection. INRAE co-authors national technical guidance documents.
• ANSES (Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation)coreTechnology or IntegrationJoint technical notes with INRAE on pesticide resistance management, fungicide resistance monitoring, and sustainable agricultural practices.
• SAFER Hauts-de-FranceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgricultural and rural land development society involved in farmland transactions and agricultural land management in the region.
• Chambre d'agriculture du Nord-Pas-de-CalaiscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional agricultural chamber coordinating the DEPHY network with 10 groups and 127 pilot farms, organizing technical events like DEPHY TOUR for pesticide reduction.
• DEPHY Network FarmerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollective of 127 pilot farms across 10 regional groups committed to sustainable pesticide reduction, supported through the Ecophyto plan.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• FranceAgriMer: National agricultural products agency providing statistical data, market information, and sectoral support — DRAAF disseminates FranceAgriMer publications regionally and is a core operational partner.
• INRAE: France's national research institute for agriculture, food, and environment; DRAAF partners with INRAE on technical notes and resistance management, addressing the same agricultural sector with a research mandate.
• DEFRA: UK department for environment, food, and rural affairs — the British functional counterpart handling agricultural policy, food standards, and rural development, with NFU-facing and FSA-facing responsibilities analogous to DRAAF's.
• Direction Générale de l'Alimentation (DGAL): National directorate under the French Ministry of Agriculture responsible for food safety and sanitary policy; DRAAF Hauts-de-France acts as the regional implementation arm of DGAL's national policies and inspections.
• USDA (United States Department of Agriculture): U.S. federal counterpart combining agricultural policy, food safety inspection, rural development, and agricultural statistics — the closest international equivalent to DRAAF's combined mandate at a national scale.
• ANSES: French national agency for food, environmental, and occupational health safety; DRAAF co-authors technical notes with ANSES on pesticide resistance and crop protection, making it a closely aligned institutional peer.

Direct peers

• DRAAF Île-de-France: Sister regional directorate of the French Ministry of Agriculture serving the Île-de-France region, with the same mission structure covering agricultural policy, food safety, education, and forestry — the most direct structural peer of DRAAF Hauts-de-France.
• DRAAF Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: Another regional DRAAF covering a large agricultural territory with significant livestock and crop diversity; comparable in mandate, statutory function, and operational scope to DRAAF Hauts-de-France.

Regional players

• DREAL Hauts-de-France: Regional environment, planning, and housing directorate for Hauts-de-France; a sister regional state directorate with overlapping concerns on land use, water, and environmental compliance in the same territory.
• ARS Hauts-de-France: Regional health agency of Hauts-de-France — a partner in the tripartite food-aid framework alongside DRAAF and DRJSCS; comparable as a regional state directorate operating in Hauts-de-France with a different sectoral mandate.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubedailymotion.com/DRAAF-hautsdefrance
• Facebookfacebook.com/enseignementagricole.hautsdefrance
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/draaf-hauts-de-france
• Instagraminstagram.com/metiersduvivanthdf

Compliance1 record

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