What Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire does

Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire is a French public agricultural chamber institution established under public law, headquartered at the Hôtel interconsulaire in Le Puy-en-Velay, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Operating as one department-level node within the national Réseau des Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA) since the 1920s, the organization delivers advisory, training, and information services to agricultural professionals and local government entities across the Haute-Loire department. Its functional remit spans farm installation, management, transmission, production innovation (animal, plant, renewable energy, agroforestry), regulatory compliance (Certiphyto, nitrates directive, phytosanitary guides, animal identification), and climate-change adaptation.

The Chamber runs a website-based service platform organized around three core pillars — S'informer (information), Se former (training), and Etre Accompagné (personalized support) — augmented by recurring technical bulletins (Info Prairie, Info Maïs, Info Colza, mountain cereals, crop health) and techno-economic references (e.g., Ovins viande benchmarking). Service delivery combines in-person consultations at headquarters, training sessions, and online resources accessible via the departmental website and social channels (Facebook, LinkedIn). The shared APCA online payment infrastructure is integrated for invoice settlement.

Revenue is derived primarily from public institutional funding flowing through the national APCA network and from government agricultural subsidies, supplemented by modest fee-based training revenue (e.g., €27 per session for VIVEA-eligible farmers). The organization employs 47 staff and operates exclusively within the Haute-Loire department; it is not a private or investable enterprise but a statutory public service body, with no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or ownership structure beyond its public-law status.

Name

Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire

Legal name

Chambre d'agriculture de la Haute-Loire

Website

https://extranet-haute-loire.chambres-agriculture.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire is a French public agricultural chamber serving farmers and local collectivités in the Haute-Loire department with advisory, training, and regulatory-compliance services, funded institutionally through the national APCA 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 primary industry

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Audit Readiness (Food Safety, Environmental, Labor) (AFACAJAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Capital Projects & Farm Expansion Advisory (Feasibility, Site Planning, ROI) (AFACAJAN), Carbon, Sustainability & Farm Certification Support (Agro-Environmental Advisory) (AFACABAL)

Keywords

• Agricultural advisory services
• Farmer training programs
• Farm installation support
• Agricultural technical bulletins
• Regulatory compliance support

Headquarters

HQ city

Le Puy-en-Velay

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Revenue model

1. Public institutional funding: As a public Chamber of Agriculture (Établissement Public), funding comes primarily from the national agricultural chamber network (APCA - Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture) and government agricultural subsidies. Additional revenue generated through fee-based training services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire is a French public agricultural chamber institution that provides information services, training programs, and personalized advisory support to farmers and local government entities across the Haute-Loire department. Core offerings include farm installation, management and transmission assistance, production innovation, regulatory compliance guidance (Certiphyto, nitrates directive, phytosanitary guides), technical bulletins, and economic benchmarking references for mountain agriculture.

Product overview

Chambre d'Agriculture de Haute-Loire is a public agricultural chamber offering a unified service portfolio centered on farmer support. The core offerings consist of S'informer (information services), Se former (training programs), and Etre Accompliqué (advisory support), supplemented by specialized technical bulletins and economic reference databases. Services target farmers, agricultural businesses, and local authorities across the Haute-Loire department, covering farm establishment, management, transfer, production, innovation, and regulatory compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• S'informer (Information Services) Comprehensive information services for farmers covering farm establishment, management, transfer, production, innovation, and regulatory compliance, including technical bulletins and economic references.
• Se former (Training Services) Agricultural training programs including financing support and practical information, with accessible options for people with disabilities.
• Etre Accompagné (Support Services) Personalized support services for farmers and local authorities, providing advisory and accompaniment throughout agricultural activities.
• Bulletins Techniques (Technical Bulletins) Regular technical bulletins covering Info Prairie (grassland), Info Maïs (corn), Info Colza (rapeseed), Bulletins technique lentilles (lentils), Info Irrigation, Bulletin de Santé du Végétal (crop health), and Association Céréales Montagne (mountain cereals).
• Références Technico Économiques (Technical-Economic References) Economic benchmarking tools providing Ovins viande (meat sheep) technical and economic reference data for farm performance analysis.
• Paiement en Ligne (Online Payment) Electronic payment service for farmers to pay invoices and dues online.

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Réseau Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the national network of French Chambers of Agriculture (Assembleé Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture - APCA). The network coordinates agricultural policy, shares technical resources, and provides institutional framework for all departmental chambers.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• FranceAgriMer: French public state agency for agricultural and seafood product markets. Provides adjacent regulatory and market oversight complementing the Chamber's farmer advisory services, but operates at the national policy level rather than delivering direct extension services.
• Assemblée Permanente des Chambres d'Agriculture (APCA): The national coordinating body of the French Chambers of Agriculture network. Not a direct competitor but the umbrella institution that defines policy, allocates resources, and coordinates the departmental chambers including Haute-Loire.

Direct peers

• Chambre d'agriculture de l'Ardèche: Another departmental Chamber in the same region, providing direct comparable services (information, training, advisory) to farmers and local authorities under the APCA national framework.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la Loire: Neighboring departmental Chamber of Agriculture in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region with the same public institutional mandate, service portfolio (information, training, advisory), and farmer support focus.
• Chambre d'agriculture Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes: The regional-level Chamber of Agriculture that the Haute-Loire Chamber falls under. Provides the same institutional advisory, training, and regulatory compliance services at the regional scale, with overlapping farmer and territorial stakeholders.
• Chambre d'agriculture du Cantal: Neighboring departmental Chamber in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes with the same institutional mandate, mountain agriculture expertise, and service portfolio centered on farmer support and regulatory compliance.
• Chambre d'agriculture de la Lozère: Adjacent departmental Chamber in a comparable mountainous agricultural context, delivering the same institutional farmer services and regulatory compliance support.
• Chambre d'agriculture du Puy-de-Dôme: Adjacent departmental Chamber offering identical public agricultural advisory, training, and technical bulletin services to farmers in a comparable mountain/agri region.
• Chambre d'agriculture de Bretagne: Regional-level Chamber of Agriculture operating under the same national APCA framework with a comparable service portfolio in farmer advisory, training, and regulatory support.

Broad incumbents

• INRAE: France's national public research institute for agriculture, food, and environment. Provides upstream agricultural science and technical expertise that complements the Chamber's applied advisory role, though it does not compete directly for farmer advisory services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/chambreagricultureHauteLoire
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/chambre-d-agriculture-de-haute-loire

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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