Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde

What Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde does

Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde is a public institutional body representing farmers and agricultural interests in the Gironde department of France, operating under the supervision of the French Ministry of Agriculture as part of the national Chambres d'agriculture network. Headquartered at 17 cours Xavier Arnozan in Bordeaux and employing approximately 132 people, the chamber delivers advisory, training, and support services across viticulture, large crops, livestock, fruits and vegetables, and forestry. Core offerings include agronomic consulting (Prestations agricoles), training programs (Offre de formation) including Certiphyto certification, farm installation and transmission support, diversification advisory, financial aid assistance (Aides et financements), and crisis management via the REAGIR program. The chamber also runs climate risk management, energy advisory, and direct-to-consumer farm products programs (Consommer fermier).

The chamber's business model is primarily statutory and service-based: it is funded through public contributions from the agricultural sector and supplemented by fees for advisory and training services delivered to farmers and local collectivities. There is no proprietary technology platform; service delivery relies on in-person consultations, technical workshops, training events (such as the 'Guinguettes fluo' technical meetings), and a content/communications layer via its website, newsletters, and online payment system for invoicing. Its competitive position rests on statutory recognition as the official farmers' chamber for the Gironde department and deep regional specialization — particularly in viticulture — rather than on proprietary technology or commercial differentiation.

Name

Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde

Legal name

Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde

Website

https://gironde.chambre-agriculture.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde is a French public agricultural chamber headquartered in Bordeaux that delivers advisory, training, and crisis-management services to farmers and local collectivities across the Gironde department, with particular emphasis on viticulture.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Advisory Services

NAICS

Farm Management Services (115116)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700)

akta.pro primary industry

Sustainability & ESG / Carbon & Conservation Program Advisory (AFACAJAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory Compliance, Permitting & Audit Readiness (Food Safety, Environmental, Labor) (AFACAJAE), Supply Chain, Marketing & Contracting Advisory (Grain/Livestock Marketing) (AFACAJAH)

Keywords

• Agricultural advisory services
• Farmer training programs
• Farm installation support
• Viticulture advisory
• Agricultural financial aid

Headquarters

HQ city

Bordeaux

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Advisory Services: The Chamber provides advisory and consulting services to farmers, including installation support, diversification guidance, difficulty management through REAGIR program, and transmission planning.
2. Training Programs: Educational and training services offered to farmers and agricultural professionals, including certifications like Certiphyto.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde is a public agricultural chamber providing advisory, training, and support services to farmers and agricultural professionals in the Gironde department of France. It offers agronomic consulting, professional training (including Certiphyto certification), farm installation and transmission support, diversification guidance, financial aid assistance, crisis management (REAGIR program), climate risk advisory, energy advisory, and direct-to-consumer farm programs across viticulture, large crops, livestock, fruits/vegetables, and forestry sectors.

Product overview

Chambre d'Agriculture de la Gironde is a public agricultural organization providing a comprehensive suite of advisory services, training programs, and support tools for farmers in the Gironde region. The offering consists of multiple interconnected services including agronomic consulting (Prestations agricoles), professional training (Offre de formation), farm diversification support, financial aid assistance, crisis management (REAGIR), new farmer installation support, farm succession planning, and direct-to-consumer market programs. The chamber also provides specialized services for viticulture, grandes cultures, livestock, fruits and vegetables, and forestry sectors, along with certification support (Certiphyto), climate risk management, and energy advisory services. Online payment functionality enables farmers to pay invoices digitally.

Differentiator

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Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prestations agricoles (Agricultural Advisory Services) Advisory and consulting services for farmers including agronomic advice, farm management support, and technical assistance across viticulture, large crops, livestock, fruits/vegetables, and forestry sectors.
• Offre de formation (Training Programs) Agricultural training programs covering sustainable practices, certification requirements (Certiphyto), and professional development for farmers and agricultural professionals.
• Appui à la diversification (Diversification Support) Support services for farmers looking to diversify their agricultural activities and income sources.
• Aides et financements (Financial Aid Assistance) Financial assistance and funding programs for farmers including access to grants, subsidies, and financial aid guidance.
• REAGIR (Crisis Support Program) Emergency support program helping farmers facing difficulties, providing crisis management and recovery assistance.
• S'installer en agriculture (Farm Installation Support) Support services for new farmers including installation assistance, business planning, and startup guidance.
• Transmettre son exploitation (Farm Succession Services) Farm succession and transfer services helping farmers plan and execute the transfer of their agricultural operations.
• Consommer fermier (Direct-to-Consumer Farm Programs) Direct-to-consumer programs connecting local farmers with consumers, including farm visits, farmers markets, and local produce sales.
• Certiphyto Certification Phytopharmaceutical certification training and assistance for farmers requiring pesticide application certification.
• Aléas climatiques (Climate Risk Advisory) Climate risk management and advisory services helping farmers prepare for and respond to extreme weather events.
• Energie (Energy Advisory Services) Energy advisory services for farms including renewable energy solutions, energy efficiency, and GNR (non-road gas oil) consumption reduction.
• Bien vivre ensemble (Community Living Initiative) Initiative supporting harmonious coexistence between farmers, residents, and local communities in agricultural territories.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• FNSEA: France's leading farmers' union, representing agricultural professionals nationally. Not an advisory provider, but shapes the policy environment and member expectations that the Chamber responds to, making it a key ecosystem stakeholder.

Broad incumbents

• Crédit Agricole: France's leading agricultural bank, historically tied to the farming sector, providing financing, insurance, and increasingly advisory services. Competes with Chamber diversification and transmission-planning offerings for farmers' mindshare and wallet share.
• InVivo Group: Major French agricultural cooperative group offering agronomic advice, inputs, and digital tools to farmer-members across France. Represents a scaled, market-driven alternative to Chamber advisory services and a benchmark for digital service delivery.
• CER France: France's largest agricultural accounting and economic advisory network, providing bookkeeping, tax, and strategic advice to farmers. Competes directly with the Chamber's economic advisory, installation, and transmission service lines at a national scale.
• MSA (Mutualité Sociale Agricole): France's agricultural social security fund - a parallel public institution serving the same farming population. While focused on social protection, MSA touches farmers on installation, transmission, and difficulty management, competing for attention and complementing Chamber offerings.

Direct peers

• SAFER: Network of public land intervention agencies (Sociétés d'aménagement foncier et d'établissement rural) that partner with the Chamber on the Dispositif d'intervention foncière. Provides complementary land-market services to the same farmer base, especially around vineyard restructuring.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de la Dordogne: Neighboring departmental chamber within Nouvelle-Aquitaine delivering the same statutory advisory, formation, and crisis-management services to farmers. Identical institutional framework and overlapping crop mix including viticulture make it a directly comparable peer.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de la Marne: Major viticulture-region departmental chamber (Champagne) delivering the same institutional advisory, training, and transmission services. Highly comparable in mission, structure, and customer segments, particularly for viticulture-specific advisory.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de l'Hérault: Mediterranean departmental chamber with comparable viticulture focus and similar service portfolio including formation, advisory, and crisis management. Operates under the same Chambres d'agriculture network with analogous public mandate.
• Chambre d'Agriculture de la Charente-Maritime: Another Nouvelle-Aquitaine departmental chamber providing parallel advisory, training, installation, and transmission services. Highly comparable in mission, structure, and customer segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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