Les Champs des Possibles

What Les Champs des Possibles does

Les Champs des Possibles is a French cooperative (SCIC-SA, Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Commun) headquartered at the Ferme collective de Toussacq in Villenauxe La Petite, Seine-et-Marne (77480). The cooperative employs 28 people and operates as the pioneer actor for agricultural installation in the Île-de-France region. Its mission is to facilitate the installation of farmers, artisans, and actors of the agroecological transition through a structured incubation model known as the 'test d'activité' (activity test). The core technology is organizational rather than digital: a framework combining physical farm infrastructure, technical tutoring, entrepreneurial accompaniment, and a cooperative legal form that allows entrepreneurs to test agricultural, food-processing, or territory-development projects in real conditions over 1-3 years before full installation. The cooperative maintains a network of 10+ farm locations across Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, and Essonne, with on-site processing facilities including a bakery, fromagerie, and laboratory.

The company monetizes through three revenue streams: (1) test d'activité incubation fees paid by aspiring farmers; (2) vocational training delivered through its Datadock-certified training organization across agricultural practice, livestock, food processing, accounting, and cooperative entrepreneurship; and (3) external consulting and animation services to local governments, companies, and collectives on agroecological strategy, food autonomy, and short supply chains. Distribution to end consumers flows primarily through AMAP (CSA) networks, the Boutique de Toussacq farm shop, and local markets. The customer base includes over 100 listed entrepreneurs in various statuses (testing, associated employee-entrepreneur, alumni) plus institutional clients such as Ville de Paris.

The go-to-market is community-led and event-driven, leveraging a dense partner network (Abiosol, Terre de Liens IDF, Réseau AMAP IDF, AFOCG, RENETA, COPEA) for referrals, requiring prospective entrepreneurs to attend information meetings before enrollment, and supporting recruitment with earned media coverage (France 3, RTL, Causette). Institutional funding from Région Île-de-France, Agence de l'Eau Seine Normandie, and DRIAAF underwrites a portion of content and operations. There are no disclosed funding rounds, no external investors, and no proprietary digital platform; the competitive moat rests on ecosystem lock-in, network density, and regulatory recognition as the regional pioneer.

Name

Les Champs des Possibles

Legal name

SCIC-SA Les Champs des Possibles

Website

https://leschampsdespossibles.fr

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Les Champs des Possibles is a French SCIC-SA cooperative operating an agricultural activity-testing (test d'activité) incubator across 10+ farms in Île-de-France, serving aspiring farmers, local governments, and companies with incubation, certified training, and agroecological consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Villenauxe La Petite

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Formation / Training Services: The cooperative operates a certified training organization (organisme de formation certifié Datadock) offering courses across agricultural practice, accounting/management, transformation, animal husbandry, and cooperative entrepreneurship. Training is offered both as open enrollment and on-demand.
2. Test d'activité / Business Incubation: Entrepreneurs pay to participate in the test d'activité program, which provides a secured framework to test agricultural projects on real farms with technical and entrepreneurial support over 1-3 years.
3. External Consulting and Animation Services: The cooperative provides consulting and sensitization services to local governments (collectivités), companies, and collectives on agroecological strategy, local food autonomy, short supply chains, and educational programming.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Les Champs des Possibles operates an agricultural activity-testing (test d'activité) program that allows aspiring farmers, food processors, and territory-development entrepreneurs to validate their projects in real conditions on partner farms across Île-de-France over a 1-3 year period, supported by technical tutoring and entrepreneurial accompaniment. The cooperative also runs a Datadock-certified training organization delivering vocational courses in agricultural practice, livestock, food transformation, accounting, and cooperative entrepreneurship, and provides external consulting and sensitization services to local governments, companies, and collectives on agroecological strategy, food autonomy, and short supply chains.

Product overview

Les Champs des Possibles is a cooperative (SCIC-SA) providing a comprehensive ecosystem for agricultural entrepreneurship in Île-de-France. The offering centers on three core services: (1) Activity testing (test d'activité) allowing aspiring farmers to validate their projects in real conditions over 1-3 years with support, (2) Certified vocational training programs covering agricultural techniques, food processing, business management, and metalwork, and (3) Cooperative support services for collective farming initiatives. These are supported by a network of partner farms serving as testing locations. The organization focuses on agroecological and solidarity-based transitions, serving both individuals in career transitions and established farmers seeking to diversify.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Test d'activité agricole Activity-testing program allowing aspiring farmers, food processors, and territory-development entrepreneurs to validate their projects in real conditions within a secured framework on partner farms across Île-de-France, with durations of 1 to 3 years, accompanied by dedicated support and technical tutoring.
• Formations agricoles (Certified training programs) Certified vocational training programs (organisme de formation certifié Datadock) covering agricultural practice, livestock management, food processing, accounting and farm management, metalwork, and collective farming techniques, designed for farmers, project holders, and employees in Île-de-France.
• External consulting and sensitization services Consulting and sensitization services for collectivités, companies, and collectives covering analysis of agricultural context, bio production and food transformation methods, strategic reflection on food autonomy and local development, resilience, short supply chains, and reuse, plus pedagogical programs for residents.
• Entreprendre en coopérative (Cooperative membership for entrepreneurs) Cooperative framework and membership pathway (SCIC-SA) through which validated entrepreneurs join the cooperative as associated worker-entrepreneurs to pursue agroecological and solidarity-based transition projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Two entrepreneurs successfully installed and operating at the Ferme de Paris since 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AbiosolcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerABioSol is a key partner organization for agricultural installation in Ile-de-France. It organizes training programs such as 'Devenir paysan·ne' and 'De l'idée au projet' that serve as pipeline entry points for Les Champs des Possibles' test d'activité program. Joint farm visits are organized (e.g., at Ferme de Paris on June 15, 2026).
• Terre de Liens IDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerre de Liens is a cooperative organization that acquires agricultural land to preserve it for organic farming. As a historical partner, it supports farmer installation by providing access to land for entrepreneurs associated with Les Champs des Possibles.
• Réseau AMAP IDFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe AMAP (CSA) network in Ile-de-France collaborates on farmer placement and short supply chain development. AMAPs serve as both distribution channels for entrepreneurs and referral sources for new farmers entering the test d'activité program.
• AFOCG (Association de Formation Collective à la Gestion)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAFOCG IdF, established as a secondary entity of Les Champs des Possibles, provides collective training in accounting and farm management. It organizes training cycles such as 'Compta débutant' and 'Clôturer soi-même sa comptabilité' to build farmer autonomy in financial management.
• RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces-Test Agricoles)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRENETA is the national network of agricultural test spaces to which Les Champs des Possibles belongs, contributing to the development and recognition of the test d'activité model across France.
• COPEAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOPEA is listed as a historical partner of the cooperative, though the specific nature of the partnership is not detailed in the source material.
• Ville de Paris (City of Paris)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ville de Paris partnered with Les Champs des Possibles to develop the Ferme de Paris agricultural test space within the Bois de Vincennes, contributing to the redéploiement of a market gardening belt around the capital.
• Agence de l'Eau Seine NormandieminorOthersListed as a financial supporter of cooperative articles and activities, providing funding that supports the publication of educational content on agricultural topics.
• Région Ile-de-FranceminorOthersThe Ile-de-France Region is listed as a supporter of the cooperative's educational content, contributing to funding for articles on topics such as PPAM cultivation.
• DRIAAF Ile-de-FranceminorOthersDirection Régionale Interdépartementale de l'Alimentation, de l'Agriculture et de la Forêt is listed as a supporter of the cooperative's PPAM-related content.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Halage: Halage is an urban agriculture cooperative based in the Paris region that runs training, insertion, and market-gardening activities. It is a regional peer working on adjacent urban/peri-urban agroecology, social insertion, and training programs within the same Ile-de-France geography.
• Réseau AMAP Ile-de-France: Réseau AMAP IDF is the regional network of AMAP (CSA) associations in Ile-de-France. It functions as a regional peer: it provides the downstream distribution channels (short-supply-chain box schemes) that Les Champs des Possibles' entrepreneurs rely on and serves as a referral source for new incubator entrants.

Direct peers

• Abiosol: Abiosol is a Paris-region association dedicated to supporting aspiring farmers through training ('Devenir paysan·ne', 'De l'idée au projet'). It is a direct peer operating the same farmer-installation pipeline in Ile-de-France, with documented funnel handoffs into Les Champs des Possibles' test d'activité program.
• Mosaïcoop: Mosaïcoop is a French cooperative offering cooperative entrepreneurship incubation in the agricultural and rural transition sector. It is a direct peer to Les Champs des Possibles in the cooperative business incubation model applied to farming and rural entrepreneurship.
• AFOCG (Association de Formation Collective à la Gestion): AFOCG is a French network of associations providing collective training in accounting and farm management for farmers. AFOCG IdF is structured as a secondary entity of Les Champs des Possibles, making it a direct peer and tightly integrated training entity within the same cooperative ecosystem.
• La Ceinture Verte de Paris: La Ceinture Verte de Paris is a Paris-region initiative supporting the development of peri-urban market gardening and short supply chains around Paris. It is a direct peer in the Ile-de-France agricultural-transition space and pursues a closely aligned objective of redeploying a market gardening belt around the capital.
• Terre de Liens: Terre de Liens is a national cooperative federation that acquires agricultural land to preserve it for organic and peasant farming. It is a direct peer in the farmer-installation ecosystem in France and an historical partner of Les Champs des Possibles, providing the land-access layer complementing CDP's incubation layer.

Broad incumbents

• FADEAR (Fédération Associative pour le Développement de l'Emploi Agricole et Rural): FADEAR is the national federation of peasant-farming associations in France and a historical anchor of the peasant-installation movement. It operates as a broad incumbent across the same agroecological transition space, providing policy advocacy, training programs (including paysan·ne créatif·ve), and a national network of partner organizations.
• RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces-Test Agricoles): RENETA is the national federation of agricultural test spaces across France. Les Champs des Possibles is a member; RENETA operates one level above as a coordinating, advocacy, and best-practice-sharing body for all test d'activité spaces, providing the national umbrella for the cooperative's model.

Emerging players

• Les Fermes d'Avenir: Les Fermes d'Avenir is a French association promoting agroecological farming through demonstration farms, training, and advocacy. It is an emerging peer with overlapping focus on agroecological transition, peasant installation, and demonstration-farm networks, though its scope is national rather than Ile-de-France-only.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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