RENETA

What RENETA does

RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces-Test Agricoles) is a French nonprofit association (loi 1901) founded in March 2012, headquartered at Lattes in Occitanie with a registered office in Montpellier. It functions as the national coordination network for agricultural test spaces (espaces-test agricoles) across metropolitan France, insular France, and overseas territories, grouping more than 90 member organizations that include rural development associations, popular education associations, business incubators (couveuses), cooperative activity and employment companies, chambers of agriculture, territorial authorities, regional nature parks, and agricultural education institutions. Its core mission is to enable prospective farmers to test agricultural activities in real conditions over one-to-three-year periods under legal hosting arrangements—typically CAPE contracts at partner couveuses such as CAE Antigone, BGE Limousin, or Starter—accompanied by technical, financial, and pedagogical support before deciding on installation.

RENETA does not develop technology products; its "product" is a coordination and advocacy service. Concrete deliverables include the Observatory of agricultural test spaces, documentation and publications, monthly online discovery sessions, annual national encounters, accompaniment for structures wishing to mount a test space on their territory, and policy advocacy for recognition of agricultural testing as a pathway to agricultural installation. Member testimonials document installation outcomes: for example, the Etamine-managed Ferme des Millets in Roannais supported 23 project holders of whom 12 installed themselves, and four farmers who passed through ETAL40 in Landes since 2019 all settled permanently. The organization is governed by a Board of Directors with co-presidents Jean-Louis Colas and Claire Quintin, and operates with a salaried team of approximately 30 staff including a national coordinator (Jean-Baptiste Cavalier) and a network animator (Nils Maurice).

RENETA's business model is nonprofit and grant-dependent. Revenue streams are membership fees from its 90+ member organizations and public funding drawn from multiple sources: the European Union (LEADER programme), regional councils (Rhône-Alpes via PSADER, Nouvelle-Aquitaine), departments (notably Landes via ETAL40), water agencies (Agence de l'Eau Rhin Meuse), and metropolitan authorities (Grand Avignon, Métropole de Lyon, Carcassonne Agglomération, Communauté de Communes de la Dombes). No commercial pricing applies to its core activities, and no consolidated revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

RENETA

Legal name

RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces-Test Agricoles)

Website

https://reneta.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RENETA is a French nonprofit association founded in 2012 that serves as the national coordination network for agricultural test spaces across France, supporting 90+ member organizations in enabling prospective farmers to test agricultural activities before installation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Network and Coordination Services

NAICS

Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Trait Performance Trials & Field Testing (Multi-location, pre-commercial) (AFABALAK)

Keywords

• Agricultural test spaces
• Farmer installation support
• Agricultural incubation networks
• Rural development coordination
• Organic farming accompaniment

Headquarters

HQ city

Lattes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees: RENETA is funded through membership fees from its member organizations and public funding. The network does not sell commercial products or services.
2. Public funding and project grants: RENETA operates as a non-profit association relying on public funding, grants, and project-based financing to support its coordination, advocacy, and observatory activities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RENETA operates a national coordination network for agricultural test spaces (espaces-test agricoles) across France. The network groups more than 90 member organizations—including rural development associations, business incubators (couveuses), agricultural chambers, territorial authorities, regional nature parks, and agricultural education institutions—to support the creation and operation of test spaces where aspiring farmers can trial agricultural activities in real conditions before installation.

Product overview

RENETA (Réseau National des Espaces-Test Agricoles) is a national coordination network for agricultural test spaces in France, not a software product company. It does not offer a platform with products/modules in the traditional SaaS sense. Rather, RENETA serves as an umbrella organization connecting agricultural test spaces (espaces-test agricoles), couveuses (business incubators), and other member structures across France. The network provides coordination services, maintains an observatory of agricultural test spaces, publishes resources, organizes national meetings, and supports the development of new test spaces.RENETA's members include diverse organizational types: rural development associations, popular education associations, activity incubators, agricultural cooperatives, chambers of agriculture, territorial authorities, regional natural parks, agricultural education institutions, and more. The organization does not offer a unified software platform with named digital products but rather facilitates a distributed network of agricultural testing facilities and provides coordination, resources, and advocacy for the agricultural testing ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Network Membership (Adhérer au réseau) Membership offering for organizations that create, manage, or support agricultural test spaces, providing access to RENETA's coordination, knowledge sharing, advocacy support, observatory data, documentation, and national encounters. Members include rural development associations, couveuses, chambers of agriculture, territorial authorities, regional nature parks, and agricultural education institutions.
• Accompaniment for creating an agricultural test space (Monter un espace-test agricole) Variable-geometry accompaniment service for structures wishing to establish an agricultural test space on their territory, delivered under three complementary modalities to support design, setup, and launch of local test space devices.
• Observatory of agricultural test spaces (Observatoire des espaces-test agricoles) National observatory that tracks, documents, and produces indicators on agricultural test spaces across France, providing data, mappings, and analytical outputs to members and the wider public.
• National RENETA encounters (Rencontres Nationales) National-level conferences and events gathering agricultural test space practitioners across France for knowledge exchange, with formal published proceedings (Actes des Rencontres Nationales).
• Online discovery sessions on the notion of agricultural test space (Sessions en ligne — À la découverte de la notion d'espace-test agricole) Monthly online sessions introducing the concept of agricultural test space to prospective structures and individual entrepreneurs, serving as an entry point into the network and its accompaniment services.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than half of project holders who tested their activity through Etamine's space test installed themselves independently, contributing to proximity agriculture dynamization.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

43 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Roannais AgglomérationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRoannais Agglomération initiated in 2013 a partnership approach in favor of creating proximity agricultural activities. In 2014, it acquired a farm site that became the Ferme des Millets, a permanent test site. The Agglomeration community owns the land and provides it via a commodat (free loan) to the Etamine association that manages the test space. Roannais Agglomération also handles site management.
• Association ÉtaminecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCreated in January 2016, Etamine is the association that manages the Ferme des Millets test site in Ouches. It brings together diverse local actors including collectives, agricultural development associations, training institutions, consumer associations, businesses, and citizens. It provides technical accompaniment to test entrepreneurs and is a member of RENETA.
• CAE Antigone (Coopérative d'Activités et d'Emploi Antigone)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCAE Antigone is based in Strasbourg and provides legal hosting for entrepreneurs on test (CAPE contracts) across Alsace. It is part of the collective of structures operating agricultural test spaces in Alsace alongside Bio en Grand Est and Terre de Liens Alsace. Antigone ensures administrative, legal, fiscal, and social hosting for project holders.
• Bio en Grand EstcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBio en Grand Est is an association for the development of organic agriculture in Alsace, Grand Est. It coordinates the Alsace agricultural test spaces collective and provides technical accompaniment to test entrepreneurs alongside Antigone and Terre de Liens Alsace. Previously integrated the OPABA, which merged into Bio en Grand Est in 2019.
• Terre de Liens AlsacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTerre de Liens Alsace is a land trust organization that initiated in 2013, in partnership with the Eau Rhin Meuse Agency, a feasibility study for establishing an agricultural test space in Alsace. It participates in the Alsace collective and assists with land access for test projects.
• Chambre d'Agriculture AlsacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Chamber of Agriculture of Alsace is a partner in the Strasbourg agricultural test space initiative, collaborating with the City and Eurometropolis of Strasbourg, Bio en Grand Est, CAE Antigone, and other partners to provide comprehensive accompaniment for new farmer installations.
• Starter (Couveuse régionale)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStarter is the regional business incubator based in Clermont Ferrand that provides legal hosting for test entrepreneurs under CAPE contracts. It is partnered with Etamine to host entrepreneurs testing at the Ferme des Millets.
• Agribio (Rhône et Loire)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgribio is an association of organic producers in Rhône and Loire that provides accompaniment for commercialization and certification support to test entrepreneurs at Etamine's Ferme des Millets.
• BGE LimousincoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBGE Limousin is the business incubator that provides CAPE contract hosting for entrepreneurs at the Ferme de Lestrade agricultural test space. It offers administrative hosting, accounting support via a collaborative portal, coaching, and follow-up meetings.
• CFPPA du lycée agricole de NavescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe CFPPA (Centre de Formation Professionnelle et de Promotion Agricoles) of the Naves agricultural high school provides technical responsibility for the Ferme de Lestrade agricultural test space. One to two reference persons ensure weekly follow-up, and test entrepreneurs can access the CFPPA's training offerings to complete certifications and diplomas.
• ADEAR LimousinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerADEAR Limousin is a partner of the Ferme de Lestrade agricultural test space, providing support for project holders' installation processes alongside CFPPA and Agrobio 19.
• Agrobio 19minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgrobio 19 is a partner of the Ferme de Lestrade agricultural test space, contributing to the accompaniment of project holders in organic farming installation.
• Terre de Liens LimousinminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTerre de Liens Limousin is a partner of the Ferme de Lestrade agricultural test space, available to support test entrepreneurs in their installation projects.
• SAFER AlsaceminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSAFER (Société d'Aménagement Foncier et d'Établissement Rural) Alsace is involved in the Strasbourg agricultural test space project, contributing to the land strategy alongside the collective of partners including Bio en Grand Est, CAE Antigone, and the Chamber of Agriculture.
• EPL d'Enseignement et de Formation Professionnelle Agricole d'ObernaiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe agricultural high school in Obernai is a partner in the Strasbourg agricultural test space initiative, providing educational and training support for project holders.
• Planète LégumesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPlanète Légumes is a partner in the Strasbourg agricultural test space initiative, contributing to the network of partners coordinated by Bio en Grand Est.
• Le GermoirminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLe Germoir is an agricultural test space and food mid-quarter-lieu in Ambricourt, Pas-de-Calais. It organizes four times per year 'Learning Visits' to better understand the agricultural test space and food mid-quarter-lieu concept. It is a member of the RENETA network.
• Les Champs des Possibles (SCIC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLes Champs des Possibles is both an agricultural test space and a cooperative of food and agricultural trades, present throughout Ile-de-France. It enables entrepreneurs to test agricultural production, food processing, and service activities. It was created in association form in 2009 and became a SCIC in 2016. It is a member of RENETA and Abiosol.
• Abiosol (Agriculture BIOlogique SOLidaire)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAbiosol is an association grouping Les Champs des Possibles, Terre de Liens Île-de-France, and the AMAP Network of Île-de-France. It promotes organic agriculture respectful of land and humans, with a nourishing vocation anchored in its territory. In 2022, Abiosol organized 20 welcome meetings, 50 training sessions, 11 farm visits, and 9 Apéro-Installation events, with nearly 200 individual appointments for installation candidates.
• Agrobio 40minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgrobio 40 provides technical guidance to ETAL40 test entrepreneurs in Landes, supporting them in market gardening activities on test sites at Magescq, Mimizan, and Morcenx-la-Nouvelle.
• ADEAR LandesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerADEAR Landes is a partner of the ETAL40 agricultural test space initiative, contributing to the accompaniment of new farmers in the Landes department.
• Chambre d'agriculture des LandesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Chamber of Agriculture of Landes is a partner of the ETAL40 agricultural test space initiative, providing technical and institutional support to test entrepreneurs.
• Fédération des CUMA Béarn - Landes - Pays BasqueminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe Federation of CUMA (Cooperative Use of Agricultural Machinery) in Béarn-Landes-Pays Basque is a partner of the ETAL40 initiative, providing equipment and machinery sharing support.
• Incubatest EnvoleaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIncubatest Envolea is a partner of the ETAL40 initiative, providing incubation support for new agricultural entrepreneurs in the Landes.
• MFR d'Aire-sur-l'AdourminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe MFR (Maison Familiale Rurale) of Aire-sur-l'Adour is a partner of ETAL40, providing training support for agricultural test entrepreneurs in Landes.
• AgriCampus40minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAgriCampus40 is a partner of ETAL40, contributing agricultural training and education support for new farmers in the Landes department.
• ALPAD LandesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerALPAD Landes is a partner of ETAL40, supporting the departmental initiative for agricultural test spaces in Landes.
• BGE Landes TecGeCopminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBGE Landes TecGeCop provides business incubator services to ETAL40 test entrepreneurs, offering administrative and accounting support alongside the Department of Landes.
• Vivre Bio en RoannaisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVivre Bio en Roannais is an association of organic producers and consumers in the Roannais that participates in the Etamine network, providing consumer connections and mutual aid support for test entrepreneurs.
• ARDAB (Roannais)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerARDAB is an agricultural development association in Roannais that is a founding member of Etamine and provides technical and development support for agricultural test activities.
• ADDEAR42minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerADDEAR42 (Association pour le Développement de l'Emploi Agricole et Rural de la Loire) is a founding member of Etamine, contributing to agricultural development in the Roannais region.
• EPLFPA Chervé (Lycée agricole)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe agricultural high school Chervé in Noirétable (Perreux) is a founding member of Etamine, providing educational support and training for agricultural test entrepreneurs.
• Civam BiominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCivam Bio contributes to Pouss'en Béarn, an agricultural test space in the Pau region, providing accompaniment for project holders in organic farming.
• SCIC Pau PyrénéesminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSCIC Pau Pyrénées partners with Pouss'en Béarn, an agricultural test space in Béarn, providing structural support and hosting for project holders.
• Semeurs du PossiblecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSemeurs du Possible is the agricultural test space network in Burgundy, created by MSA Bourgogne and partners. It accompanies project holders through the test phase and helps them install. It has its own website and publishes testimonials from successful test-to-install journeys. It is a member of RENETA.
• Îlots PaysanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÎlots Paysans is an agricultural test space network in Auvergne, conducting thematic studies, publishing activity reports, and participating in the PEI Fermes et Coll' project for modular and certifiable training for non-agricultural-background project holders. It is a member of RENETA and publishes activity reports.
• A Petits PAS - Couveuse ChrysalideminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA Petits PAS, including Couveuse Chrysalide, is an agricultural test space and business incubator in the Coeur de l'Avesnois (Nord), offering test opportunities in market gardening, aromatic plants, small livestock, and transformation. It publishes testimonials, activity reports, and maintains an Observatory of agricultural test spaces in Hauts-de-France.
• La Combe de Saint-Affrique (Sud-Aveyron)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Combe de Saint-Affrique is an agricultural test space in Aveyron, operating a permanent test site where project holders like Matthieu successfully tested and installed as market gardeners and small fruit producers.
• Lycée Roanne Chervé NoirétableminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThe agricultural high school in Roanne Chervé Noirétable, located in Perreux, is a member of Etamine and provides educational support for agricultural test entrepreneurs.
• MFR Les AthiaudsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerMFR Les Athiauds is a training organization offering apprenticeship and alternating training, located in Saint-Germain-Lespinas, and is a member of Etamine.
• Co-actions (SCIC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-actions is a SCIC (Société Coopérative d'Intérêt Collectif) that manages the De la terre à l'Ô agricultural test space in Bègles. It is a member of RENETA.
• GERsMES (Gers)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGERsMES is the agricultural test space in Gers, offering test opportunities in market gardening, sheep farming, goat farming, and other agricultural activities. It provides turnkey farms with equipped land, irrigation networks, materials, workspaces, and existing commercialization networks. It is a member of RENETA.
• La Couveuse agricole du LotminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLa Couveuse agricole du Lot is a regional business incubator that hosts agricultural entrepreneurs on test in the Lot department, operating under RENETA's network. It is associated with ADEAR du Lot for accompaniment.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Terre de Liens: National land trust federation dedicated to preserving agricultural land for organic and peasant farming; partner of RENETA (Terre de Liens Alsace, Limousin, Île-de-France mentioned in member data). Comparable as a national coordination network addressing complementary aspects of new farmer installation.
• AFIP (Association de Formation et d'Information Pour le développement d'initiatives rurales): National association network providing training, information, and accompaniment for rural initiatives across France. Highly comparable in structure (network of regional associations), mission (supporting rural entrepreneurship), and member-driven coordination model.
• FADEAR (Fédération des Associations pour le Développement de l'Emploi Agricole et Rural): FADEAR is the national federation of ADEAR associations — RENETA's own ADEAR member structures (ADEAR Limousin, ADEAR Landes, ADDEAR42) — operating as a network supporting new farmer installation and rural employment. Closest direct peer in mission, structure, and member-base overlap.

Broad incumbents

• FNAB (Fédération Nationale d'Agriculture Biologique): National federation for organic agriculture in France, grouping regional and departmental organic-farming associations (Bio en Grand Est is mentioned in RENETA's member network). Broader in scope (production, processing, distribution) but with significant overlap in member base and policy advocacy mission.
• Réseau Rural Français: National French rural network connected to EU rural development policy. Comparable as a national coordination structure for rural actors but operating at a policy-coordination level rather than direct accompaniment of new farmers.
• CIVAM (Centres d'Initiatives pour Valoriser l'Agriculture et le Milieu rural): National federation of CIVAM associations running sustainable agriculture and rural development initiatives across France. Comparable as a long-standing member-driven network but with broader scope across rural development, not focused specifically on test-to-install pathways.

Others

• Confédération Paysanne: National French farmers' union focused on peasant and small-scale agriculture, advocating for installation support and agroecological transition. Comparable in advocacy mission and values, but operates as a union rather than a service-providing network.
• European Network for Rural Development (ENRD): EU-level coordination structure connecting national rural networks, managing authorities, and rural stakeholders across member states. Comparable in network-coordination role but operating at EU rather than national level, and EU-funded rather than membership-driven.
• Fédération Nationale des CUMA: National federation of agricultural machinery cooperatives (Coopératives d'Utilisation de Matériel Agricole). Federation CUMA Béarn-Landes-Pays Basque is mentioned as RENETA's ETAL40 partner. Comparable as a national federation of cooperative structures in agriculture, though focused on equipment sharing rather than installation.

Emerging players

• L'Atelier Paysan: French cooperative supporting farmers in self-building agricultural equipment and adopting appropriate technologies, with a strong focus on peasant and organic farming. Comparable values and farmer-installation focus, but narrower scope (equipment/technology rather than full test-to-install pathway).

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

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