Jeunes Agriculteurs

What Jeunes Agriculteurs does

Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) is a French agricultural union (syndicat agricole) representing young farmers under the age of 40, founded in 1957 and headquartered at 29 rue d'Astorg, 75008 Paris. The organization operates a territorial network spanning all French departments (métropole and overseas territories) with departmental, regional, and national elected representative bodies, supplemented by a salaried staff team. Its core mission addresses the generational renewal crisis in French agriculture, where half of farmers are expected to reach retirement within five years while new installations fail to compensate for departures. JA provides political representation and policy advocacy at both national and EU levels, practical support for farm installation and transmission, training and professional development resources, and a peer network through its territorial structure. The organization is a key strategic ally of FNSEA (Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles), France's largest agricultural union, and the FNSEA-JA coalition has won over 80% of Chambres d'agriculture departmental elections.

The organization runs a portfolio of media properties and events rather than technology products: JA Mag (a magazine publication at jamag.fr), Les Terres de Jim (annual outdoor agricultural festival, the largest in Europe with 105,000+ visitors in 2022), Graines d'Agriculteurs (annual innovation competition), Demain Je Serai Paysan (career awareness campaign), Terres Innovantes (innovation program), and the Sommet International des Jeunes Agriculteurs (international summit). It also co-developed France Services Agriculture, a single-window government service for new farmer installation, and publishes annual Rapports d'Orientation (e.g., the 2026 edition containing nearly 70 policy proposals for European agriculture). The technology footprint is limited to a WordPress-based informational website plus social media presence on Facebook, X, YouTube, Instagram, and TikTok, with no API, SDK, or commercial product suite.

The business model is member-funded through annual membership dues paid by individual young farmer members, recruited via the website ('Adhérer maintenant' / 'Devenir adhérent' pathways), local and national events, and word-of-mouth within the agricultural community. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Revenue figures are not publicly disclosed, consistent with JA's status as a private union rather than a commercial entity. Additional strategic partnerships include TotalEnergies (energy transition in agriculture, reinforced 2025), AFDI (international agricultural cooperation, co-founded by JA 50 years ago), AgriDemain (40+ partner coalition promoting agricultural professions), and Make.org Foundation (co-organizer of Journées Nationales de l'Agriculture). Current leadership comprises President Jocelyn Dubost (cultivator in Isère) and Secretary General Loïc Scalabrino (dairy farmer in Doubs), both elected at the June 2026 Congress in Bourg-en-Bresse.

Name

Jeunes Agriculteurs

Legal name

Jeunes Agriculteurs

Website

https://jeunes-agriculteurs.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jeunes Agriculteurs is a French agricultural union founded in 1957 representing young farmers under 40 across all French departments and overseas territories, providing advocacy, farm installation support, training, and EU-level policy influence through its territorial network and FNSEA alliance.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Revenue generated from annual membership fees paid by young farmer members across France. Members join through the 'Devenir adhérent' pathway on the website.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jeunes Agriculteurs (JA) is a French agricultural union/syndicate founded in 1957 that represents young farmers under 40 years old across France. It provides political representation, policy advocacy, farm installation support, training, and territorial networking services through a membership-based model with annual dues, operating a department-level network across metropolitan France and overseas territories.

Product overview

Jeunes Agriculteurs operates as a professional agricultural union (syndicat agricole) rather than a product company. The organization provides member services, advocacy, and representation for young farmers in France. Its portfolio consists primarily of: (1) JA Mag, a publication/media channel; (2) Les Terres de Jim, an annual agricultural festival; (3) Graines d'Agriculteurs, a competition for innovative farming projects; (4) Demain Je Serai Paysan, an awareness campaign; (5) Terres Innovantes, an innovation program; (6) the Sommet International des Jeunes Agriteurs; (7) policy publications including annual Rapports d'Orientation; and (8) support for France Services Agriculture, a government single-window service for farmer installation. No commercial product suite, SaaS platform, or technology product line exists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JA Mag: Magazine publication of Jeunes Agriculteurs union
• Les Terres de Jim
• Graines d'agriculteurs
• Demain Je Serai Paysan
• Terres Innovantes
• Sommet International des Jeunes Agriculateus

Products and services

• JA Mag The official magazine of Jeunes Agriculteurs, published at jamag.fr, covering news, positions, and stories relevant to young farmers in France.

Quantifiable outcome

• Won over 80% of Chambres d'agriculture departmental elections
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor, flagship and core.

• AFDI (Agricultures et Filières Internationales)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2025International agricultural cooperation organization co-founded by Jeunes Agrateurs 50 years ago. Facilitates international exchanges and solidarity programs, including trips to West Africa (Benin, Togo) to build understanding of global agricultural challenges.
• TotalEnergiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partnership for transition energy in agricultural sector. Reinforced at Salon International de l'Agriculture 2025. Focus on supporting farmers' energy transition through practical solutions and investments.
• FNSEA (Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 October 2022Long-standing strategic alliance with France's largest agricultural union. The FNSEA-JA partnership operates as a dominant force in French agricultural representation, winning over 80% of Chambres d'agriculture elections. Joint projects include 'Passerelle - Avançons ensemble' initiative to strengthen collaboration between the two organizations and prepare generational transition in union leadership.
• Make.org FoundationminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 September 2022Co-organizer of National Days of Agriculture initiative alongside AgriDemain and with support from Ministry of Agriculture.
• AgriDemain / #agriDemainminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAssociation of 40+ partners dedicated to promoting agricultural professions to the public. Partners in organizing National Days of Agriculture (Journées Nationales de l'Agriculture), which attracted 100,000+ visitors in 2022.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• National Farmers' Union (NFU): Largest UK farming membership organization. Comparable as a national farmers' union with policy advocacy and member services, but operating in UK rather than French regulatory and electoral landscape.
• Deutscher Bauernverband: German farmers' association, the dominant German agricultural union. Comparable in function — national farmers' membership organization — but serves a different geography with different agricultural policy environment.
• Coldiretti: Italy's largest agricultural employers' organization / farming union. Comparable as a dominant national agricultural membership organization, though Italian market and CAP implementation context differs from France.
• Union des producteurs agricoles (UPA): Quebec's main agricultural union / producer federation. Comparable as a national federation of agricultural producers with member-funded advocacy, but operating in a distinct North-American regulatory environment.

Direct peers

• Confédération Paysanne: Second-largest French agricultural union, competing for representation in Chambres d'agriculture elections. Directly comparable as a French agricultural syndicate representing farmers' interests, but with a distinct left-wing / small-farmer political positioning.
• European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA): Pan-European umbrella for young-farmer organizations including JA. Directly comparable as a young-farmer advocacy network with overlapping membership and shared policy positions on generational renewal and CAP.
• MODEF: Mouvement de Défense des Exploitants Familiaux — French agricultural union competing in the same Chambers of Agriculture elections. Directly comparable as a French farming syndicate, though focused on family-farm advocacy rather than youth.
• Coordination Rurale: French agricultural union and electoral rival in Chambres d'agriculture. Comparable as a competing French farming syndicate, representing a more independent / right-wing constituency of farmers.

Broad incumbents

• FNSEA: Fédération Nationale des Syndicats d'Exploitants Agricoles — France's largest agricultural union and JA's strategic alliance partner. Directly comparable as a French agricultural membership organization, but operates across all farmer ages rather than focusing on the under-40 cohort.

Others

• AFDI: Agricultures et Filières Internationales — international agricultural cooperation organization co-founded by JA 50 years ago. Comparable as an agricultural sectoral organization with which JA shares institutional heritage and partnership, though AFDI focuses on international development rather than domestic advocacy.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/JeunesAgri
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCluWZyxyBC0zeLB6gGoOErg
• Facebookfacebook.com/syndicat.jeunesagriculteurs
• Instagraminstagram.com/jeunes.agriculteurs.nat
• TikToktiktok.com/@jeunes.agriculteu0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jeunesagris

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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