Creation of an agricultural business incubator: feasibility study

Clients

Community of Communes of Coteaux and Landes de Gascogne

Period

2017-2018

Expertise

Studies and Expert Insights

Context

Structuring the creation of an agricultural business incubator in the territory

To promote the establishment of these new farmers and stimulate innovation, test spaces, commonly referred to as "agricultural incubators," have gradually emerged in France and now represent a promising source of territorial development.

The 3CGLG community wanted to study the opportunity of creating an agricultural test space in its territory. It is facing the challenges and issues of current agriculture (aging population, decrease in cultivated agricultural land, etc.).

service

A feasibility study and a territorial diagnosis

Vertigo Lab assisted the Community of Communes of Coteaux and Landes de Gascogne in assessing the feasibility of a connected agricultural business incubator linked to the food supply chains in the department.

We conducted a feasibility study for the project, an operational study, and business plans. The territorial diagnosis highlighted the numerous agricultural strengths of the community of municipalities, including a strong inclination towards innovation and organic farming, while also identifying two main needs: on one hand, securing supply by renewing the generations of farmers and welcoming new farms, and on the other hand, developing local productions for existing markets.

The goal: to move from a strategic intention to an operational, economically viable, and structuring device for the territory.

BENEFITS

A roadmap for maintaining the incubator

This project, leveraging the territorial ecosystem, has been able to encourage entrepreneurial initiatives and to practice sustainable, profitable, and environmentally friendly agriculture through the creation of such an incubator.

These elements have marked the roadmap for the launch of the incubator that Vertigo Lab has worked on and which is now in the hands of the community.

The + Vertigo Lab

Cross-expertise in territorial diagnosis, agricultural entrepreneurship, and economic modeling to transform a local ambition into a viable operational project.