Good Practice - Project

3.EVA - Experimenting and Initiating Together in the Aude Valley

RDP funding helped improve a meat supply chain in Aude, France, boosting breeders’ income.
  • CAP Implementation
  • - Programming period: 2014-2022 France
    - Programming period: 2014-2022 France

    General information

    RDP Priority
    • P6. Social inclusion and local development
    RDP Focus Area
    • 6B: Local development
    RDP Measure
    • M19: LEADER/CLLD

    Summary

    In 2013 an area in the Aude Valley, France was designated a ‘local hub for economic cooperation’ – a  scheme designed to foster innovative economic initiatives for local development. Under the scheme, the meat supply chain was identified as needing better organisation and promotion.LEADER funding was used to hire a facilitator for one year, working for an organisation called 3.EVA. The organisation coordinated improvements to the meat supply chain, focussing on traceability and better meat quality.

    Results

    • Higher quality of meat – mostly beef and sheep;
    • Better traceability via labels helping to improve marketing;
    • An increase in breeders’ revenue;
    • An Economic and Environmental Interest Grouping (EEIG) hosted by the local slaughterhouse in Quillan was established;
    • A joint programme for on-farm young organic feeder cattle coordinated by  BioCivam, was set-up.

     

    Promoter

    Association 3.EVA

    Funding

    Total budget 58 172 (EUR)
    EAFRD 34 903 (EUR)
    National/Regional 10 471 (EUR)
    Other 12 798 (EUR)

    Resources

    Documents

    English language

    gp_fr_experimenting_n_testing_webpptx_0.pdf

    (PDF – 638.27 KB)