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Farmers: it's not easy to find farms on a human scale when you set up

2024-02-20T09:40:49.543Z

Highlights: A report published this Tuesday by the Terre de Liens association highlights the need to maintain small farms. The Toussacq farm, in Villenauxe-la-Petite (Seine-et-Marne), will soon number around sixty animals, compared to 45 today. Abdennour, a 37-year-old former financial director, and his partner Isabelle, 36, a professional translator, are very young farmers. “We wanted to stay in Île-de-France, have buildings suitable for breeding, and a minimum of 15 ha for grazing. An investment of 1 million all inclusive, so there was no need to screw up.


A report published this Tuesday by the Terre de Liens association highlights the need to maintain small farms to allow more


It's birthing season at the Toussacq farm, in Villenauxe-la-Petite (Seine-et-Marne).

The goats, alpine, recognizable by their brown coat, give birth one after the other and the arrival of these kids is a good omen.

The herd will soon number around sixty animals, compared to 45 today.

Enough to look forward to the future with peace of mind for the couple of breeders who have been living here for three years.

Abdennour, a 37-year-old former financial director, and his partner Isabelle, 36, a professional translator, are very young farmers.

Parisian neo-rural residents who completely changed their lives for an agricultural project.

“When we started, the search for a farm turned out to be quite complicated,” recalls Abdennour.

We wanted to stay in Île-de-France, have buildings suitable for breeding, and a minimum of 15 ha for grazing.

An investment of 1 million all inclusive, so there was no need to screw up.

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