Terractiva
TERRACTIVA provides a methodological framework designed to support new entrants (NE) into farming and livestock production. For this reason, it is primarily aimed at organizations and professionals who, in one way or another, accompany and advise new entrants as they start their activity, as well as those wishing to begin offering this type of support. Nevertheless, new entrants themselves can also benefit from the available resources.
The most visible part of TERRACTIVA is a web viewer paired with a basic GIS (Geographical information system), both of which can be adapted to the needs of each organization. This viewer is intended to bring together resources that guide and support new entrants in a specific territory, ranging from inspiring experiences to guides on agricultural activities with potential in the area.
The GIS and its associated viewer act as support tools, adaptable to the priorities of each organization or advisor. They can include various territorial resources such as available land, the location of services (workshops, slaughterhouses, advisory bodies, seed suppliers, cooperatives, etc.). Additionally, if an organization wants to go further, the platform can become a participatory tool where users upload their own resources (from land plots to agricultural technical offices).
Overall, these web services function as a practical toolbox that organizes and provides access to a range of resources aimed at supporting new entrants. The final content will depend on many factors, including the level of involvement each organization or professional is willing to take on in the advisory process.
The project
TERRACTIVA is born as an operational group, co‑funded by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) within the Rural Development Programme (RDP) of Galicia 2014–2020. Its aim is to enhance technical capacities and develop resources that strengthen support for new entrants in the process of joining the agricultural sector. To achieve this, the project focused on two main goals: proposing a methodological framework and a set of tools to facilitate access to agricultural land, and supporting incorporation into agroecology.
The project involved the collaboration of the Land Lab, the EFA Fonteboa Association, the Mariñas–Betanzos Rural Development Association, the Juana de Vega Foundation, Horsal, Slow Food Compostela, and Granxas de Lousada.
Some of the results achieved can be found in the following publications (in Galician):
- Support to new anSupport for New Entrants in Access to Land: Inspiring Experiences
- Landing in the Agricultural Sector: How to Support New Entrants in Access to Land?
- Guide to supporting new entrants in agroecology
- New entrants profile report: results of quantitative and qualitative research
- Artisanal poultry farming in the Mariñas Coruñesas Biosphere Reserve: a guide for new entrants
- Support for new entrants in access to land: maps of potential land supply at parish level in the LAG Mariñas‑Betanzos
- Support for new entrants in access to land: methodology for assessing the potential supply of agricultural land suitable for hosting agricultural activities at parish level