SEMINAR INTRODUCTION TO FRENCH AGRICULTURE ADAPTATION FOR E.U. RESIDENTS

Farming in France

To provide a background to French agriculture and its organisation and facilitate the installation and social-professional integration of E.U. : residents wishing to farm in France.

COURSE CONTENT

 Presentation of the region : geography, agronomy, economy etc...
 Legal organisation relating to the agricultural system
 Organisation of the agricultural administration and their activities
 Assessment of a farming situation considering both social and financial factors
 The administrative process involved when setting up as a foreigner farmer

Visits of various interests (agricultural, social, etc...) Study of practical situations.

LANGUAGE

Lectures are given in French and translated into English.

ORGANISATION

2 weeks ; 100 hours The course will be given by a team of in house lecturers, outside professionnals and translators. The setting up and the organisation of the course, together with the selection of candidates, is assured by a comittee consisting of members of the "Conseil Régional" and agricultural organisations together with the C.F.P.P.A.

AS THE NUMBER OF PLACES IS LIMITED, PLEASE APPLY SOON. FOR FURTHER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT :

Tel : 00 33 555.48.44.30 (C.F.P.P.A. Limoges) Fax : 00 33 555.00.12.62 (C.F.P.P.A. Limoes)

Clive EDWARDES (english) : 00 33 555.70.91.39 (after 20hrs)

e - mail : cfppa.limoges@educagri.fr

Web site : http://www.limoges.educagri.fr

ADRESS : C.F.P.P.A. Limoges Les Vaseix 87430 VERNEUIL SUR VIENNE