CORENET STORIES: STRONGER FARMS, STRONGER NETWORKS
How peer learning and cooperation are helping local producers face new challenges
Ludovic Josse, Treasurer of CIVAM Bretagne and co-founder of the GAEC Lait Berbis farm in Brittany, knows the value of staying connected. Together with his wife, he processes all the farm’s sheep milk into yoghurt and cheese, choosing direct sales to keep control over prices and feed their local community.
But as inflation, market uncertainty and renewed pressure from industrial agriculture challenge local farms, Ludovic points to one essential resource: farmer networks. Through groups like CIVAM, producers benefit from continuous training and peer exchange, helping them tackle technical, legal and economic questions more effectively than they could alone.
For Ludovic, these groups are more than support systems. They are spaces for learning, adapting and building resilience together – a crucial strength for the future of short food supply chains.
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