The Terranova Operational Group has launched an initiative to address the generational change in agriculture and livestock with a "global" approach, taking the Condado-Paradanta region in Galicia as a pilot area, and with the goal of strengthening coordination among the different agents involved in the incorporation of young people and in the transmission of farms.
Terranova includes the Juana de Vega Foundation, UPA, the GDR Terra e Auga, the Asturian Rural Development Network (READER), the GDR Alto Narcea Muniellos, the ADR Urremendi of Bizkaia, and the consulting firm AMATERRA S.L.U.
"We are many people and institutions working for the generational change, but we can coordinate more and better to succeed," indicated the Terranova Operational Group, which plans to deploy its actions until 2029.
Under the coordination of the Juana de Vega Foundation, the project seeks to refine the tools and cooperation among those dedicated to supporting the succession processes, placing at the center both those who wish to join the agricultural sector and the current holders who plan to transfer their farms to younger people.
Alongside Condado-Paradanta, Terranova will also work in two other pilot territories: Narcea, in Asturias, and Busturialdea-Urdaibai, in Euskadi. The proposal aims for the knowledge and experiences obtained to be extended later to other regions throughout the State.
The aim is to configure "territorial ecosystems" that articulate and link the resources and services related to access to land, training, advice, financing, or the economic viability of farms, as well as other key elements to ensure the continuity or creation of new agricultural initiatives.
The plan includes the development of a specific diagnosis in each territory to identify farms at risk of closure, succession opportunities, and entry barriers to the sector. With this information, it will seek to better organize and connect the available resources and strengthen the capacities of the local agents involved in these processes.
Terranova aims to directly support 30 succession or new agricultural incorporation projects and help improve the continuity prospects of 325 farms in the three pilot territories.
In the same way, it will promote stable spaces for cooperation between agricultural organizations, public administrations, rural development groups, training centers, employment services, and other actors linked to the rural environment.