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AgroCommune — is your council ready to drive agricultural development?

For mayors and secretaries general: about twenty questions on planning, the exercise of the transferred agricultural and livestock powers, finance and rural infrastructure, based on the General Code of Regional and Local Authorities and the transfer texts. You get a score out of 100, a score per dimension and the blocking points. Immediate result, free.

Type of local authority

Name of the council

Population (inhabitants)

Region

Main agricultural value chain in the area

Planning and programming

Does the council have a council development plan (PCD) adopted by the council and approved by the prefect?

No plan Being prepared Adopted by the council, not yet approved Adopted and approved Adopted, approved, and this year’s budget refers to it

Does the PCD list the priority agricultural and livestock actions and the matching resources?

No, or no PCD Agriculture is mentioned in general terms Actions listed, without cost or production area Actions costed by production area Actions costed and carried into this year’s budget

Do you prepare each year the medium-term budget and expenditure frameworks (at least three years), with the budget orientation debate before 1 August?

No The budget framework only Both frameworks, without the orientation debate Both frameworks and the debate before 1 August All of this, and the documents are made public

Is the budget presented by programme, with objectives and indicators, and does agriculture appear under the “Economic development and environmental protection” programme?

No, budget by type of expenditure By programme, without indicators With indicators, but nothing on agriculture With indicators, including agricultural actions All of this, and the annual performance plan is attached

Are the budget and projects prepared with citizen consultations (village or neighbourhood committees, producer organisations)?

No Occasionally Each year, without written record Each year, with minutes With minutes, and the results are carried into the draft budget

Do you draw up each year, with the devolved services, the list of small rural infrastructure to build, prioritised by village and validated by the council?

No An internal list at the town hall A list drawn up with the devolved services A list validated by the council Validated, and projects are sent “mature” to MINADER

Agricultural powers and services

Does the council have an appointed secretary general in post?

No An acting officer Yes, appointed and in post

Do the agricultural extension posts in the area work under the mayor’s authority, with a joint programme?

No extension post known to the town hall They exist, without link to the town hall Occasional meetings with the post heads Joint work programme Joint programme, followed up and reported to the council

Where does plant-health surveillance stand: surveillance agents appointed, team equipped, plan for emergency product stores adopted?

Nothing is organised Surveillance agents are appointed by the mayor Agents appointed and plant-health team equipped All of this, and the store plan is adopted by resolution All of this, and the stores are built and maintained

Do you identify producers by value chain and production area, and estimate their seed and input needs?

No Occasionally, for a distribution A partial register A register by value chain and area, with acreage The register, and the council funds inputs for organisations

Does the council support village committees, GICs and cooperatives (awareness, legal registration, leader training)?

No Occasionally Regularly Regularly, with a written programme or report

Do you exercise the livestock and fisheries powers: agro-pastoral days or shows, micro-projects, support to producer groups?

Not applicable: no livestock or fishing in the area No Occasionally Regularly Regularly, with a written programme or report

Do agricultural entrepreneurship actions target women, young people and people with disabilities?

No It is planned In the programme In the programme and quantified (beneficiaries, budget)

Finance and projects

Was this year’s budget voted before 15 December and approved by the prefect?

Not yet voted Voted after 15 December Voted on time, approval pending Voted on time and approved Voted, approved and published (notice board, website)

Was last year’s administrative account adopted before 31 March, consistent with the receiver’s management account?

Not yet adopted Adopted after 31 March Adopted, but inconsistent or not approved Adopted, consistent and approved All of this, with the annual performance report and publication

What share of total expenditure in the last budget goes to investment?

I don’t know Under 20% 20 to 30% 30 to 40% 40% or more

Are the resources transferred for agriculture and livestock entered in the budget and reserved for those powers?

No, or I don’t know Entered as a lump sum Entered by power Entered by power and spent for their purpose

Is the half-yearly report on agricultural powers sent to the prefect within thirty days of the end of the half-year?

No Irregularly Each half-year, but late Each half-year, within thirty days On time, and also for livestock and fisheries

Do you keep the stores accounts and the statement of buildings, vehicles and equipment attached to the budget?

No Partly Yes, complete and up to date

Does the council raise co-financing for its agricultural projects (FEICOM, State programmes, partners, decentralised cooperation)?

No Occasionally Regularly Regularly, with a written programme or report

Infrastructure and markets

Are the council’s rural markets, stores and sheds built, maintained and managed?

None They exist, without organised management Managed, fees collected Managed, with a management committee With committee and tracking of volumes sold

Does each rural facility put into service (water point, track, store) have a management committee?

None A few Most All All, with a maintenance fund

Are unclassified rural roads and farm tracks maintained every year?

No Occasionally Annual programme partly carried out Annual programme carried out

Has the council passed a resolution on access to and use of water points, and are these points managed?

No Water points exist, without rules Management committees exist, without a resolution Resolution adopted and committees in place

Are farming and grazing areas demarcated, with a joint management committee that prevents conflicts?

Not applicable: no livestock or fishing in the area No Case-by-case mediation Cattle routes demarcated by resolution Joint management committee in place Active committee and demarcated areas

Is slaughter organised: council slaughterhouse or slaughter area, inspected meat outlets?

Not applicable: no livestock or fishing in the area No, slaughter not organised A basic slaughter area A slaughterhouse or equipped area Slaughterhouse and inspected outlets

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Your answers are unverified declarations: the retained score is capped at 50 out of 100 until an expert checks the documents. This diagnosis is neither a legal opinion nor an official audit or inspection, and it is neither a financial rating nor a credit opinion. The council agricultural roadmap (paid, price shown at payment) details each gap, the relevant legal provision, the action to take and the document to produce.

Version 2026.11 — mise à jour du 3 novembre 2026