Project
COVALO Hauts de France

Regions

Hauts-de-France


Partner Organizations

Supply chain:

  • Unéal
  • Cérésia
  • Tereos
  • McCain
  • LVMH
  • Pom'alliance
  • Intersnack
  • Ryssen (Crop Energies)
  • U
  • Pasquier
  • Bonduelle
  • Roquette,

Bank:

  • Crédit Agricole Nord de France
  • PADV (Pour une Agriculture Du Vivant)

Regenerative practices in scope

Cover crops, reduced/no tillage, soil cover management, crop rotation, agroforestry, hedgerows, organic fertilization, integrated pest management (IPM), nutrient management optimization, biodiversity-enhancing practices


Risks associated with the Landscape

Soil erosion


Monitored or published results/outcomes

5 imapct areas: soil, biodiversity, water, climate, economic

Soil Score; Soil cover; Reduction in tillage; Carbon removals; Organic Matter/clay; Organic fertilization;
Biodiversity score; Herbicide IFT (frequency index); Non-Herbicide IFT; Hedges (linear); Agroforestry;
Flower strips; Mixed cropping Diversity of cultivated species; High level of resources for biodiversity
GHG emissions reduction and removals
Crop yield"


Number of farmers engaged

Not disclosed

Number of farms engaged

185

Number of hectares under management

18 000


Additional information:

The programme aims to reach 1,700 farms across 250,000 ha by 2028

Information about monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) approach:

RegAg = Regenerative Index from PADV (ongoing compliance with SAI RTF)
Carbon = Label Bas-Carbone (ISO14067) SBTi compliant"

Incentives and value creation model:

Ecosystem services; technical assistance; financial incentives