Objective: Revitalize rural and inland territories, create economic opportunities and ensure generational renewal, by supporting the creation/consolidation of food, associative or cooperative third places. 

Programme: SO4.1 – Improving the efficiency and inclusiveness of labour markets and access to quality employment through the development of social infrastructure and the promotion of the social economy 

Project Code: S2/4.1/F0245 

Region of Intervention: Spain, France and Portugal 
Lead Partner: Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) 

Approval Date: 30 April 2025 
Start Date: 01 July 2025 
End Date: 31 July 2028 
Project Duration: 36 months (3 years) 

Total Eligible Cost: €1,891,913.00 
Co-financing Rate: 75% 
EU Financial Support: €1,418,934.75 

Project summary 
The SUDOE area is characterised, on the one hand, by rural and inland areas facing demographic decline, reflected in the lack of job and service opportunities; and, on the other, by urban centres along coastal strips, densely populated and concentrating activities and employment. 
The project seeks to revitalize rural and inland areas, create economic opportunities and ensure generational renewal, by supporting the creation and consolidation of food, associative or cooperative third places. These places bring together heterogeneous groups around agroecological production and sustainable food activities, while introducing diverse innovations by and for all. 
By valuing learning-by-doing and participatory processes, the project will contribute to strengthening social ties. Economic development and employment will be leveraged by promoting entrepreneurship, the creation of shared tools and cooperation. 

Beneficiary Entities 
Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) 
FAB’LIM – Le Labo des Territoires Alimentaires Méditerranéens (France) 
Coopérative Tiers-Lieux (France) 
Junta de Extremadura – Consejería de Agricultura, Ganadería y Desarrollo Sostenible – Dirección General de Desarrollo Rural (Spain) 
ACTYVA S. Coop. (Spain) 
Fundación para la Repoblación Sostenible (Spain) 
CIMBAL – Comunidade Intermunicipal do Baixo Alentejo (Portugal) 
Cooperativa Regenerativa Integral, CRL (Portugal) 
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas – Instituto de Economía, Geografía y Demografía (Spain) 
 
Associated Partners 
DRAAF Occitanie (France) 
INRAE Montpellier (France) 
GIP France Tiers-Lieux (France) 
GIP Pays et Quartiers Nouvelle-Aquitaine (France) 
CNRS – UMR 5319 Passages (France) 
CISCA, Terres en Villes (France) 
Red Española de Desarrollo Rural (Spain) 
Sociedad Española de Agricultura Ecológica y Agroecología (Spain) 
Fundación Savia (Spain) 
Abrego (Spain) 
Coop57 (Spain) 
Cámara de Comercio de Bilbao (Spain) 
INIAV – Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária e Veterinária (Portugal) 
Federação Minha Terra (Portugal) 
ESAB – Escola Superior Agrária de Beja (Portugal) 
MORE – Collaborative Laboratory Mountains of Research – Association (Portugal) 
Associação In Loco (Portugal) 
Make it Better – Association for Innovation and Social Economy (Portugal) 
UTAD – Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Portugal)