Pauline Petit

In her role as Acting Coordinator of the Rural Resilience Project, Pauline is deeply committed to advancing the agroecological transition of rural territories, promoting the right to food, and building a fairer and more sustainable food system. She firmly believes that meaningful transitions happen through the sharing of knowledge and skills, education, and collective learning. Pauline regularly delivers training on energy and agricultural challenges. Before fully dedicating herself to agriculture, she gained hands-on experience in the agricultural sector and worked as a project developer in renewable energy—an interdisciplinary path that now informs her holistic approach to food and energy transitions.

French Agricultural Machinery Cooperative

The Ag Coop that Shares More than Machinery

What if, instead of going into debt to invest in their farms, farmers came together to pool equipment? What if, instead of struggling to run a small farm alone, there was extra help at hand? What if new entrants could draw on the experience of more established farmers in their local area? It may sound too good to be true, but this is the reality with France’s network of Agricultural Machinery Cooperatives (CUMA).

April 3, 2026