The giant Arterris, based in Castelnaudary, Aude department, France, recently acquired Massaferro, a benchmarking business for potatoes from Provence, based in the plain of La Crau, the French Var department.
The acquisition of Massaferro is a great transaction for the Arterris cooperative, according to Actu.fr. The potato benchmarking business, which has 60 employees, produces, but also conditions, 35,000 tons of potatoes per year, from around a hundred small-scale farmers.
The benchmarking business has been able to diversify with organic, residue-free, national, and European research projects, to support French producers.
On the other hand, the agricultural cooperative Arterris has a turnover of close to EUR1bn, with 2,200 employees and 25,000 member farmers.
This operation will aim to facilitate Arterris farmer members to start potato production, with Massaferro by their side, who has a large commercial network.
