Solidarité Paysans Aude

Founded in 2017 in Aude, SP 11 is made up of active and retired farmers and people from rural communities who wish to take action in defense of farmers facing difficulties. Our objective is to help farmers in difficulty regain their autonomy, their decision-making capacity, and enable them to defend their rights. Here is what we do concretely: -> Listen: listening and helping people step back is the first step toward getting out of crisis. -> Address urgent threats: amicable negotiation with creditors (banks, MSA), debt collection procedures (enforcement, seizures). -> Restore access to rights: health, social security benefits, housing. -> Handle debt: loan rescheduling, help with resuming farm accounting management, support if needed toward collective procedures (judicial restructuring...). -> Prepare for the future: explore possibilities (career change, change in farming practices, greater farm autonomy, reflection on climate change adaptation). -> Restore people's capacity to act (autonomy) and recover their dignity. In Aude, we have also created a group called "We, Peasant Women." This group offers a women-only space to give voice to peasant women. A place without judgment,…