Corentin Jaaques

Young dairy farmer in Autelbas,

South-Belgium

Vice President of FJA

Corentin’s farm

Corentin Jaaques work in association

with his father in South-Belgium.

The surface of the farm is 165 hectares

with 70 Holstein for the milk production

and 70 Belgian blue for the beef

production

“Communication

is key”

GENERATIONAL RENEWAL

Supporting young people in installation

Corentin is vice president of the young farmer union (FJA).

He really wants to share his experience with young people

and is involved in training and formation of young farmers

on technical themes and courses about installation.

For Corentin, communication is key and ‘that start with

communicating with your neighbors as a farmer to facilitate

understanding’.

He is convinced that keeping the link between the farmer

and the consumers is crucial to improve the image of the

dairy sector among citizens. That can be done by opening

your farm to visitors for example.

Administrative challenges

For Corentin the main problem is administrative burden on

taking over the farm. The process can be very slow so he is

be remunerated for it.

This situation wouldn’t be possible without the f inancial

help of his parents. In addition, he would like to invest

in land and buildings to improve the

farm which makes very

signif icant investment costs

for farm succession when

everything is added.

Corentin explains that if

dairy farms continue to

grow bigger, it will be

impossible for young

people to invest such a

big amount of money if

they want to take over a farm.

#collaborate

#communicatelocally

#discoverfarming

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