How does AGRICOM help EU farmers, agrifood actors and food retail SMEs create renewable energy communities?
With our expertise in the legal, technical, and business and financial planning domains, AGRICOM offers tailored assistance to farmers and agri-food SMEs in selected areas. This way, you can continue focusing on your business activities while we’re taking care of the preparations for your energy community to be created!
Our Mission
To empower farmers, actors in the agrifood sector, and SMEs in the food retail or similar sectors to become active players in the clean energy transition — generating, sharing, and managing renewable energy within their communities.
Our Goals
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Establish 15 renewable energy communities across 5 EU countries.
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Support each community with tailored technical assistance.
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Reduce energy costs and emissions in the agri-food value chain.
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Strengthen local cooperation between producers, retailers, and consumers.
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Build a replicable model for other regions in Europe.
Our Approach
AgriCom combines expertise in energy, agriculture, and community engagement.
The project provides step-by-step support — from initial awareness and matchmaking to project development and long-term business planning.
This approach ensures that every supported community becomes self-sustaining and continues to grow after the project ends.
Project partners
AGRICOM unites expert organisations from Belgium, Croatia, Greece, Italy, and Spain, combining knowledge in energy, agriculture, and community development.
We provide technical, legal, and financial expertise to help farmers, actors in the agrifood sector, and SMEs in the food retail or similar sectors build renewable energy communities.
Th!nk E
Th!nk E is a Belgian research and consulting firm based in Leuven that specializes in the sustainable energy transition. Among other domains, it offers expertise in citizen renewable energy and is active in such projects as Citizen Led Renovation, Citizen Energy Advisory Hub, Clean Energy for EU Islands and others.
DAFNI
DAFNI Network of Sustainable Greek Islands is a Development Organization of Local Government (DOLG), representing island municipalities. It was established in 2006 with the aim of strengthening local governance in the islands and promoting a sustainable development model for island regions.
Energie Commune
Energie Commune (formerly APERe) is an independent association that has been supporting citizens and communities since 1991 in their appropriation of energy towards a 100% renewable, sustainable and solidarity-based system.
Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione
Federazione Trentina della Cooperazione, an organization founded in 1895 with the desire to contribute to the social and economic improvement of people, communities and territories through the coordinated development of cooperative entrepreneurship.
ZEZ
ZEZ is a non-profit cooperative that has been promoting citizen energy in Croatia for over 10 years, driven by the idea that citizens should be at the heart of the energy system and participate equally in the management of local energy resources. ZEZ has successfully implemented the first citizen energy projects in Croatia and tirelessly works to make citizen energy thrive across the country.
INNOVI
INNOVI represents the Catalan wine cluster and it is a non-profit organization registered as AEI (Association of Innovative Enterprises) of the Ministry of Industry of Spain and a certified cluster in the Catalonia Clusters program of the Government of Catalonia.